Byron Allen Bio, Net Worth, Age, Height, Salary, Wiki [Updated 2022]

Byron Allen is a well-known American businessman, comedian, television producer, philanthropist, and inventor. He rose to prominence as the owner, chairman, and CEO of Allen Entertainment Studios.

Byron Allen: Bio, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Byron Allen was born on April 22, 1961, in Detriot, Michigan, in the United States of America, making him 60 years old in 2021. His full name is Byron Allen Folks, and his mother’s name is Carolyn Folks, but his father’s name is unknown. There is no more information about his siblings. His race is African-American, and he does not practice any religion. Taurus is his astrological sign.

Education History

He attended Fairfax High School and afterward graduated from the University of Southern California.

Did You Know?

When he was a kid, he used to go to stand-up comedy clubs in Los Angeles. A comedian named Jimmie Walker spotted him there and offered him a job as a writer.

When he was 18 years old, he was the youngest comic ever to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962).

All about Byron Allen’s Career

He began his career as a comedy writer, alongside Jay Leno and David Letterman. He was appointed by Jimmie Walker when he was just 14 years old. At the age of 18, he had his first televised appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Jonny Carson. Starting in the second season, he moved on to anchor the NBC series Real People as the presenter. Aside from that, he hosted a show called Kicking It with Bryon, which ran for 21 seasons beginning in 1992. He began producing after establishing Entertainment Studios and released his TV series Entertainers with Bryon Allen.

Allen’s foray into television production began in Los Angeles in 1993, with the debut of his first series, Entertainers with Byron, a weekly one-hour program featuring contemporary film and television stars. In 2016, he launched Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, allowing the company to expand into film distribution. The next year, the studio released 47 Meters Down, which earned more than $44 million. The Weather Channel was sold to Entertainment Studios in 2018 by NBCUniversal, Bain Capital, and The Blackstone Group. He founded Diamond Holding Group with Sinclair Broadcast Group in 2019 to acquire Fox Sports Networks, which The Walt Disney Company agreed to sell as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox.

Net Worth and Salary

He is known as the broadcasting magnate, thus his revenues are undeniably high. His net worth is expected to exceed $450 million by 2022. His profits are influenced by his business, TV programs, commercials, and screenplay. There is no information available regarding his other earnings or assets.

Awards and Nominations

He was selected for the 2018 notable accomplishments of people in business, entertainment, finance, politics, technology, and science, as well as the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs at The Goldman Sachs Builders and Innovators Summit.

Moreover, he was also honored by the Salvation Army and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Advisory Board.

In 2019, he received the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award and was honored at the 46th annual Los Angeles Urban League Awards banquet.

Relationship Status: Divorced?

He married TV producer Jennifer Lucas on September 1, 2007. They have three children together: Lucas, born in 2012, and Chole and Olivia, born in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Aside from that, no information is available about his prior indiscretions or partnerships. He prefers to keep his private life out of the public eye. As a consequence, no evidence of his rumors or controversies exists. Furthermore, he likes to avoid the spotlight in order to protect his reputation.

Trivia

• He became a father four months after his 47th birthday.
• Allen purchased a huge two-page advertisement in the Sunday edition of the New York Times on June 14, 2020, with the headline “Black America Speaks.” America Should Pay Attention. What We Must Do to Never Return Here Again.” On June 8, the advertising originally appeared in an online guest post-Allen authored for Deadline.com.

Social Media Profile

He is a prolific social media user. His Instagram account, @realbyronallen, has almost 13,000 followers. His Twitter account, @RealByronAllen, has almost 15,000 followers. Apart from that, he is not present on any other social media networks.