Gordon Ramsay

Gordon James Ramsay (; born ) 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. 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 TV persona is defined by his fiery temper, aggressive behaviour, strict demeanour, and frequent use of profanity, while making blunt, critical, and controversial comments, including insults and sardonic wisecracks about contestants and their cooking abilities. He combines activities in the television, film, hospitality and food industries, and has promoted and hired various chefs who have apprenticed under his wing. He is known for presenting television programmes about competitive cookery and food, 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 British Academy Television Award for Best Feature, and the American versions of ''Hell's Kitchen'' (2005–present), ''Kitchen Nightmares'' (2007–present), ''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 No.19 on its list of the highest-earning celebrities. Provided by Wikipedia