Ben Lyons

Lyons is the son of entertainment reporter Jeffrey Lyons and the grandson of the American newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons. His cousin, Margaret Lyons, is a television critic for The New York Times.

Lyons started his own production company in 2002 and produced segments for the TV show, Hip-Hop Nation. In 2004, MTV hired him to co-host Your Movie Show. In 2006, Lyons hosted entertainment segments on The Daily 10. In addition, he began to write a column for E! Online called "The Lyons Den". Lyons hosted My Family's Got GUTS, revival of the original Nickelodeon Guts on Nickelodeon and has appeared in Disaster Movie and The House Bunny. He is a regular contributor to Good Morning America. In 2012, Lyons left E! and became a correspondent on Extra. Lyons also joined ESPN as a commentator in 2012.

In September 2008, Lyons became co-host of the TV show, At the Movies, alongside Ben Mankiewicz of Turner Classic Movies (TCM). His appointment to the show drew criticism from fans and film journalists, who believed he was ineloquent when discussing movies and that he lacked a proper understanding of film history. He was also accused of tailoring quotes with an aim of them being used in advertising campaigns, and associating with actors whose work he reviews, which could be seen as a conflict of interest. Roger Ebert, the original host of the show who stepped down due to health issues, gave implied criticism of Lyons in his online blog. Lyons and Mankiewicz were both replaced as the show's hosts in August 2009.

Lyons also hosts a podcast of The Players' Tribune. Lyons is ESPN Sports Commentator. Lyons was named Fathom Events host in April 2016.

In 2022, Embassy Row announced that Lyons will co-host Bonjour Sports Talk with Madelyn Burke on Amazon Prime Video. On November 14, 2022, Lyons made his debut with co-host Madelyn Burke on Bonjour Sports Talk.

Film

Television

Lyons was inducted into the Southern California Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.