The Holdovers’ Dominic Sessa Will Play Anthony Bourdain in New Tony Biopic

Anthony Bourdain’s life will be played out in an upcoming biopic.

The The Hollywood Reporter announced the news that A24 is working on a project called Tony. Dominic Sessa, breakout star The Holdovers, will play Bourdain in a biopic, according to THR.

documentary, Roadrunner: The Anthony Bourdain Movie, it was published in 2021 but Tony will be the first biographical film.

The Unknown parts the presenter would have celebrated his 68th birthday on June 25. He died by suicide on June 8, 2018.

Dominic Sessa and Paul Giamatti in ‘The Holdovers’.

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Bourdain’s legacy will also be honored in print. Edition on the occasion of his 20th anniversary Les Halles cookbook will appear in October, with a new attacker from his friend and celebrated chef Gabrielle Hamilton.

Fans will also get a glimpse of Bourdain’s other interest, true crime. His book, TYPHOID MARY: Urban Historical it will be reprinted also in October.

Anthony Bourdain in 2002.

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Andrew Zimmern reflects on his last conversation with Anthony Bourdain

Bourdain’s closest friends continue to honor his memory six years after his death. Weeks after he died, Eric Ripert and José Andrés declared his birthday #BourdainDay, encouraging fans to take “a moment to post and share their tributes and memories,” Ripert said at the time.

In 2024, Bourdain’s friends shared their heartfelt memories of the beloved chef on his birthday in June. Ripert paid tribute by sharing a photo of himself, chef Emeril Lagasse and Andrés with Bourdain.

“WE ❤️ you Tony … #bourdainday,” Ripert wrote in the caption.

Anthony Bourdain 2016

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Andrés followed suit, reposting Ripert’s photo to his Instagram Stories and posting his own post.

“My friend @ericripert and I started this holiday to celebrate everything Tony did for the world, and how he used food to knock down walls and build longer tables,” the Spanish chef wrote. “We will all always miss him dearly … but we can honor his legacy as we continue to take actions big and small to create a better world.”

Chef and TV host Andrew Zimmern remembered his late friend both online and off, mentioning in an Instagram post that he spent the day at a mental health awareness event with the University of Minnesota.

Anthony Bourdain’s friends pay tribute to the late chef on his birthday 6 years after his death

“Good feeling,” he captioned the event. “#love is all that matters and the older I get the more I believe that’s ALL that matters.”

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