Jeffrey L. Smith Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Jeff Smith was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1939. He grew up in a close family, and learned some of his first lessons in food, and in frugal cooking from his mother. His love of wine; one of the most prominent elements in his cooking, came from his friendship, in his youth, with a doctor named Lester Baskin. Dr. Baskin introduced young Smith to ...
Net Worth
$9 Million
Date Of Birth
January 22, 1939
Place Of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Profession
Actor
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
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Frugal doesn't mean cheap. Frugal means that you don't waste anything.
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I bid you peace" - said at the end of every episode of The Frugal Gourmet
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Fact
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Spent the final years of his life encouraging young chefs, researching a book on biblical foods, and traveling to his favorite restaurants and markets in Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco.
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The Frugal Gourmet became the most-watched cooking show in the US.
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Ran a restaurant called Chaplain's Pantry in Tacoma, Washington, in the 1970s.
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His national television career took off when he appeared on the Phil Donahue Show.
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He was an ordained Protestant minister.
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He underwent surgery in 1981 to replace a heart valve.
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a cameo in the video for "Love You Madly" by CAKE
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Has two sons; Channing and Jason. Opened the Chaplain's Pantry Cooking School in Tacoma, in 1972. Ordained as a minister in the United Methodist Church, in 1965. Has written several successfull cookbooks, including The Frugal Gourmet (1984), The Frugal Gourmet Cooks With Wine (1986), and The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American (1987). Had rheumatic fever as a child, which led to his undergoing heart surgery in the early 1980s. Served as Chaplain at the University of Puget Sound, from 1966 to 1972. In the late 1980s, he endorsed a line of cooking products bearing his name and likeness -- essentially products he used on his shows, that were otherwise hard to find.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grumpier Old Men
1995
The Frugal Gourmet
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1995-1996
TV Series
Himself
Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake
1991
TV Movie
Himself
The Pat Sajak Show
1989
TV Series
Himself
The Frugal Gourmet Keeps the Feast
1985
TV Series
Himself
The Frugal Gourmet
1983
TV Series
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1990
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host
The Frugal Gourmet (1983)
Known for movies
Grumpier Old Men (1995) as The Frugal Gourmet
Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (1991) as Himself
The Frugal Gourmet Keeps the Feast (1985) as Himself