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George Duran (born George Kevork Guldalian on January 13, 1975) is a Venezuelan born American chef and entertainer who is currently a spokesman in commercials for Hunt's tomatoes. He also became host of TLC's ''Ultimate Cake Off'' in its second season. ==Biography== Duran was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to parents of Armenian descent originating from Lebanon. They later immigrated to the United States where they became naturalized American. Duran attended New York University, majoring in Communications Studies. It was there where he began to pursue his interests of television and radio production. Hosting the ''HYE Time'' radio show on WNYU, he won an award for Best Radio Talk Show at the National Association of College Broadcasters in 1996. Duran continued in radio, working as an on-air personality for comedy segments at WPLJ in New York. There, he interacted with everyday people on the street, asking questions, doing stunts and cracking jokes. He moved on to WABC radio in 1999 where he produced and performed more comedy sketches. In 2000, Duran moved into television, working in production on the popular MTV show ''House of Style''. From there he moved to the Latin music television station HTV where he hosted shows such as the ''Top 21 Videos of 2001'' and ''Pachanga!'' in Miami. 2002 proved to be an important year for Duran. He decided to move to Paris and pursue his other interest – food. Duran attended culinary school at the ''École Supérieure de Cuisine Française (ESCF) - Ferrandi'' (English: ''Higher School of French Cuisine, Ferrandi Group''). While there, he hosted a successful TV show, ''Pop Cuisine'', on France’s culinary network ''Cuisine TV'' which was nominated for a 7 d’Or (French Emmy)-–Best Cable Show award and won a 2003 Silver Grape Gastronomic Award. He also wrote culinary pieces for the French edition of ''FHM'' magazine. In 2006, Duran hosted the cooking show ''Ham on the Street'' on the Food Network. He also took over hosting duties from Jim O'Connor for the Food Network show ''The Secret Life Of...''. Duran published his first cookbook, ''Take This Dish and Twist It'', in the fall of 2008. In 2010, Duran was the host of television show ''Chocolate Wars'' featured on the ''TLC Channel''. Duran’s culinary interests lie in French, Armenian, and South American cuisines. He is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Armenian. He currently resides in New York. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Duran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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