Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef and television presenter, dies aged 61
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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 confirmed in a statement.
Bourdain was found dead in a hotel room in France, where he had been working on an upcoming episode of his program, CNN said.
He took his own life, the network said.
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"His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller," CNN said.
"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."
Bourdain's profile began to soar in 1999, when the New Yorker magazine published his article Don't Eat Before Reading This, which he developed into the 2000 book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.
He went on to host television programs, first on the Food Network and the Travel Channel, before joining CNN in 2013.
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Topics: food-and-cooking, television, death, united-states
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