John Torode
Birthday: Born in 1965-07-23 in Melbourne, Australia
Deathday: Alive
John Douglas Torode is an Australian celebrity chef. He moved to the UK in the 1990s and began working at Conran Group's restaurants. After first appearing on television on ITV1's This Morning, he started presenting a revamped MasterChef on BBC One in 2005.
TV Credits
The One Show
Character: Self
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One....
Saturday Kitchen Live
Character:
Saturday Kitchen Live is a 90 minute cookery programme, which is broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday mornings. Matt Tebbutt is the predominant presenter. Andi Oliver and Michel Roux Jr. have also presented several episodes. Previous presenters have included Antony Worrall Thompson and Gregg Wallace. The programme is currently produced by Cactus TV. The programme has also aired on RTÉ One in Ireland on Saturday mornings, the episodes shown are several months old....
MasterChef: The Professionals
Character: Self - Host / Judge
The hunt for a young chef who wants to make it to the top of the culinary world....
MasterChef
Character: Self - Judge
John Torode and Gregg Wallace are looking for the country's next star chef. Those who make it through to the quarter-final must prove their knowledge and passion for food. The heats have produced four exceptional cooks, but only one of them will make it through today to become a semi-finalist. Initially named Masterchef Goes Large, the series changed it's name to Masterchef in 2008....
GMTV
Character: Self
GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end. The final edition of GMTV was broadcast on 3 September 2010....
John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen
Character: Self
John Torode and Lisa Faulkner invite us into their kitchen for a morning of feel good food. Brimming with recipes, shortcuts, inspiration and tips from top chef John and champion cook Lisa, everyone is welcome from aspiring chefs to home cooks....
The One Show
Character: Self - Guest
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One....
Room 101
Character: Self
Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101....
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Character: Self - Presenter
Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme....
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Character: Self - Participant
Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction...
John Torode's Ireland
Character: Self
John Torode discovers Ireland's food culture. From cosy local pubs to Michelin-starred restaurants, John enjoys sumptuous dishes and warm hospitality from artisans in every corner of the country....
John Torode's Malaysian Adventure
Character:
In this mouth-watering series, we join John Torode as he discovers the best of Malaysia, uncovering its rich and complex cooking culture, seeing its beautiful sights and meeting its warm and engaging people. Across the series, John encounters other Malaysian food fans closer to home, meeting professional chefs and home cooks who are pioneering and championing Malaysian cookery....
Celebrity Masterchef
Character: Self - Host / Judge
Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace search for the country's top celebrity chef....
The One Show
Character: Self - Interviewed Guest
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One....
This Morning
Character: Self
This Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions....
Movie Credits
Chefs' Burnt Bits
Character: Self
Cookery and food disasters aren't the exclusive domain of home cooks... things famously go wrong for TV chefs for millions of viewers to see. Chefs including Gino D'ACampo, James Martin, Ainsley Harriott and Lisa Faulkner watch and remember those moments where it all went horribly wrong - on telly. Chefs' Burnt Bits blends some of the best food bloopers in TV history to cook up a classy and funny dish of moments where things didn't go quite according to plan in the kitchen....