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Anthony Bourdain dies at 61 in apparent suicide
This is really, really tragic. I've watched Tony's shows for nearly ten years; he was very outspoken, hilarious, and extraordinarily entertaining. He was like this incredible force of nature, and was known for his scathing wit and foul mouth. He was a 6' 6" New Yorker who was very open about his years as a hardcore drug addict. (He got clean when he discovered he was to be a father)
His insults were legendary! He could utterly DESTROY someone with a few words. Loved that East Coast accent and attitude. He is one of the very FEW celebrity deaths that hit me personally. I adored this guy, and I'm still kind of numb. Goodbye Tony. 🙁
Award-winning chef, writer and television personality Anthony Bourdain has died in an apparent suicide. He was 61.
Bourdain was found dead on Friday morning in his room at a luxury hotel in the tiny village of Kaysersberg in the Alsace region of northeast France. He appeared to have hung himself, according to Christian de Rocquigny du Fayel, the prosecutor of Colmar in Alsace region, southeast of Kaysersberg.
The exact cause of death is under investigation.
The hotel where Bourdain was staying declined to comment Friday.
Bourdain was the host of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," which has aired on CNN since its premiere in 2013. The travel and food series, which features cuisines and stories from around the world, has won several Emmy Awards as well as a 2013 Peabody Award, according to CNN.
Anthony Bourdain poses with Italian actor and director Asia Argento for the Women In The World Summit in New York, April 12, 2018.
CNN confirmed Bourdain's death in a statement Friday.
"It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain," the network said. "His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time."
CNN reported that Bourdain was in France working on an upcoming episode for his hit series when close friend and French chef Eric Ripert found him unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning.
Anthony Bourdain on Pier 57 in New York, Sept. 20, 2015.
Born in New York City and raised in Leonia, New Jersey, Bourdain went on to graduate from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978 and pursue a career in cooking.
In an interview with ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis last year, Bourdain said that, when he was younger, he had a kind of "live hard, die young" attitude.
"It came as sort of a rude surprise to me when I turned 30 and I was still alive," he said. "I didn’t really have a plan after that."
Anthony Bourdain speaks on stage during the Close to the Bone Tour at Auditorium Theatre in this July 30, 2015 file photo in Chicago.
Bourdain ran a number of restaurant kitchens in New York City. But he gained fame with his acclaimed nonfiction book in 2000, "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly."
"Mine was not a particularly distinguished cooking career," Bourdain told ABC News in the interview last year. "When ‘Kitchen Confidential’ was published, [it] was to my great surprise a success ... I was determined not to screw this up."
Bourdain authored several other nonfiction books on the culinary industry as well as accounts of his world-travel and food adventures.
On CNN's "Parts Unknown," Bourdain delved into different cultures across the globe by talking and sharing meals with locals. U.S. President Barack Obama famously appeared on an episode in Vietnam in 2016, during his final months in office. Obama and Bourdain discussed Vietnamese-American relations, among other things, while dining on grilled pork, noodles and beer at a small family-run restaurant in Hanoi.
Previously, Bourdain had hosted a TV show called "A Cook's Tour" on Food Network and then "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" as well as "The Layover" on the Travel Channel.
Chef Anthony Bourdain from New York in Sydney in this March 17, 2005 file photo.
During a 2015 interview with Wine Spectator, Bourdain was asked how he would like to be remembered.
"Maybe that I grew up a little," he told the magazine. "That I'm a dad, that I'm not a half-bad cook, that I can make a good coq au vin. That would be nice. And not such a bad bastard after all."
Anthony Bourdain poses for a portrait at his home in New York in 2010. The chef who became famous with his book, "Kitchen Confidential," and created several popular television programs about food and dining.
In a now-eerie interview with People magazine that was published last month, Bourdain said he'd rather "die in the saddle" than retire.
"I gave up on that. I’ve tried. I just think I’m just too nervous, neurotic, driven," he told the magazine. "I would have had a different answer a few years ago. I might have deluded myself into thinking that I’d be happy in a hammock or gardening. But no, I’m quite sure I can’t. I’m going to pretty much die in the saddle."
He leaves behind an 11-year-old daughter, Ariane Bourdain.
ABC News' Paul Pradier contributed to this report.
