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Buddy Valastro

American celebrity chef, entrepreneur, and reality television personality of Italian heritage. He is the owner of Carlo's Bakery, as well as the face of Buddy V's Ristorante. Valastro is best known as the star of the reality television series Cake Boss, which premiered in April 2009. He has also starred in Kitchen Boss (2011), The Next Great Baker (2010), and Buddy's Bakery Rescue (2013).

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Curtis Stone

Curtis Travis Stone is an Australian celebrity chef, author and television personality.

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Tom Colicchio

Thomas Patrick Colicchio is an American celebrity chef. He co-founded the Gramercy Tavern in New York City, and formerly served as a co-owner and as the executive chef. He is also the founder of Crafted Hospitality, which includes Craft, Riverpark, Temple Court, Craftsteak, Heritage Steak and Small Batch restaurants.

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Jason Nash

Jason Nash is an American Internet celebrity, actor and comedian. Nash rose to prominence through comedic shorts on Vine before joining David Dobrik's "Vlog Squad" and launching his own popular YouTube channel and podcast. He also appeared on Last Comic Standing in 2010 *Not to be confused with Canadian actor Jason Nash.

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Thea Mann

Thea Mann is known for Celebrity Name Game (2014), Bounce (2000) and Just Before I Go (2014).

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Ryan O'Connor

Ryan O'Connor is an American YouTube celebrity, actor and singer.

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Heston Blumenthal

Heston Marc Blumenthal is a British celebrity chef. Blumenthal is regarded as a pioneer of multi-sensory cooking, food pairing and flavour encapsulation. He has advocated a scientific approach to cooking, for which he has been awarded honorary degrees from Reading, Bristol and London universities and made an honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is the proprietor of The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, a three Michelin star restaurant which is widely regarded as one of the best in the world. Blumenthal also owns Dinner, a two Michelin star restaurant in London, and two pubs in Bray; The Hinds Head, with one Michelin star, and The Crown.

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Harpal Singh Shokhi

Cast · Known for Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment

Harpal Singh Sokhi is an Indian celebrity chef and restaurateur. He began his career in 1987 at The Oberoi in Bhubaneswar, becoming an executive chef six years later. Over the following years, he worked at several luxury hotel chains in India. He is best known for using the catchphrase "Namak Shamak".

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Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood is an English celebrity chef and television presenter, best known for being a judge on The Great British Bake Off since 2010.

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Gordon Ramsay

Gordon James Ramsay OBE (born 8 November 1966) is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall; it currently holds a total of seven. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has held three Michelin stars since 2001. 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.

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Rachel Zoe

Rachel Zoe rose to international fame as a prominent celebrity fashion stylist and designer before starring in her own popular Bravo docuseries, The Rachel Zoe Project, from 2008 to 2013. She returned to full-time reality television in 2025 when she joined the main cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for its fifteenth season.

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Hank Strong

Hank Strong is an actor who earned his name as a bodybuilder and a celebrity bodyguard in his younger years. Standing six feet six inches tall and weighing in at 270lbs, this actor is more than meets the eye. This beefcake may be all muscle but is also a former NYU student flexing his biggest muscle, his brain. Don't mistake this actor for a theatre geek. The young talent is tough too and isn't afraid to go full "beast mode." Hank Strong's athleticism has enabled him to perform almost all of his own stunts in various roles. He commands an audience bringing a physical presence to the set that is clearly displayed on the screen. Hank Strong was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His street savvy background prepared him for his recurring role as "Big Dick Buster" in The Godfather of Harlem. The series is based on the true story of drug kingpin Bumpy Johnson" who is played by the Oscar Award winning Forrest Whitaker. In the comedy series, The Last OG, he plays 90's hood legend, John Booknight, a gangster notorious for knocking out enemies with one punch. Strong was casted as Carlo, the leader of an elite security squad employed by a mad scientist on an episode of The Blacklist, a hit show on NBC,. His former years as a celebrity bodyguard gave the actor an unfair advantage at that casting call, but don't be fooled! More than muscles, he is not just a character actor playing the brute, the bad guy, the gangster, or the bodyguard. In the feature film, "King of Staten Island," Strong plays firefighter, Sandy Gardner. After seeing this movie, Howard Stern the most moving scene was the fire fighting scene that Hank Strong stars in. Shortly after, Strong secured a role in Gotham, an action crime drama television series produced by the Warner Brothers based on DC Comics Batman Franchise showcases classic characters many of us know such as: Batman, Penguin, and the Riddler to name a few. From superstar to super villain, the actor plays the role of "Lunkhead" a sinister criminal with only bad intentions. In this role, he is able to live out childhood dreams surviving fights with both the Joker and Bruce Wayne, but ultimately meets his demise when he clashes with Catwoman. Though his character, "Lunkhead," meets his end, that is not the end of Strong. The actor has all the ingredients that make for a promising career with longevity. Hank Strong demonstrates a broad range of a countless possibilities for the future with a resume boasting a substantial list of various roles in an expansive scope.

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Andrew Rea

Andrew Rea is an American filmmaker, internet celebrity, and chef. He is best known for his cooking web series Binging with Babish, where he works under the alias Oliver Babish, inspired by the West Wing character of the same name. Rea has publish multiple cookbooks.

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Trinny Woodall

Sarah-Jane Duncanson "Trinny" Woodall is a beauty entrepreneur and English TV celebrity. Founder of Trinny London, fashion and makeover expert, television presenter and author.

