The Next Iron Chef (2007) featured a cast of 57 tracked actors. Of these, 20 (91%) are still alive today and 2 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Masaharu Morimoto, age 71. This TV series starred Mark Dacascos and Alton Brown.
91% still with us· verified cast35% of full cast · incl. 35 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 91% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 58 yrs
Deaths by Year
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2025
Cast57 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Dacascos Self - The Chairman | Self - The Chairman | Living | 26/02/1964 | 62 | — | 43 |
 Alton Brown Self - Co-Host | Self - Co-Host | Living | 30/07/1962 | 64 | — | 45 |
 Judy Joo Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Donatella Arpaia Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Simon Majumdar Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Living | 07/04/1964 | 62 | — | 43 |
 Nate Appleman Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gavin Kaysen Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Andrew Knowlton Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Duskie Estes Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Aarón Sánchez Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 12/02/1976 | 50 | — | 31 |
 Elizabeth Falkner Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 12/02/1966 | 60 | — | 41 |
Anya Fernald Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Michael Ruhlman Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Amanda Freitag Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 11/05/1972 | 54 | — | 35 |
Jeffrey Steingarten Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Eric Greenspan Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Alex Guarnaschelli Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 John Besh Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tim Love Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 11/11/1971 | 54 | — | 36 |
Jehangir Mehta Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Spike Mendelsohn Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marcelo Vigneron Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chris Cosentino Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jose Carces Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jill Davie Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dominique Crenn Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 01/01/1965 | 61 | — | 42 |
 Traci Des Jardins Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Brad Farmerie Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Morou Ouattara Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Geoffrey Zakarian Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Living | 25/07/1959 | 67 | — | 48 |
Seamus Mullen Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Holly Smith Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Roberto Trevino Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marco Canora Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Bryan Caswell Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Maneet Chauhan Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 27/10/1976 | 49 | — | 31 |
Mary Dumont Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marc Forgione Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Andrew Kirschner Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mario Pagan Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Celina Tio Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ming Tsai Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 29/03/1964 | 62 | — | 43 |
 Anne Burrell Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Deceased | 21/09/1969 | 55 | 17/06/2025 | 38 |
 Michael Chiarello Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Deceased | 26/01/1962 | 61 | 06/10/2023 | 45 |
 Chuck Hughes Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Robert Irvine Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 24/09/1965 | 61 | — | 42 |
 Beau MacMillan Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marcus Samuelsson Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 25/01/1971 | 55 | — | 36 |
 Michael Symon Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Living | 19/09/1969 | 57 | — | 38 |
 Bobby Flay Self - Guest Judge | Self - Guest Judge | Living | 10/12/1964 | 61 | — | 43 |
Wylie Dufresne Self - Mentor | Self - Mentor | Living | 18/09/1970 | 56 | — | 37 |
 Cat Cora Self - Guest Judge | Self - Guest Judge | Living | 01/01/1968 | 58 | — | 39 |
 Masaharu Morimoto Self - Guest Judge | Self - Guest Judge | Living | 26/05/1955 | 71 | — | 52 |
Yukio Hattori Self - Guest Judge | Self - Guest Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jose Garces Self - Guest Judge | Self - Guest Judge | Living | 06/07/1981 | 45 | — | 26 |
Todd Selby Self - Photographer | Self - Photographer | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 David Copperfield Self - Guest Co-Host | Self - Guest Co-Host | Living | 16/09/1956 | 70 | — | 51 |