Ted Allen

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Job Title

Actor

Born

Edward R Allen on May 20, 1965 in Columbus, Ohio, USA

Career Milestones

2007

Hosted a six-part PBS documentary, "Uncorked: Wine Made Simple"

2006

Was a frequent guest judge on Bravo's reality program "Top Chef"; became a regular judge in Season 3 (2007)

2004

Became a frequent guest judge on Food Network's "Iron Chef America"

2003

Appeared as the food and wine connoisseur on the Bravo reality series, "Queer Eye" (originally "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy")

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

Senior editor and restaurant critic with Chicago magazine

Worked as a reporter for Lerner Newspapers; co-wrote the bi-weekly review "The Famished Four"

Left grad school to take a job as a copy editor at the Lafayette, Indiana Journal and Courier

Awards

2005

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

2004

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