Ed Allen (TV host), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian fitness writer and television host
Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1929
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Profession: television presenter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Ed Allen (TV host)
- Ed Allen (b.
- December 14, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States, d.
- December 29, 2018, Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States) is a television host noted for his syndicated exercise programs. Allen was an actor and singer in the United States during his early career, becoming a television program host in 1948.
- His program was broadcast on 43 American television stations, resulting in fan mail of 3000 letters a week.
- In 1963, television producer Randy Dandy Martin brought Allen into Canada, recording 65 half-hour episodes of the exercise show in five days.
- Shortly after his 2 September 1963 debut on CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario, the station received 1131 letters in a nine-day span, raising expectations of syndication throughout Canada.195 episodes of The Ed Allen Show were produced by the Canadian production team of Al Guest and Jean Mathieson. Ed Allen had a following of millions of viewers and fans, from all over the world.
- His exercise show was still being distributed in the early 1990s.
- The format was usually set somewhere on a beach; in the late 1960s, the filming location was in Montego Bay, Jamaica at the Half Moon Hotel, specifically the Kennedy Beach House.
- Barbie, Ed’s second wife (m.
- 1974, née Barbara A.
- Schilling) was a regular providing various routines and in 1979 developed a chain of classes under the Barbie Allen Dancercise brand.
- Vinyl LP’s and videos were available.
- Ed wore a distinctive one-piece polyester jumpsuit while he did his calesthenics.
- In the late 1960s, he earned an estimated annual income of at least USD$100 000.Allen hosted Stay Tuned, a 1978-79 weekday talk show on Global Television Network.
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