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Emeril Lagasse

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Emeril Lagasse Fast Facts:

Washed pots and pans in a Portuguese bakery at age 10.
A talented musician, he played percussion in bands and orchestras as a teen and played in an Aerosmith backup band.
Turned down a full scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music to attend culinary school.
First cooking show was the undercooked How to Boil Water on the Food Network in 1993.
Signature saying "Bam!" originated when Lagasse was trying to keep the camera crew awake while taping eight half-hour cooking shows per day.
Starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Emeril in 2001.
Favorite original dish is banana cream pie with banana crust and caramel.

Emeril Lagasse Relationships:
Alden Lagasse - Wife
Delores Lagasse - Sister
E.J. Lagasse - Son
Elizabeth Lagasse - Ex-wife
Emeril John Lagasse Jr. - Father
Hilda Lagasse - Mother
Jessica Lagasse - Daughter
Jillian Lagasse - Daughter
Mark Lagasse - Brother
Meril Lovelace Lagasse - Daughter
Tari Hohn Lagasse - Ex-wife
College:
Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI (BS in Culinary Arts, 1978; HDR, 1990)