This is really, really tragic. I've watched Tony's shows for nearly ten years; he was very outspoken, hilarious, and extraordinarily entertaining. He was like this incredible force of nature, and was known for his scathing wit and foul mouth. He was a 6' 6" New Yorker who was very open about his years as a hardcore drug addict. (He got clean when he discovered he was to be a father)
His insults were legendary! He could utterly DESTROY someone with a few words. Loved that East Coast accent and attitude. He is one of the very FEW celebrity deaths that hit me personally. I adored this guy, and I'm still kind of numb. Goodbye Tony. 🙁
Award-winning chef, writer and television personality Anthony Bourdain has died in an apparent suicide. He was 61.
Bourdain was found dead on Friday morning in his room at a luxury hotel in the tiny village of Kaysersberg in the Alsace region of northeast France. He appeared to have hung himself, according to Christian de Rocquigny du Fayel, the prosecutor of Colmar in Alsace region, southeast of Kaysersberg.
The exact cause of death is under investigation.
The hotel where Bourdain was staying declined to comment Friday.
Bourdain was the host of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," which has aired on CNN since its premiere in 2013. The travel and food series, which features cuisines and stories from around the world, has won several Emmy Awards as well as a 2013 Peabody Award, according to CNN.
Anthony Bourdain poses with Italian actor and director Asia Argento for the Women In The World Summit in New York, April 12, 2018.
CNN confirmed Bourdain's death in a statement Friday.
"It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain," the network said. "His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. His talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with his daughter and family at this incredibly difficult time."
CNN reported that Bourdain was in France working on an upcoming episode for his hit series when close friend and French chef Eric Ripert found him unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning.
Anthony Bourdain on Pier 57 in New York, Sept. 20, 2015.
Born in New York City and raised in Leonia, New Jersey, Bourdain went on to graduate from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978 and pursue a career in cooking.
In an interview with ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis last year, Bourdain said that, when he was younger, he had a kind of "live hard, die young" attitude.
"It came as sort of a rude surprise to me when I turned 30 and I was still alive," he said. "I didn’t really have a plan after that."
Anthony Bourdain speaks on stage during the Close to the Bone Tour at Auditorium Theatre in this July 30, 2015 file photo in Chicago.
Bourdain ran a number of restaurant kitchens in New York City. But he gained fame with his acclaimed nonfiction book in 2000, "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly."
"Mine was not a particularly distinguished cooking career," Bourdain told ABC News in the interview last year. "When ‘Kitchen Confidential’ was published, [it] was to my great surprise a success ... I was determined not to screw this up."
Bourdain authored several other nonfiction books on the culinary industry as well as accounts of his world-travel and food adventures.
On CNN's "Parts Unknown," Bourdain delved into different cultures across the globe by talking and sharing meals with locals. U.S. President Barack Obama famously appeared on an episode in Vietnam in 2016, during his final months in office. Obama and Bourdain discussed Vietnamese-American relations, among other things, while dining on grilled pork, noodles and beer at a small family-run restaurant in Hanoi.
Previously, Bourdain had hosted a TV show called "A Cook's Tour" on Food Network and then "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations" as well as "The Layover" on the Travel Channel.
Chef Anthony Bourdain from New York in Sydney in this March 17, 2005 file photo.
During a 2015 interview with Wine Spectator, Bourdain was asked how he would like to be remembered.
"Maybe that I grew up a little," he told the magazine. "That I'm a dad, that I'm not a half-bad cook, that I can make a good coq au vin. That would be nice. And not such a bad bastard after all."
Anthony Bourdain poses for a portrait at his home in New York in 2010. The chef who became famous with his book, "Kitchen Confidential," and created several popular television programs about food and dining.
In a now-eerie interview with People magazine that was published last month, Bourdain said he'd rather "die in the saddle" than retire.
"I gave up on that. I’ve tried. I just think I’m just too nervous, neurotic, driven," he told the magazine. "I would have had a different answer a few years ago. I might have deluded myself into thinking that I’d be happy in a hammock or gardening. But no, I’m quite sure I can’t. I’m going to pretty much die in the saddle."
He leaves behind an 11-year-old daughter, Ariane Bourdain.
ABC News' Paul Pradier contributed to this report.
