Who is Alton Brown?
Alton Brown is an American food show presenter, author, actor, cinematographer, television personality, and musician. He created the Food Network television show ‘Good Eats’. Additionally, he is the lead performer for his CD ‘Bitter Like Me’.
Alton Brown’s Early Life, Childhood, and Education
Brown was born in Los Angeles, California on July 30, 1962. Alton Brown, Sr., his father was the publisher and editor of the local newspaper. Later, his father committed suicide, and his mother remarried. He was interested in cooking since his childhood years. He is of American nationality. Additionally, there are no details about his ethnic background at present.
Talking about his education, Brown studied film in the University of Georgia drama department. Later, he graduated from New England Culinary Institute in 1997.
Alton Brown’s Career, Salary and Net Worth
Brown initially worked as a cinematographer for several music videos. In 1999, he worked as a TV series documentary ‘Good Eats’. He has 8 credits as an actor. Some of the TV series that he has appeared in are ‘Ridiculous Cakes’, ‘Miles from Tomorrowland’, ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ among others. Furthermore, he has 5 credits as a writer, 2 credits as a director and 1 credit as a producer.
Brown is also a successful author. He has written books including ‘I’m Just Here for the Food’ and ‘Feasting on Asphalt’. Additionally, he has been a spokesperson for Welch’s grape juice since 2008. He was a mentor on Season 8 of ‘The Next Food Network Star ‘. He released his music album, ‘Bitter Like Me’ on November 2, 2016.
Brown won a Peabody Award in 2007 for ‘Good Eats’. Additionally, he also won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best TV Food Personality in 2011. He has also garnered the Daytime Emmy Awards nomination in 2012.
Brown has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 13 million at present.
Alton Brown’s Rumors and Controversy
Brown’s departure from the Food Network attracted numerous criticisms along his way. At present, there are no rumors concerning his life and career.
Alton Brown’s Body Measurements
Talking about his body measurement, Brown has a height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m). Furthermore, his hair color is blonde and eye color is green.
Social Media Profile
Brown is active over the social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram. He has more than 4.56M followers on Twitter. In addition, he has more than 569k followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 1.4M followers and 373k subscribers on Youtube channel.
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