As per our current Database, Martin Yan is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Martin Yan is 75 years, 4 months and 10 days old. Martin Yan will celebrate 76rd birthday on a Sunday 22nd of December 2024. Below we countdown to Martin Yan upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Martin Yan |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Age | 75 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Born | December 22, 1948 (China) |
| Birthday | December 22 |
| Town/City | China |
| Nationality | China |
Martin Yan’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Martin Yan was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Both a chef and food Writer who began hosting the acclaimed PBS cooking show Yan Can Cook in 1982. He received an honorary Doctorate of Culinary Arts by Johnson & Wales University and has won a Daytime Emmy Award as well as two James Beard Awards for Best TV Food Journalism and Best TV Cooking Show.
He first started cooking when he was 12 years old. He worked at his uncle's Chinese restaurant while attending Munsang College before receiving a diploma from the Overseas Institute of Cookery of Hong Kong, and later a Master of Science degree in food science from University of California, Davis.
He has been a guest judge on the shows Iron Chef Vietnam, Top Chef, Hell's Kitchen and Iron Chef America. He has written over a dozen cookbooks.
He is a Chinese-born Hong Kong-American man with a wife named Susan, and sons named Colin and Devin. His mother was a restaurateur and his mother was a grocer.
He is a Celebrity chef on television like Gordon Ramsay.
