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Anthony Bourdain dead at 61

Colleen Kelleher | ckelleher@wtop.com

June 8, 2018, 7:36 AM

Anthony Bourdain the owner and chef of Les Halles restaurant sits at one of its tables in New York, Dec. 19, 2001. Bourdain is the executive chef at the two Les Halles restaurants in Manhattan and has become some what of a celebrity with his best-selling book "Kitchen Confidential" and the follow-up "A Cook's Tour" which has a companion TV series on the Food Network. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)
AP Photo/Jim Cooper
Anthony Bourdain speaks during South By Southwest at the Austin Convention Center on Sunday, March 13, 2016, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP
** FOR USE WITH AP LIFESTYLES ** Chef Anthony Bourdain holds his daughter Ariane in Miami Beach, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
Chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain chats with Martha Stewart during the live broadcast of her SIRIUS XM interview series ?At Martha?s Table? on Martha Stewart Living Radio, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
Anthony Bourdain attends the premiere of "Julie & Julia" at The Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York, on Thursday, July 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
AP Photo/Peter Kramer
Anthony Bourdain accepts the award for outstanding informational series or special for his work on 聯Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown聰 at the Television Academy's Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theater L.A. LIVE on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images
Anthony Bourdain arrives at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Anthony Bourdain, right, accepts the award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special for Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unkown onstage at the 2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision for Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/AP Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 10: (L-R) Zach Zamboni and Anthony Bourdain attend the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Governors Ball at the Los Angeles Convention Center on September 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/AP Images)
Anthony Bourdain, winner of the award for outstanding informational series or special for "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown," poses in the press room at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
Anthony Bourdain poses with his award for CNN's "Parts Unknown" at the 73rd Annual George Foster Peabody Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Monday, May 19, 2014, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
U.S. President Barack Obama and american chef Anthony Bourdain shake hands at a shopping area in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday, May 24, 2016. President Barack Obama taped the second part of an interview with CNN personality Anthony Bourdain before leaving the Vietnamese capital for his next stop: Ho Chi Minh City. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
Anthony Bourdain participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the online film series "Raw Craft" at AOL Studios on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Television personality Anthony Bourdain attends a special screening of "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power" at The Whitby Hotel on Monday, July 17, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
EXCLUSIVE - Anthony Bourdain, left, and Asia Argento attend night one of the Television Academy's 2017 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Photo by John Salangsang/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images
Executive Producer and narrator chef Anthony Bourdain, from left, directors Nari Kye, Anna Chai and chef Danny Bowien attend the premiere of "Wasted! The Story of Food Waste" at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP
Author/chef Anthony Bourdain attends the Women in the World Summit opening night at the David H. Koch Theater on Thursday, April 12, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP
Anthony Bourdain seen at 2017 PGA Produced By: New York at 1 Time Warner Center on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision for Producers Guild of America/AP Images)
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WASHINGTON 鈥� Anthony Bourdain is dead. The 61-year-old chef and TV star took his own life, said.

Bourdain was a world-renowned chef who was known for going around the world and eating the food of very diverse cultures.

“It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague, Anthony Bourdain,” CNN said in a statement. “His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller. 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 was found unresponsive Friday morning by friend and chef Eric Ripert.

CNN said Bourdain committed suicide in France on Friday. He was in France working on an upcoming episode of his award-winning CNN series “Parts Unknown.”

Bourdain’s death comes just days after fashion designer Kate Spade committed suicide. Her death was ruled a suicide by hanging.

Colleen Kelleher

Colleen Kelleher is an award-winning journalist who has been with WTOP since 1996. Kelleher joined WTOP as the afternoon radio writer and night and weekend editor and made the move to WTOP.com in 2001. Now she works early mornings as the site's Senior Digital Editor.

ckelleher@wtop.com

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