Top Chef (2006) featured a cast of 138 tracked actors. Of these, 68 (93%) are still alive today and 5 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Danny Trejo, age 82. This TV series starred Hugh Acheson and Katie Lee Biegel.
93% still with us· verified cast49% of full cast · incl. 65 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 93% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 57.8 yrs
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Cast138 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hugh Acheson Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Katie Lee Biegel Herself - Host | Herself - Host | Living | 14/09/1981 | 45 | — | 25 |
 Tom Colicchio Self - Head Judge | Self - Head Judge | Living | 15/08/1962 | 64 | — | 44 |
 Padma Lakshmi Self - Host | Self - Host | Living | 01/09/1970 | 56 | — | 36 |
 Gail Simmons Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Toby Young Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Living | 17/10/1963 | 62 | — | 43 |
 Ilan Hall Himself - Contestant | Himself - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Brian Malarkey Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jeremy Ford Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Eric Adjepong Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Leah Cohen Herself - Contestant | Herself - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Angelo Sosa Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kevin Sbraga Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Marcel Vigneron Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shirley Chung Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Adrienne Cheatham Herself - Contestant | Herself - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Joe Sasto Himself - Contestant | Himself - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mike Isabella Himself - Contestant | Himself - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Buddha Lo Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Gregory Gourdet Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Amar Santana Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Graham Elliot Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Melissa King Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 11/10/1983 | 42 | — | 23 |
 Dale Talde Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Richard Blais Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Living | 19/02/1972 | 54 | — | 34 |
 Kristen Kish Self - Host | Self - Host | Living | 01/12/1983 | 42 | — | 23 |
 Harold Dieterle Himself - Contestant | Himself - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Wolfgang Puck Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Living | 08/07/1949 | 77 | — | 57 |
 Ted Allen Himself - Judge | Himself - Judge | Living | 20/05/1965 | 61 | — | 41 |
 Emeril Lagasse Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Living | 15/10/1959 | 66 | — | 47 |
 Tiffani Faison Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 20/08/1977 | 49 | — | 29 |
 Bryan Voltaggio Himself - Contestant | Himself - Contestant | Living | 19/04/1976 | 50 | — | 30 |
 Kelsey Barnard Clark Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shota Nakajima Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Carla Hall Herself - Constestant | Herself - Constestant | Living | 12/05/1964 | 62 | — | 42 |
 Edward Lee Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 02/07/1972 | 54 | — | 34 |
 Mei Lin Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 29/11/1985 | 40 | — | 21 |
 Kwame Onwuachi Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 11/11/1989 | 36 | — | 17 |
 Anthony Bourdain Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Deceased | 25/06/1956 | 61 | 08/06/2018 | 50 |
 Brooke Williamson Self - Contestant | Self - Contestant | Living | 15/08/1978 | 48 | — | 28 |
 Eric Ripert Self - Judge | Self - Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Michael Voltaggio Himself - Contsetant | Himself - Contsetant | Living | 29/09/1978 | 47 | — | 28 |
 Stephanie Izard Herself -Contestant | Herself -Contestant | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 02/10/1954 | 71 | — | 52 | ||
 Ming Tsai Self - Guest Judge | Self - Guest Judge | Living | 29/03/1964 | 62 | — | 42 |
Daniel Boloud Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hubert Keller Self - Guest Judge | Self - Guest Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Living | 26/12/1982 | 43 | — | 24 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — |
