To make us a little less afraid of the unknown. We'll miss him. More Videos Remembering the life of Anthony Bourdain Through the simple act of sharing meals, he showcased both the extraordinary diversity of cultures and cuisines, yet how much we all have in common.
Tragically, he proved this again on Friday. Bourdain's death shook television viewers around the world. The most common sentiment: "I feel like I've lost a friend. Asking for help. Bourdain was a larger-than-life figure -- a gifted chef and storyteller who used his books and shows to explore culture, cuisine and the human condition.
Read More. The news of Bourdain's death was met by profound sadness within CNN, where "Parts Unknown" has aired for the past five years. In an email to employees, the network's president, Jeff Zucker, remembered him as an "exceptional talent. Reactions to Anthony Bourdain's death. He was 61 and took his own life. My love and prayers are also w his family, friends and loved ones. Viewers felt connected to Bourdain through his fearless travels, his restless spirit and his magical way with words.
President Donald Trump extended his condolences to Bourdain's family on Friday morning. Former President Barack Obama recalled a mea l he shared with Bourdain in Vietnam while Obama was on a trip through Asia in -- an encounter captured in a "Parts Unknown" episode that year. For the past year, Bourdain had been dating Italian actress Asia Argento.
She remembered Bourdain as someone who "gave all of himself in everything that he did. Last year, he advocated for Argento as she went public with accusations against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. I am beyond devastated. After MeToo, Anthony Bourdain stood 'unhesitatingly and unwaveringly' with women. Photos: Anthony Bourdain's life in pictures.
Hide Caption. Pierre Bourdain was a music executive with Columbia Records. Bourdain, left, is seen in the s with fellow chefs in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
He later went to culinary school before working at various restaurants in New York City. Bourdain poses for a portrait in his New York apartment in Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission. Woolever first met Bourdain in when he hired her to help him write a cookbook.
After working with him for so long, she thought she knew pretty much all there was to know about him. I wanted him to really like me. He looked like a Versace bag.
His second wife, Ottavia Busia-Bourdain, expresses similar thoughts. I stopped watching the shows toward the end, because I could not really recognize him. He served as a writer and consultant for the series Treme as well. He also published crime fiction as well as a historical account of Typhoid Mary and the graphic novel Get Jiro!
Bourdain returned to series television in with Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown , which again examined specific dining rituals across the globe. The show won four Emmys, with three consecutive wins from for Outstanding Informational Series or Special.
In , the culinary expert also announced the development of a giant food hall in Manhattan, New York, to be dubbed Bourdain Market. Having been married previously for almost two decades, in , Bourdain wed jujitsu expert Ottavia Busia. They became parents to daughter Ariane that year. In September , the couple announced their plans to divorce, citing that their decision was mutual and amicable. Bourdain subsequently developed a relationship with Italian actress and director Asia Argento.
Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room in Kaysersberg, France, on June 8, , after committing suicide. He was in the area working on an episode of his Parts Unknown series. His former colleagues and friends recall the disastrous filming of an episode, in Hong Kong, on which Bourdain had installed Argento as director. They describe how she influenced his decision to abruptly sack a longtime colleague, and his devastation when she began to tire of his attentions and romantically pull away.
People think they want to know more, but you tell them one thing more, and they want to know ten more. And none of those things actually bring you closer to understanding Tony. Somebody else can make a film about his last relationship, the last year of his life. Somebody probably will. It attempts to tell the story of who Bourdain was and ends up being a movie about what he left behind.
Helen Rosner is a staff writer at The New Yorker.
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