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Emeril Lagasse

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  • Birth Name: Emeril John Lagasse III
  • Birth Place: Fall River, MA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/15/1959, Libra
  • Profession: Chef; TV host; author; restaurateur
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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)
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