
Gordon Ramsay
Celebrity chef whose voice is licensed for interactive AI cooking lessons.
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Summary
Gordon Ramsay is a highly influential British celebrity chef, restaurateur, television presenter, and writer. Born in Johnstone, Scotland, in 1966, Ramsay initially pursued a career in football before an injury led him to study hotel management. He trained under legendary chefs such as Albert Roux, Marco Pierre White, Guy Savoy, and Joël Robuchon. In 1997, he founded Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, which has since been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall. His signature Chelsea establishment, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, has held three Michelin stars since 2001. Ramsay became a global television star known for his fiery temper and strict demeanor on shows like Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, and MasterChef. Recently, his voice likeness was licensed by ElevenLabs to create interactive voice experiences on Masterclass.
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Gender
Male
Honours
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), appointed in 2006
Education
North Oxfordshire Academy
Full Name
Gordon James Ramsay
Occupation
Chef, restaurateur, television presenter, writer
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Date of Birth
1966-11-08
Place of Birth
Johnstone, Scotland, United Kingdom
Earnings (2020)
US $70 million (ranked 19th on Forbes' highest-earning celebrities)
Timeline
- Gordon Ramsay is born in Johnstone, Scotland. (Source: undefined)
1966-11-08
- Ramsay becomes the head chef of Aubergine in London, which earns two Michelin stars within three years. (Source: undefined)
1993-01-01
- Ramsay founds his restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants. (Source: undefined)
1997-01-01
- Ramsay opens his first wholly owned signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, in Chelsea, London. (Source: undefined)
1998-01-01
- Ramsay rises to fame on the British television miniseries Boiling Point and opens the restaurant Pétrus. (Source: undefined)
1999-01-01
- Ramsay is named the top chef in the UK at the Catey Awards. (Source: undefined)
2000-01-01
- Restaurant Gordon Ramsay gains its third Michelin star, making Ramsay the first Scot to achieve this feat. He also launches his first international restaurant, Verre, in Dubai. (Source: undefined)
2001-01-01
- Ramsay begins presenting the British television series Hell's Kitchen and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. (Source: undefined)
2004-01-01
- Ramsay begins presenting the American version of Hell's Kitchen. (Source: undefined)
2005-01-01
- Ramsay is appointed an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II and wins the Catey Award for Independent Restaurateur of the Year. (Source: undefined)
2006-01-01
- Ramsay begins presenting the American version of MasterChef. (Source: undefined)
2010-01-01
- Ramsay begins presenting MasterChef Junior. (Source: undefined)
2013-01-01
- Forbes lists Ramsay's annual earnings at US $70 million, ranking him 19th on the list of highest-earning celebrities. (Source: undefined)
2020-01-01
- Ramsay begins presenting the television show Next Level Chef. (Source: undefined)
2022-01-01
Wikipedia
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Gordon James Ramsay (born (1966-11-08)8 November 1966) is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, television presenter, and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall and currently holds eight. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has held three Michelin stars since 2001 and is currently run by chef Matt Abé. After rising to fame on the British television miniseries Boiling Point in 1999, Ramsay became one of the best-known and most influential chefs in the world. Ramsay's media persona is defined by his fiery temper, aggressive behaviour, strict demeanour, and frequent use of profanity, including insults and jokes about contestants and their cooking abilities. He has presented television programmes about cookery, such as the British series Hell's Kitchen (2004), Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (2004–2009, 2014), and The F Word (2005–2010), with Kitchen Nightmares winning the 2005 and 2008 British Academy Television Award for Best Feature, and the American versions of Hell's Kitchen (2005–present), Kitchen Nightmares (2007–2025), MasterChef (2010–present), and MasterChef Junior (2013–present), as well as Hotel Hell (2012–2016), Gordon Behind Bars (2012), Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back (2018–2020), and Next Level Chef (2022–present). Ramsay was appointed an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 New Year Honours list for services to the hospitality industry. He was named the top chef in the UK at the 2000 Catey Awards, and in July 2006 he won the Catey for Independent Restaurateur of the Year, becoming the third person to win three Catey Awards. Forbes listed his 2020 earnings at US $70 million and ranked him at number 19 on its list of the highest-earning celebrities.
