Robert Irvine Biography

Fast Facts

• Joined the British Royal Navy at the age of 15 and began his culinary training; selected to work on board the Royal Yacht Britannia where he served royalty
• Head Chef at the 78th Academy Awards (2006)
• Named one of the 25 Fittest Guys in America by Men's Fitness Magazine in 2007
• Temporarily fired from Food Network's Dinner: Impossible in 2008 for allegedly lying about certain elements on his resume; re-hired later that year to take over his hosting duties
• Owner of restaurants Robert Irvine's eat! and Robert Irvine's nosh based in South Carolina
• Planned his wedding to wife Gail Kim without her knowledge of the upcoming nuptials; the couple met on the set of Dinner: Impossible