Anthony Michael Bourdain was an American author, chef, and television personality. The American chef was best known for his shows like A Cook's Tour, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, and The Layover. He committed suicide on 8th June 2018 where he killed himself by hanging in a hotel in France.
Anthony Bourdain's early life and education
He was born on June 25, 1956, in New York City and raised in Leonia, New Jersey. His parents were Pierre Bourdain (d. 1987), a classical music industry executive, and Gladys Bourdain (née Sackman), a staff editor for The New York Times.
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His ancestors were Catholic and Jewish and his paternal grandparents were from French. He has one sibling, Christopher Bourdain.
Anthony graduated from Dwight-Englewood School and enrolled at Vassar College but he left the campus after 2 years.
Bourdain also attended The Culinary Institute of America from where he graduated in the year 1978.
Anthony Bourdain's personal life, divorce, and death
Anthony Bourdain married twice in his life. He was first married to Nancy Putkoski in 1985. They were almost together for two decades and they divorced in 2005.
He then married Ottavia Busia on 20 April 2007. They together have one child. They are living happily since then. He is not rumored to be having any other extra affairs.
He had a tall physique of 6 feet and 4 inches tall. He achieved almost all things in his life.
Anthony Bourdain's death
Anthony was found dead at Le Chambard hotel on 8th June 2018. The American chef had committed suicide by hanging himself.
According to officials, there were no traces of violence and the presence of drugs in his body.
Bourdain was cremated on 13th June 2018 in France and his ashes were returned to America two days after the memorial.
Anthony Bourdain's career
He got a rise in his fame from his 2000 New York Times Bestselling book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.
He then wrote two more books which also appeared in New York Times Bestselling books.
Anthony Bourdain's net worth
Anthony Bourdain has an estimated net worth of $1.2 million. According to BusinessInsider, his net worth is broken down into many parts. Some of them are enlisted below
- Cash and Savings: $425,000
- Brokerage Account: $35,000
- Personal Property: $250,000
- Intangible Property: $500,000
Further, there are no details regarding his salary and the earnings he made from the sales of his books.
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