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James
Trevor Oliver MBE (born
May 27, 1975), better
known as Jamie Oliver
and The Naked Chef, is a
British celebrity
chef.
Jamie
Oliver grew up in a
small Essex village
called Clavering. His
parents own a pub called
'The Cricketers'. He
formed the band Scarlet
Division with Leigh
Haggerwood in 1989. He
had some difficulties in
school due to dyslexia,
and left school with no
qualifications. He
attended Westminster
Catering College when he
was 16. He spent several
years working alongside
the London chef, Gennaro
Contaldo, whom he
regards as one of his
culinary 'mentors'. His
first TV break came in
1996 when he was
"discovered" by
television producer
Patricia Llewellyn while
working at the River
Café in London.
She saw him on a
documentary called
Christmas at the River
Café and
recognised his star
potential
immediately.
Two
highly successful series
of The Naked Chef were
filmed in 1998 and 1999.
On June 24, 2000 Jamie
Oliver married Juliette
Norton, also known as
Jools. The couple met in
1993 and currently have
two daughters. The
daughters are named
Poppy Honey (born in
March 2002) and Daisy
Boo (born in April
2003). He then signed a
deal with the Food
Network and
FremantleMedia to air
the show Oliver's Twist
which then led to his
next success.
In
June 2003 Jamie Oliver
was appointed an MBE in
the Queen's Birthday
Honours List. He set up
the Fifteen charity
restaurant where he
trains 15 disadvantaged
young people to work in
the hospitality
industry. Plans for
similar restaurants are
underway around the
globe: Fifteen Amsterdam
was opened in December
2004, and Fifteen
Cornwall and Fifteen
Melbourne are scheduled
for opening in Summer
2006. He has also
written columns for The
Times. He is reputedly a
multimillionaire. He is
also a great proponent
of fresh organic
foods.
Websites:
Jamie
Oliver
- Official site for the
celebrity
chef.
News:
Jamie
Oliver Piles On
Pounds
17 August
2006
Jamie
Oliver Makes Power
List
05 January
2006
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