Ted Allen

Job Title	Actor
Born	Edward R Allen on May 20, 1965 in Columbus, Ohio, USA

	Left grad school to take a job as a copy editor at the Lafayette, Indiana Journal and Courier
	Senior editor and restaurant critic with Chicago magazine
	Worked as a reporter for Lerner Newspapers; co-wrote the bi-weekly review "The Famished Four"
1997	Joined Esquire magazine as a contributing editor; contributed to the food series, and co-authored the magazine's popular "Things a Man Should Know" series
2003	Appeared as the food and wine connoisseur on the Bravo reality series, "Queer Eye" (originally "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy")
2004	Became a frequent guest judge on Food Network's "Iron Chef America"
2006	Was a frequent guest judge on Bravo's reality program "Top Chef"; became a regular judge in Season 3 (2007)
2007	Hosted a six-part PBS documentary, "Uncorked: Wine Made Simple"

2004	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
2005	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

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