Ted Allen Bio

Who is Ted Allen?

Ted Allen is an American author and television personality. Previously, he was the food and wine connoisseur on ‘Queer Eye’. Additionally, he is the host of ‘Chopped’ which is a TV cooking competition series.

Ted Allen’s Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Allen was born in Columbus, Ohio on May 20, 1965, to parents Lowell Reese Allen and Donna Allen. He is of American nationality. Additionally, there are no details about his ethnic background at present. He was born Edward Allen and he grew up in Carmel, Indiana throughout his childhood years. Furthermore, he became interested in cooking in his early years.

Talking about his education, Allen graduated from Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana. Additionally, he garnered a degree in psychology from Purdue University in 1987. In addition, he also enrolled in Purdue’s Krannert Graduate School of Management. However, he left to accept a job as a copy editor at Lafayette, Indiana.

Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Allen initially worked as a freelancer for Chicago magazine. He later signed as senior editor and eventually joined Esquire in 1997. Additionally, he has also worked as a writer for GQ, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and Epicurious.

Eventually, he joined the cast of the series ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Since then, he has appeared in several other television series.

Some other movies and television series that Allen has appeared in are ‘The Best Thing I Ever Ate’, ‘Chopped’, ‘Chopped: Better Duck Next Time’, ‘Chopped After Hours’, ‘Beat Bobby Flay’, ‘Worst Cooks in America’, ‘Food Detectives’, ‘Chelsea Lately’ and ‘Dear Food Network: Thanksgiving’ among others.

Allen is also a successful author. He has written books including ‘Esquire’s Things A Man Should Know About Style’, ‘Esquire’s Things A Man Should Know About Marriage’ and ‘The Food You Want To Eat: 100 Smart, Simple Recipes’.

Allen won the James Beard Foundation Award in 2012.  Additionally, he won an Emmy Award along with the other cast members in 2004 for ‘Queer Eye’. Furthermore, he also received the Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign in San Francisco in 2011.

Allen has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $ 6.5 million at present.

Ted Allen’s Rumors and Controversy

Allen’s sexuality has amassed numerous criticisms and controversies in the cooking world. His response to Barilla Pasta’s anti-gay statement also became headlines for a brief amount of time.

At present, there are no rumors concerning his life and career.

Ted Allen’s Body Measurements

Talking about his body measurement, Allen has a height of 5 feet 8 inches. Additionally, he weighs around 72 kg. Furthermore, his hair color is dark brown and his eye color is blue.

Ted Allen’s Social Media

Allen is active over 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 254.5k followers on Twitter.

In addition, he has more than 174k followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 109k followers.