ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Anthony Bourdain was born in New York City, to Gladys and Pierre Bourdain (d. 1987).[4] He grew up in Leonia, New Jersey.[5] Bourdain's paternal grandparents were French; his paternal grandfather emigrated from Arcachon to New York following World War I.[6][7][8] Bourdain's mother worked for The New York Times as a staff editor.[9] Bourdain graduated from Englewood School for Boys in 1973[10] and attended Vassar College before dropping out after two years; he graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978. Bourdain married his high school girlfriend, Nancy Putkoski, in the 1980s. They remained together for two decades before divorcing; Bourdain has cited the irrevocable changes that come from traveling widely as the cause of the split.[11] He resides with his second wife, Ottavia Busia, whom he wed on April 20, 2007. Together, they have a daughter, Ariane, born on April 9, 2007.[12] Busia has appeared in several episodes of No Reservations: notably the episode on Sardinia, her birthplace; the Tuscany episode, in which she plays a disgruntled Italian diner; the Rome episode; the Naples episode; and the Rio de Janeiro episode, wherein she displays her skills in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.