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Edward Allen is an American author and television personality. He was the food and wine connoisseur on the Bravo network's television program Queer Eye, and has been the host of the TV cooking competition series Chopped since its launch in 2009, as well as Chopped Junior, which began in mid-2015. On April 13, 2014, he became the host of another Food Network show, originally called America's Best Cook; a retooled version of that show, retitled All-Star Academy, which debuted on March 1, 2015. In early 2015, he also hosted a four-part special, Best. Ever., which scoured America for its best burgers, pizza, breakfast, and barbecue. He is a longtime contributing writer to Esquire magazine, the author of two cookbooks, and regularly appears on the Food Network show The Best Thing I Ever Ate and other television cooking shows.
Birth Name
Edward Allen
Born
Thursday, 20 May 1965
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Reunion Road Trip | Self | 2021 |
| The Rocketeer | Cast-Iron Chef | 2019 |
| Modern Love | Ted Allen | 2019 |
| Cooks vs. Cons | Self - Judge | 2016 |
| Celebrity Food Fight | Self | 2015 |
| Chopped Junior | Self - Host / Self - Judge | 2015 |
| All-Star Academy | Self - Host | 2015 |
| Best. Ever. | Self - Host | 2015 |
| Black-ish | Self | 2014 |
| America's Best Cook | Self - Host | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Reunion Road Trip | Self | 2021 |
| The Rocketeer | Cast-Iron Chef | 2019 |
| Modern Love | Ted Allen | 2019 |
| Cooks vs. Cons | Self - Judge | 2016 |
| Celebrity Food Fight | Self | 2015 |
| Chopped Junior | Self - Host / Self - Judge | 2015 |
| All-Star Academy | Self - Host | 2015 |
| Best. Ever. | Self - Host | 2015 |
| Black-ish | Self | 2014 |
| America's Best Cook | Self - Host | 2014 |
| Southern Fried Everything | Self - Cookbook Author | 2013 |
| Beat Bobby Flay | Self - Judge & Mentor / Self - Celebrity Judge / Self / Self - Judge | 2013 |
| Cutthroat Kitchen | Himself - Guest Judge | 2013 |
| Oprah: Where Are They Now? | Self | 2012 |
| Katie | Self | 2012 |
| Iron Chef America Countdown | Self - Judge | 2012 |
| The Best Thing I Ever Made | Self | 2011 |
| Anderson Live | Self | 2011 |
| Worst Cooks in America | Self | 2010 |
| The Best Thing I Ever Ate | Self / Self - Author: The Food You Want To Eat - Host: Chopped | 2009 |
| Food Detectives | Self - Host / Himself - Host | 2008 |
| From G's to Gents | Self | 2008 |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2008 |
| Chelsea Lately | Self - Guest / Himself - Host of 'Chopped' | 2007 |
| Chopped | Himself - Host / Self - Host / Himself | 2007 |
| Uncorked: Wine Made Simple | Self - Narrator / Self | 2007 |
| Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
| Top Chef | Self - Judge / Himself - Judge / Self / Self - Guest Judge | 2006 |
| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self | 2005 |
| Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | Self | 2005 |
| Food Network Star | Self / Self - Judge | 2005 |
| Iron Chef America: The Series | Self - Judge / Self - ICA Judge / Self - Team Food Network / Self - Floor Reporter / Himself - Team Food Network | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | 2004 |
| TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
| Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters | Self - Judge | 2004 |
| The Apprentice | Himself | 2004 |
| Las Vegas | Self | 2003 |
| Queer Eye | Himself / Self / Self - Food and Wine / Self - Food & Wine | 2003 |
| Good Morning, Miami | Self | 2002 |
| Good Eats | Self | 1999 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality Program | Nominated |
| 2004 | Emmy | Outstanding Reality Program | Won |
