Anne Burrell

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Chef • Personality • Restaurateur

Birth Date: September 21, 1969

Death Date: June 17, 2025 — 55 years old

Birth Place: Cazenovia, New York

Anne Burrell was an American chef, TV personality, and culinary educator known for her dynamic energy and signature spiky blonde hair.

Burrell cut her teeth in esteemed kitchens like Felidia under Lidia Bastianich and Savoy in Soho, honing her Italian cooking style. She launched her TV career in 2005 as Mario Batali’s sous chef on "Iron Chef America." In 2008 she began hosting "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef" (nine seasons), followed by her starring role on the long‑running hit "Worst Cooks in America" starting in 2010.

A bestselling author, she wrote Cook Like a Rock Star and Own Your Kitchen. She also competed on shows like "Chopped All-Stars" and hosted "Chef Wanted," earning acclaim for her ability to teach home cooks to master restaurant-quality dishes.

Anne passed away on June 17,  2025, at age 55, at her Brooklyn home. Her influence endures, from mentoring struggling home cooks to championing simple, respectful Italian cooking.

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Today With Jenna & Friends

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Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown

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2024

Drew's Cooking School

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2023

Sherri

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2022

The Good Dish

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2022

Battle for the Bird

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2021

Kitchen Essentials featuring Anne Burrell

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2021

Chef Anne Burrell Premiere

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2021

Worst Cooks in America: Dirty Dishes

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2021

Your Go-To Guy for Holiday Cooking Season Finale

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2020

The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

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2020

All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate

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2020

GMA3: What You Need to Know

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Vegas Chef Prizefight

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2020

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

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2019

Tamron HallStream

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2019

GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke

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2019

BBQ BrawlStream

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Today With Hoda & Jenna

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2019

Strahan & Sara

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Today 3rd Hour

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2018

Daily Blast Live

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2017

Pickler & Ben

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2017

STEVE on Watch

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2017

Chef Anne Burrell/Kitchen Solutions

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2017

Harry

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2016

Cooks vs. Cons

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2016

Celebrity Food Fight

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2015

Christmas at Bobby's

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2015

FABLife

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2015

Guilty Pleasures

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2015

Kitchen Essentials

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2015

Review Rescue

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2014

Beat Bobby FlayStream

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2014

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2014

Beat Bobby FlayStream

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2014

Beat Bobby FlayStream

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2014

The KitchenStream

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Guy's Grocery GamesStream

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2013

The Queen Latifah Show

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2013

Bethenny

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2013

Cutthroat KitchenStream

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2013

Cutthroat KitchenStream

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2013

Kitchen Gadget Gifts

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2012

Home & Family

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2012

Anderson Live

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2012

Chef Wanted With Anne Burrell

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2012

CBS This Morning: Saturday

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2012

LIVE with Kelly

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2011

Thanksgiving Live

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2011

1st LookStream

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The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs

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The Best Thing I Ever Made

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The Chew

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Food Network StarStream

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Food Network StarStream

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Big Morning Buzz Live

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The Talk

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2010

Access Hollywood Live

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2010

The Nate Berkus Show

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Worst Cooks in AmericaStream

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2010

The Dr. Oz Show

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2009

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

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2009

The Best Thing I Ever AteStream

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2009

The Wendy Williams ShowStream

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2008

Secrets of a Restaurant Chef

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Chelsea Lately

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Open House NYC

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The Better Show

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Rachael Ray Show

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The Early Show

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1999

The Daily Show With Jon StewartStream

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Good Morning America

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TodayStream

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Anne Burrell and Rachael Ray attend the Blue Moon Burger Bash presented by Pat LaFrieda Meats hosted by Rachael Ray at Pier 97

Rachael Ray Honors ‘Special’ Anne Burrell After Death & Reflects on Being Her Bridesmaid

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Duff Goldman Speaks Out After Anne Burrell’s Death: ‘As Tough as They Come’

Anne Burrell at the 2022 City Harvest

Anne Burrell May Have Suffered From Cardiac Arrest, Per a 9-1-1 Call Report

Anne Burrell and Stuart Claxton attend as City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 22, 2025 in New York City.

All About Food Network Star Anne Burrell’s Husband & Their Sweet Love Story

Anne Burrell attends as City Harvest Presents The 40th Anniversary Gala: House Of Harvest at Cipriani 42nd Street on April 25, 2023

Anne Burrell Tributes Pour in From ‘Worst Cooks in America’ Costars & More After Her Sudden Death

Chef Anne Burrell poses during the Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One - Dinner with Anne Burrell and Marc Murphy part of the Bank of America Dinner Series at Chefs Club on October 10, 2019 in New York City

Anne Burrell Dies: Celebrity Chef Was 55

Rachael Ray and John M. Cusimano attend National Geographic Documentary Films' WE FEED PEOPLE. Lori Fieri and Chef Guy Fieri who was honored with the 2,664th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star

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Food Network Chef Anne Burrell Breaks Silence on Shock Absence From ‘Worst Cooks In America’

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Gigi Hadid Joins Anne Burrell in an Attempt to ‘Beat Bobby Flay’ (VIDEO)

Worst Cooks in America - chefs Tyler Florence and Anne Burrell

Celebrities Enter Culinary Boot Camp in ‘Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition’

Worst Cooks In America - Anne Burrell
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Tastemakers: ‘Worst Cooks in America’ Host Anne Burrell Talks the New Season & Bizarre Dishes

Anne Burrell and Chris Soules - Worst Cooks in America

‘The Bachelor’s Chris Soules Breaks Hearts and Eggs on ‘Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition’ (VIDEO)