George Duran (born George Kevork Guldalian on January 13, 1975) is an American chef and entertainer who currently presents the cooking show Ham on the Street on the Food Network, which started its second season in the summer of 2007. He took over hosting duties from Jim O'Connor for the Food Network show The Secret Life Of... on April 2, 2007.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, to parents of Armenian descent, George attended New York University, majorin...
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George Duran (born George Kevork Guldalian on January 13, 1975) is an American chef and entertainer who currently presents the cooking show Ham on the Street on the Food Network, which started its second season in the summer of 2007. He took over hosting duties from Jim O'Connor for the Food Network show The Secret Life Of... on April 2, 2007.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, to parents of Armenian descent, George 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.
George 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...
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