Anthony Bourdain Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography & More StarsUnfolded

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Anthony Michael Bourdain
Nickname	Tony
Profession(s)	Celebrity Chef, Author, Television Personality
Famous For	his culinary skills
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 193 cm in meters- 1.93 m in feet inches- 6’ 3”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 177 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Salt and Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	June 25, 1956
Birthplace	New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death	June 8, 2018
Place of Death	Kaysersberg-Vignoble, Grand Est, France
Age (at the time of death)	61 Years
Death Cause	Suicide
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	New York City, New York, U.S.
School	Dwight-Englewood School
College/University	Vassar College The Culinary Institute of America
Educational Qualification	Graduated in 1978
Religion	Catholic and Jewish
Food Habit	Vegetarian/Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Cooking, Reading, Listening to Music
Awards, Honours	2012: Awarded an Honorary CLIO Award 2013-2016: Bourdain won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series 2014: Peabody Award for the book Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
Tattoo(s)	On Left Arm: On Right Bicep:
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Divorced
Affairs/Girlfriends	Ottavia Bourdain Asia Argento, Italian Actress (2017-2018)
Marriage Date	20 April, 2007 (with Ottavia Bourdain)
Family
Wife/Spouse(s)	Nancy Putkoski, American Relative (m.1985-div.2005) Ottavia Bourdain (m.2007-div.2016)
Children	Son- None Daughter- Ariane Bourdain
Parents	Father- Pierre Bourdain Mother- Gladys Bourdain
Siblings	Brother- Christopher Bourdain Sister- None
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Macroni and cheese, Mexico and Mexican Cuisines
Favourite Destination	Vietnam
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$6 Million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anthony Bourdain

Did Anthony Bourdain Smoke?: No (quit)

Did Anthony Bourdain Drink Alcohol?: Yes

He was born in a well-civilized family; as his father was a classical music industry executive, and his mother was a staff editor for New York Times.

His love for food developed in his youth when he first tried his first oyster on an oyster fisherman’s boat on a vacation in France.

While pursuing his studies, he worked for seafood restaurants in Provincetown, Massachusetts, which made him more determined to pursue his career in cooking.

He had a long-time addiction to cocaine and heroin in his college time.

He then attended The Culinary Institute of America and gained experience of working in some renowned restaurants of New York City like Supper Club, Sullivan’s, and One-Fifth Avenue.

In 1998, he joined Brasserie Les Halles, a restaurant based in Manhattan, as an executive chef and worked there till the restaurant got bankrupt and closed in 2017.

After gaining a lot of culinary skills, he penned down a book titled “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly” in 2000, which was considered the bestselling book that year by New York Times.

In 2001, he was named “Food Writer of the Year” by Bon Appetit magazine for Kitchen Confidential.

His next two publications- A Cook’s Tour in 2001 and The Nasty Bits in 206 were also New York Times bestsellers.

After getting divorced with his first wife, he fell in love with a restaurant hostess, Ottavia and the two also twinned with a matching tattoo of a chef’s knife and soon, tied the knot within 11 days of their meet.

He and Ottavia were blessed with a daughter and after becoming a father, he quit smoking and also had stopped intake of drugs before.

He once shared that he never misses his training whether he is at home or at some other place. He was very much conscious of his health and he practiced jiu-jitsu and that was the reason behind his good health and physique. He also got a blue belt in 2015.

Although he was a great cook, he was also a food buff.

He was offered to start his own show on Food Network, i.e. a food and world-travel show based on his memoirs Kitchen Confidential, and in January 2002, his show entitled “A Cook’s Tour” was premiered. The show completed 35 episodes successfully.

In 2017, The Culinary Institute of America honored him with the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letter honoris causa in the Culinary Arts.

He had owned a “bad boy chef” image.

On June 8, 2018, he committed suicide by hanging in his room at the Le Chambard Hotel in Kaysersberg, France.

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Anthony Bourdain Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography &amp; More StarsUnfolded

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography & More StarsUnfolded