Biography for
Alton Brown (II) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

30 July 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA

Nickname

AB

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Spouse

Unknown	(? - ?) (divorced)
Deanna Brown	(? - present) 1 child

Trivia

Daughter, Zoey was born in 1999.

His dog, Matilda, a basset mix, has appeared on "Good Eats" (1999) playing herself. Specifically, in the episode "Good Eats: Casserole Over (#6.12)" (2003).

Motorcyle enthusiast

When he decided to have his own cooking show, he attended the New England Culinary Institute, graduating in 1995. Although he claims to have been a poor science student in high school and college, it was during this culinary training that he began to began to understand science because he felt the need to understand the underlying processes of cooking.

Occasionally annoyed professors at the New England Culinary Institute by constantly asking what ingredients did in recipes. This is the same information "Good Eats" (1999) is famous for offering its viewers. The NECI now gets applications on which prospective students say they want to learn "to cook like Alton Brown".

Is a fan of Apple computers.

Personal Quotes

There are no bad foods, only bad food habits.

I approach cooking from a science angle because I need to understand how things work.