Comedian Byron Allen Sells Hollywood Hills Home for $6.25 Million

Byron Allen, the comedian and talk-show host, bought a home in the Hollywood Hills for his mom, but she had other ideas: She wanted to live in a gated community, where she perceived she would have more security.

So Allen listed the midcentury modern he had purchased, and after more than two years of being on the market and three years of being vacant, the house has sold for $6.25 million.

The remodeled house has four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms in 3,562 square feet. The one-story home, with walls of glass, has views of downtown L.A., Century City and the ocean. There is also a pool.

Allen, 48, hosts "Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen," which premiered in 2006, and he produces a number of other TV shows, such as "Beautiful Homes & Great Estates."

Byron Allen American Comedian

Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is an American stand-up comedian and television talk show host.

Allen is one of many notable graduates from Fairfax High School in Hollywood, California. He began doing stand-up comedy as a teenager in Los Angeles.

In 1979, he was named one of the hosts of the weekly NBC television series Real People. After that series was canceled in 1984, he returned to stand-up comedy, and in 1989, became the host of a short-lived weekly (eventually becoming daily) syndicated late-night interview program in the mold of The Tonight Show called The Byron Allen Show. Two years later, he also started hosting and producing a seasonal music video countdown program syndicated to local TV stations called Jammin. This show later was renamed Kickin' It.

In 1993, his talk show, Entertainers with Byron Allen, premiered and is now running in its eleventh season.Since then, Allen's Entertainment Studios production company (formerly CF Entertainment) has expanded. Today, he produces and distributes about a dozen lifestyle-related and interview programs for television syndication. He currently hosts "Comics Unleashed", a comedic talk show. He and wife Jennifer Lucas have one daughter.

Cheating Scandal

While being interviewed by Byron Allen, Ronnie Lott said that he and Marcus Allen would not have graduated from college without cheating with the help of Byron Allen.