Celebrity Chef, World Traveler Anthony Bourdain Found Dead in French Hotel

Anthony Michael Bourdain was an American celebrity chef, author, and world traveler who starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition.

Friday, June 8, 2018 was the official date of death. According to CNN, Bourdain was in France working on an upcoming episode of his award-winning CNN series, "Parts Unknown." His close friend Eric Ripert, the French chef, found Bourdain unresponsive in his hotel room Friday morning. He was 61 and took his own life.

Bourdain's cause of death was officially ruled a suicide by hanging. French authorities say that Bourdain hung himself in the bathroom at a luxury hotel, the Chambard, in the village of Kaysersberg in the Haut-Rhin region of Alsace. Authorities indicated that Bourdain used the belt of his hotel bathrobe to hang himself.

How to get help: In the US, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. TheInternational Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide also can provide contact information for crisis centers around the world.