Alton Brown
Birth Name:
Alton Crawford Brown
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer, Director, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Won the 2011 James Beard Award for Best TV Food Personality
- Supports the organization Heifer International, which aims to end hunger in impoverished nations by families with livestock and poultry
- Graduated from the New England Culinary Institute in 1997
- Brown began his career as a cinematographer, working on several music videos through the late 1980s and early 1990s
- Best known for his role as celebrity chef and creating several food-centered shows including "Good Eats," and focusing on the scientific aspect of cooking
- Known for authoring several books on cooking, including the "I'm Just Here for the Food" series
- Provides hosting duties on "Iron Chef America," "The Next Iron Chef" and "Cutthroat Kitchen․"
- His interests include motorcycles and Apple computers