Alton Brown » Trivia

Brown is a motorcycling enthusiast, owning a BMW R1150RT. He gave up motorcycling by 2012, citing slowing reflexes and safety.

Brown is a pilot, and was featured in the aviation magazine AOPA Flight Training. He completed his first solo flight on June 25, 2007, and earned his private pilot certificate on June 5, 2008. He owns two planes, a Cessna 206 and a Cessna 414.

Alton is a fan of Apple computers.

Started out as a cinematographer and director of videos and commercials; was the director of photography on the music video for REM's "The One I Love."
Switched careers when he noticed a dearth of quality cooking shows on TV.
His first book, I'm Just Here for the Food, won the 2003 James Beard Award.
His signature show, Good Eats, won him a coveted Peabody Award in 2007 for excellence in broadcast news, education and entertainment.

Several members of Brown's real-life family have appeared on the show. His mother had a walk-on part; his daughter, Zoey, has appeared in several episodes; and his late grandmother, "Ma" Mae Skelton, co-hosted the biscuit episode "The Dough Also Rises". Even his Basset Hound and iguana have shown up in a couple of episodes. However, his wife DeAnna (who is also the show's executive producer) has never appeared in an episode,(citation needed) though she was mentioned in "Where There's Smoke, There's Fish". Specialists who hold real-life positions commonly appeared as themselves to provide Brown with useful information on the topic at hand.