Jeffrey Lyons was born on November 5,1944 and is an American television and film critic based in the New York metropolitan area.
13 Facts About Jeffrey Lyons
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Jeffrey Lyons's godfather was the playwright Sidney Kingsley and his godmother was the actress Madge Evans.
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Jeffrey Lyons received his undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Pennsylvania before earning a JD from the Syracuse University School of Law in 1969.
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Jeffrey Lyons later received two honorary degrees, from Hofstra University in 2000 and St Mary's college in 2002.
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From 1970 to 1991, Jeffrey Lyons was the film critic for WPIX.
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Jeffrey Lyons appeared on MSNBC's At the Movies from 2004 to 2006 with his son, fellow critic and television personality Ben Lyons.
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Jeffrey Lyons joined WNBC in 1996 as the station's film and theatre critic.
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Jeffrey Lyons reported during Live at Five and NewsChannel 4 newscasts.
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Jeffrey and Douglas Lyons have lectured at the Smithsonian Institution and at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
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Jeffrey Lyons has been a guest announcer, both as play-by-play and analyst, for the Boston Red Sox radio network and Red Sox games in Spanish.
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Since 2015, Jeffrey Lyons has hosted, co-hosted or keynoted international film festivals in San Diego; Sedona, Arizona; Vero Beach, Florida; Aiken, South Carolina and The Bahamas.
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Jeffrey Lyons has two children, television personality Ben Lyons and Hannah Lyons.
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Jeffrey Lyons's niece, Margaret Lyons, is a television critic for The New York Times.