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Thai Edwards

Actor, Model, Celebrity Trainer & Chef are just a few of the titles that best describe Thai Edwards. When Thai enters a room his commanding presence is immediately felt. Though a true "Alpha Male" and "man's man" his caramel complexion, muscular physique and million dollar smile can melt the heart of any woman. Combined with charisma, charm and a work ethic rivaled by few, Thai Edwards is destined to be Hollywood's next Leading Man. The first born son of a Culinary Chef and Para-Legal Thai grew up on the south-side of Chicago IL, where he pushed hard for success. When his parents divorced, Thai was left to practically raise himself. With the determination not to be a victim of his troubled childhood, Thai was both an exceptional student and athlete. Ranked as one of the highest regarded high school athletes in both Football and Basketball during his tenure. During his high school senior year Thai moved to Dallas, where he then started modeling for some of the hottest urban lines such as FUBU, Karl Kani, and Kenneth Cole. Later the opportunity came again for him to flex his athletic muscles, for a short stint playing basketball overseas and leading a Semi Pro Football team to the 2001 National Championship. In Dallas Thai tried his hand at acting by becoming an extra on the hit television show "Walker Texas Ranger." Though he was just an extra, his talent was widely recognized and soon landed him a reoccurring role on the show. It was then Thai knew that he had what it took to become a star. Deemed a "Natural Talent" by Casting Directors, he has starred and featured in several films and small projects throughout Texas. Armed with an impressive resume and the drive to become a household name, Thai knew his next step had to be Hollywood. In his first year he has worked consistently in everything from Feature Films, Sitcoms and a Prime Time Miniseries. With an extensive resume and a laundry list of IMDB credits due to release Thai has proven to be a star of both television and film. As if his success as an actor isn't enough, Thai also successfully owns and operates Body Couture Personal Fitness LLC., a performance training studio in Pasadena, CA. Body Couture was recently honored by receiving the "Best in Pasadena 2011" Award for Weight Loss and Control Programs by the US Commerce Association.

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Rocco DiSpirito

Rocco DiSpirito (born November 19, 1966) is an American celebrity chef, reality television personality, and cookbook author based in New York City. He is known for his involvement in Union Pacific, a restaurant he opened in 1997 in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan. He departed Union Pacific in 2004. From 2003 to 2004, he starred in the NBC reality television show The Restaurant, which followed the launch and operation of a new Manhattan restaurant called Rocco's on 22nd. The show was canceled, and DiSpirito was successfully sued by the restaurant's financier Jeffrey Chodorow to have the restaurant shut down, and DiSpirito banned from entering the premises. He succeeded Arthur Schwartz as host of Food Talk, an hour-long morning talk show on New York Radio WOR (AM), from October 2004 through December 2005, and then hosted 12 episodes of the TV show Rocco Gets Real on A&E (October 4 through December 27, 2008). He was featured in a Lincoln MKX commercial and the ABC sitcom The Knights of Prosperity, and was a guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef. He was a contestant on season seven of Dancing with the Stars and was paired with professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff. On June 15, 2011, he debuted as host of a weekly reality TV cooking competition, titled Rocco's Dinner Party, on Bravo TV. He hosted the syndicated television program Now Eat This! with Rocco Dispirito, which debuted on September 15, 2012. In 2013, he hosted the Food Network reality show Restaurant Divided, where he went to struggling restaurants where the owners had two differing visions and then picked which concept would save the restaurant. On August 20, 2017, he appeared on celebrity chef Guy Fieri's Guy's Grocery Games - Superstar Tournament Part 1, competing against other celebrity chefs. He has also appeared on other episodes of Guy's Grocery Games as well as Tournament of Champions and Guy's Ranch Kitchen.

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John Roarke

John Roarke (born February 29, 1952) is an American celebrity impressionist and actor. His ability to morph into a myriad of public figures prompted US Magazine to salute him as “the new man of 1000 faces”. His first big break came when he, along with Michael Richards was chosen to join the cast of Fridays as the show’s resident impressionist. Roarke went on to many other television appearances including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Evening at the Improv, Columbo, and Out of This World (NBC). On the big screen he featured in Naked Gun 2 ½, Courage Under Fire, and Silence of the Hams.

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Emeril Lagasse

Emeril Lagasse ( born October 15, 1959) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author. He is perhaps most notable for his Food Network shows Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril as well as catchphrases such as “Kick it up a notch!” and “BAM!”.

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Blanka Lipińska

Cast · Known for 365 Days: This Day, The Next 365 Days

Blanka Marta Lipińska (born July 22, 1985) is a Polish author of erotic novels and a celebrity. She is the author of an erotic trilogy, beginning with 365 Days. Her novels have been adapted into films, for which she co-wrote the script and starred.

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Tess Daly

Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly is an English model and television presenter who co-presented the BBC One celebrity dancing show Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2013; she has been the show's main presenter since 2014.

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Sandra Bernhard

Cast · Known for 2 Broke Girls, Marty Supreme

Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article  Sandra Bernhard , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Jennie McAlpine

Cast · Known for Coronation Street

Jennie Elizabeth McAlpine is a British television actress, comedian and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Fiz Brown in the soap opera Coronation Street. She also took part in season 17 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2017, where she came in fourth place.

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Jeff Ross

Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director and producer. Nicknamed the "Roastmaster General" for his insult comedy, his multiple appearances at celebrity roasts held by the New York Friars Club, the Comedy Central Roast television series, and the Netflix historical comedy series Historical Roasts.

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Anthony Bourdain

Executive Producer · Known for Get Jiro

Anthony Michael Bourdain (June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, and television personality. He was noted by popular sources as one of the most influential chefs in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Bourdain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.