About Alton Brown
Age: 51.
Family: Married to DeAnna; daughter Zoey, 14.
Home: Marietta, Ga.
Education: Degree in drama from University of Georgia; New England Culinary Institute.
Earlier experience: Cinematographer for music videos; wrote TV commercials.
TV host/judge: "Good Eats," "Iron Chef America," "Food Network Star" and "Cutthroat Kitchen" (the latter renewed for fourth and fifth season).
Cookbooks: Seven.
Bow ties: 200.
Working on: First children's book.
Hobby: Avid pilot; flies own plane to events whenever possible. Loves motorcycles.
Musical skills: Plays guitar and saxophone. Always listens to music while he cooks.
In the works: Album of food songs, based on music from his live show.
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More from Star Tribune
More From Star Tribune
More From Variety
Variety
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo to become general director of Opera Philadelphia
Anthony Roth Costanzo was hired Thursday as general director and president of Opera Philadelphia and will continue his career as a leading countertenor while taking over an ambitious company dealing with post-pandemic economic challenges.
Business
The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course
'' Barbenheimer '' is a hard act to follow. But as Hollywood enters another summer movie season, armed with fewer superheroes and a landscape vastly altered by the strikes, it's worth remembering the classic William Goldman quote about what works: ''Nobody knows anything.''
Business
Seattle Kraken move games to over-the-air broadcaster with streaming on Amazon's Prime Video
The Seattle Kraken will move their games to an over-the-air broadcaster and have a streaming partnership with Amazon's Prime Video beginning with the 2024-25 season, the team announced Thursday.
Nation
'Deadpool & Wolverine' is (almost) ready to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on ''Stranger Things'' taught him how to tune out the noise. Yet even he's found himself astonished by the sheer volume of speculation around ''Deadpool & Wolverine.''
Business
8 years after the National Enquirer's deal with Donald Trump, the iconic tabloid is limping badly
Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends.
