"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
06/27/2014 at 00:57 • Filed to: Alton Brown
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"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit)
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He has dual bachelor's degrees in chemistry and television production (and it shows). Oddly enough, he didn't know a lick of actual culinary arts until well after Good Eats and even then it's debatable (most of his recipes were developed by a team of in-house chefs).
Where did he get his start, anyway? From music video production for REM. Yes, the only REM I could possibly be talking about.
100% of the advertising revenue earned by Good Eats went back into Good Eats production (he made money and avoided starving through DVD/merch sales, speaking engagements, endorsement deals and other engagements for Food Network)
He eschewed scripts in favor of an earpiece that had pre-recorded dialogue he would recite (hence why he tends to have more "uhs" than what a scripted show would really allow).
Only three "actors" who portrayed his relatives were actually related to him (not counting his evil twin "B.A.") - two were his own grandmother and mother, the former of which strictly played "out of character." The third was the actress who played his niece - no, it's not really his niece, but she is really his own daughter.
Finally, it turns out Alton's a bit of a gearhead - or at least a bit of an unconventional one. He's been seen driving a Subaru Baja, a Mitsubishi Pajero and a Land Rover Defender(!) Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to understand the difference between a true adventure bike and a sport tourer:
Also, Another fact I just remembered: Archer and South Park aren't the only forms or proof that he has a sense of humor: he once made a large donation to Food Network Humor, a site that hardly spared any riffs towards him.
George Costanza
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
06/27/2014 at 01:01 |
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Alton Brown is my hero...
M54B30
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
06/27/2014 at 02:12 |
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good eats needs to comeback, that show was gold.
DipodomysDeserti
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
06/27/2014 at 06:56 |
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If driving a baja and a land rover make you a gear head, ten there are a lot of lesbian and soccer mom gear heads out there.
apr10427 - Greedo never fired
> No, I don't thank you for the fish at all
06/27/2014 at 08:51 |
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AB got a culinary degree from the New England Culinary Institute in 1997 and worked in a few restaurants before Good Eats. All television cooking shows' recipes are developed by other cooks. He also is a pilot and owns a Cessna 206 and 414.