Celebrity chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain dead at 61
CNN says he was found dead in a hotel room in France where he had been working on an upcoming episode of his television series.
BOSTON - US celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, host of CNN’s food-and-travel-focused Parts Unknown television series, has died at the age of 61, the network said on Friday.
The cause of death was suicide, the network said in a statement. He was found dead in a hotel room in France where he had been working on an upcoming episode of his programme, the network said.
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