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Date of Birth
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30-July-1962
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Place of Birth
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Los Angeles
(Southern California, Los Angeles County, United States of America, California)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Alton Crawford Walter Brown, AB, Chef Alton Brown, Alton Crawford Brown
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Profession
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TV chef, Chef, TV Personality, Cinematographer, Actor, Author, Commentator, Screenwriter, Television Director
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Alton Crawford Brown is an American television personality, celebrity chef, author, actor, and cinematographer. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats, the mini-series Feasting on Asphalt and Feasting on Waves, and host and main commentator on Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen. Brown is also the author of several books on cookery.
He brings a knowledge and enthusiasm for the science of cooking and food and a humorous approach to his shows. Bon Appétit magazine named him "Cooking Teacher of the Year" in 2004. He was named "Best Food Guru" by Atlanta magazine in 2005. In 2011, he won the James Beard Award for Best TV Food Personality.
In October 2013, Alton launched "Alton Brown Live: The Edible Inevitable Tour," his first national tour visiting 45 cities through March 2014. The show includes stand-up comedy, talk show antics, a multimedia lecture, live music and "extreme" food experimentation
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