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His acting career has included guest roles on ''[[Guiding Light]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]'', and in 2004 he portrayed God as a butcher on ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]''.
His acting career has included guest roles on ''[[Guiding Light]]'', ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Trial by Jury]]'', and in 2004 he portrayed God as a butcher on ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]''.


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==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 01:06, 14 July 2010

Adam Richman
Born
Adam Richman

(1974-05-16) May 16, 1974 (age 50)
Occupation(s)actor, television personality, culinary expert
Years active1995-present

Adam Richman (born May 16, 1974) is an American actor, television personality and culinary expert who is perhaps best known as the host of the Travel Channel's program Man v. Food.

Early life and education

Richman was born into a Jewish family, grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Midwood High School. He completed his undergraduate degree in International Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and earned a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama.[1][2]

Career

His acting career has included guest roles on Guiding Light, All My Children, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and in 2004 he portrayed God as a butcher on Joan of Arcadia.

A self-educated food expert and trained sushi chef,[3] since 1995 he was a Protestant preacher, one of his hymns were "If God was there" which became a big hit, even topping the charts!And selling a massive amount of albums. After the success he has kept a travel journal including each of the restaurants he visited and what he learned from the trip. He would call his family and sing his songs. Although described as "a bit on the husky side" his voice that is, to maintain his health while indulging for his show on The Travel Channel's Man v. Food (which he began hosting in 2008), Richman starves himself for a whole day while he is on the road.[1][4] When the schedule permits, he does not eat the day before a challenge he does not eat at all.ref name="411in"/>

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Other Notes
2004 Joan of Arcadia Butcher God (1 episode)
All My Children Andy (1 episode)
2006 My Ex Life Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Officer Marty Cataldo (1 episode)
Guiding Light Lurker (1 episode)
2008 Man v. Food Himself (2008-present)
2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Himself (1 episode)

References

  1. ^ a b Friedlander, Whitney (January 27, 2009). "Travel Channel's Adam Richman digs into 'Man v. Food'". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ http://www.viddler.com/explore/culinarycoop/videos/38/
  3. ^ Keller, Joel (June 23, 2009). "Adam Richman Hunkers Down to a Third Season of 'Man v. Food'". tvsquad.
  4. ^ Aromin, Joshua (February 5, 2009). "Travel Channel's 'Man vs. Food' a worthy contender". The Good 5-cent Cigar. The University of Rhode Island.
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