Jamie Oliver is a phenomenon in the world of food. He is one of the world's best-loved television personalities and one of Britain's most famous exports. He has had huge success on TV with The Naked Chef (BBC), Jamie's Kitchen, Jamie's School Dinners, Jamie's Great Italian Escape, Return to School Dinners, Jamie's Chef, Jamie at Home, Jamie's Ministry of Food , Jamie Does... and more recently Jamie's 30 Minute Meals and the Emmy Award-winning Jamie's Food Revolution (ABC), as well as the one-off specials Jamie's Fowl Dinners, Eat To Save Your Life, Jamie Saves Our Bacon and Jamie's Fish Suppers (Channel 4).
Jamie has inspired people to spend more time enjoying being in the kitchen and even start growing their own food! His programmes have been broadcast in over 100 countries including the USA, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, Japan and Iceland. His books have been translated into over 30 languages and are bestsellers in the UK and across the world. His 2010 book, Jamie's 30 Minute Meals, was his first million-selling book in the UK as well as being the fastest-selling non-fiction book since records began.
The high street restaurants 'Jamie's Italian' are hugely popular in the UK and the Fifteen restaurant group, founded in 2002, provides training for young people in three locations around the world as well as producing food of the highest quality. Jamie's newest restaurant, Barbecoa in London, is a partnership with American chef Adam Perry Lang. Jamie lives in London and Essex with his wife, Jools and his kids Poppy, Daisy, Petal and Buddy.