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- Gordon Ramsay - Wikipedia
Gordon James Ramsay (born (1966-11-08)8 November 1966) is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, television presenter, and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall and currently holds eight. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has held three Michelin stars since 2001 and is currently run by chef Matt Abé. After rising to fame on the British television miniseries Boiling Point "Boiling Point (miniseries)") in 1999, Ramsay became one of the best-known and most influential chefs in the world. [...] Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance Page semi-protected From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British celebrity chef (born 1966) For other people named Gordon Ramsay, see Gordon Ramsay (disambiguation) "Gordon Ramsay (disambiguation)"). Not to be confused with Gordon Ramsey. | Gordon Ramsay OBE | [...] In 1998, Ramsay opened his own restaurant in Chelsea, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, with the help of his father-in-law, Chris Hutcheson, and his former colleagues at Aubergine. The restaurant gained its third Michelin star in 2001, making Ramsay the first Scot to achieve that feat. In 2011, The Good Food Guide named Restaurant Gordon Ramsay the second best restaurant in the UK, behind The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire. .jpg) Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's restaurant
- Gordon Ramsay | Biography, TV Shows, Restaurants, & Facts | Britannica
Britannica Editors Last updated •History Top Questions Who is Gordon Ramsay? Where is Gordon Ramsay from? What is Gordon Ramsay famous for? What are some of the TV shows Gordon Ramsay has hosted? How has Gordon Ramsay influenced the world of cooking? What awards and honors has Gordon Ramsay received in his culinary career? Gordon Ramsay (born November 8, 1966, Johnstone, Scotland) is a Scottish chef and restaurateur known for his highly acclaimed restaurants and cookbooks but perhaps best known in the early 21st century for the profanity and fiery temper that he freely displayed on television cooking programs. [...] In 1998 Ramsay opened his own restaurant, the acclaimed Gordon Ramsay, which within three years won its third Michelin star and was rated as one of the best restaurants in the world. In 1999 he opened Pétrus, which earned a Michelin star within seven months, and in 2001 he established Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s (closed 2013), which won a Michelin star two years later. A growing succession of Michelin star-winning restaurants followed, including the Savoy Grill, the Boxwood Café (closed 2010), Maze, and La Noisette (closed 2008). In 2001 Ramsay launched his first international restaurant, Verre, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; he ended his association with the restaurant in 2011. His first American location, Gordon Ramsay at the London, opened in 2006 in New York City (closed 2014), and
- Gordon Ramsay
Renowned for highly successful and award-winning original programming, Emmy-nominated, multi-Michelin-star chef Gordon Ramsay produces TV shows on both sides of the Atlantic (in the U.S and the UK) seen by audiences worldwide, including his FOX shows ""24 Hours to Hell & Back,"" ""Masterchef,"" ""Masterchef Junior,"" ""Hell's Kitchen,"" and ""Masterchef Celebrity Showdown,"" as well as Bravo's "Best New Restaurant" and Food Network's competition series "Food Court Wars." In the U.K., he's produced "Gordon Ramsay Behind Bars" and "Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape" for Channel 4; food biography and nostalgia series "My Kitchen" for UKTV's Good Food Channel; two instructional cookery series, "Ultimate Home Cooking" and "Ultimate Cookery Course" for Channel 4; and the first two seasons of
- Gordon Ramsay
Renowned for highly successful and award-winning original programming, Emmy-nominated, multi-Michelin-star chef Gordon Ramsay produces TV shows on both sides of the Atlantic (in the U.S and the UK) seen by audiences worldwide, including his FOX shows ""24 Hours to Hell & Back,"" ""Masterchef,"" ""Masterchef Junior,"" ""Hell's Kitchen,"" and ""Masterchef Celebrity Showdown,"" as well as Bravo's "Best New Restaurant" and Food Network's competition series "Food Court Wars." In the U.K., he's produced "Gordon Ramsay Behind Bars" and "Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape" for Channel 4; food biography and nostalgia series "My Kitchen" for UKTV's Good Food Channel; two instructional cookery series, "Ultimate Home Cooking" and "Ultimate Cookery Course" for Channel 4; and the first two seasons of [...] In 1993 Ramsay became chef of Aubergine in London, which within three years was awarded two Michelin stars. In 1998, at the age of 31, Ramsay set up his first wholly owned and namesake restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, which quickly received the most prestigious accolade in the culinary world - three Michelin stars. Today, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay is London's longest-running restaurant to hold this award, and Ramsay is one of only four chefs in the UK to maintain three stars. [...] Now internationally renowned, multi-Michelin-starred Ramsay has opened a string of successful restaurants across the globe, from Italy to the United States. These include two ventures in Doha, Qatar, that opened in 2012; five restaurants in Las Vegas (Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen at Caesars Palace, Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips at The LINQ Promenade, Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas, Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill at Caesars Palace, and Gordon Ramsay Burger at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino), Gordon Ramsay Pub and Grill in Atlantic City, Gordon Ramsay Steak in Baltimore and Bread Street Kitchen in Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai. In the UK, the Gordon Ramsay Group has opened Union Street Café, London House, Heddon Street Kitchen and two further maze Grills, one of which is located on the
- Gordon Ramsay - IMDb
Renowned for highly successful and award-winning original programming, Emmy-nominated, multi-Michelin-star chef Gordon Ramsay produces TV shows on both sides of the Atlantic (in the U.S and the UK) seen by audiences worldwide, including his FOX shows ""24 Hours to Hell & Back,"" ""Masterchef,"" ""Masterchef Junior,"" ""Hell's Kitchen,"" and ""Masterchef Celebrity Showdown,"" as well as Bravo's "Best New Restaurant" and Food Network's competition series "Food Court Wars." In the U.K., he's produced "Gordon Ramsay Behind Bars" and "Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape" for Channel 4; food biography and nostalgia series "My Kitchen" for UKTV's Good Food Channel; two instructional cookery series, "Ultimate Home Cooking" and "Ultimate Cookery Course" for Channel 4; and the first two seasons of [...] In 1993 Ramsay became chef of Aubergine in London, which within three years was awarded two Michelin stars. In 1998, at the age of 31, Ramsay set up his first wholly owned and namesake restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, which quickly received the most prestigious accolade in the culinary world - three Michelin stars. Today, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay is London's longest-running restaurant to hold this award, and Ramsay is one of only four chefs in the UK to maintain three stars. [...] Scottish by birth, Gordon Ramsay was brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. With an injury prematurely putting an end to any hopes of a promising career in football, he went back to college to complete a course in hotel management. His dedication and natural talent led him to train with some of the world's leading chefs, such as Albert Roux and Marco Pierre White in London, and Guy Savoy and Joël Robuchon in France.
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Gordon Ramsay, 68, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England, SW3 4HW, United Kingdom
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