"Hell's Kitchen" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

30 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Plot:

World renowned chef Gordon Ramsay puts 12 aspiring young chefs through rigorous and devastating challenges at his restaurant in Hollywood...

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Cuisine | Chef | Cooking | Kitchen

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Gordon Ramsay	...	Himself - Head Chef (47 episodes, 2005-2008)
Scott Leibfried	...	Himself - Sous Chef / ... (47 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jabari Jones	...	Server (34 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jason Thompson	...	Narrator / ... (25 episodes, 2005-2008)
Amy Rilling	...	Herself - Hostess (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jean Philippe Susilovic	...	Himself / ... (20 episodes, 2006-2008)
Monique Soltani	...	Server (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Julie Burrise	...	Server (20 episodes, 2007-2008)

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Series Directed by
Philip Abatecola		(13 episodes, 2008)
Tony Croll		(11 episodes, 2005)

Series Produced by
Rebecca Hertz	....	senior producer / producer (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gigi D'Amore	....	associate producer (11 episodes, 2007)
Ben Hatta	....	producer: restaurant (10 episodes, 2006)
Curt Northrup	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2006)
John Wehage	....	line producer (10 episodes, 2006)
Arthur Borman	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Kim Kilbey	....	talent producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Darren J. Paletz	....	co-producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Mark Herwick	....	producer (9 episodes, 2007)
James Macnab	....	producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Caroline Self	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Joel Relampagos	....	co-producer (4 episodes, 2008)
Michael Hammond	....	line producer (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Becky Blitz	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2008)
Kirk Durham	....	story producer (unknown episodes, 2007)
Dan Keats	....	story producer (unknown episodes, 2007)
Rusty Austin	....	post producer (unknown episodes)
Trice Barto	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)
Wendy Calhoun	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Tony Croll	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Heidi Dahmen	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Anthony Fiorino	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Kate Fisher	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Rebekah Fry	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)
Heather Geltzer	....	story producer (unknown episodes)
Nancy Gunn	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)
Paul Jackson	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Sandi Johnson	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Yun Lingner	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)
Marc Marriott	....	field producer (unknown episodes)
Michael A. Miller	....	challenge producer (unknown episodes)
Suzanne Pate	....	senior producer (unknown episodes)
Kenny Rosen	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Andrew Scheer	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Arthur Smith	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Daniel Soiseth	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Faye Stapleton	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Pete Tartaglia	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Kent Weed	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Natalka Znak	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Chip Goebert		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Marc Markley		(25 episodes, 2005-2008)
Shawn Gutierrez		(25 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dave Cannon		(13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dan Ackerman		(13 episodes, 2008)
Daniel Ackerman		(12 episodes, 2008)
Fernando M.V. Herrera		(10 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Manning		(10 episodes, 2007)
Jason Thompson		(10 episodes, 2007)
Devon Collins		(9 episodes, 2007)
Bryan M. Horne		(7 episodes, 2005)
Andrew Fialkowski		(7 episodes, 2008)
Dave Oliver		(4 episodes, 2006)
Matt McCartie		(4 episodes, 2007)
Kevin Finn		(4 episodes, 2008)
Anne-Marie Hess		(3 episodes, 2005)
Mike Espinosa		(3 episodes, 2008)
Alex Katz		(2 episodes, 2008)
Scott Bloom		(unknown episodes)
Jordan Browne		(unknown episodes)
Carol Carimi		(unknown episodes)
Andrew P. Jones		(unknown episodes)
Adrienne MacKillop		(unknown episodes)
Eric Myerson		(unknown episodes)
Jennifer Read		(unknown episodes)
Patrick Sayers		(unknown episodes)
Hudson Smith		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Jennifer Redinger		(11 episodes, 2005)
Sheila Conlin		(unknown episodes)
Gina Garza		(unknown episodes)
Peter Huntley		(unknown episodes)
Chris Keslar		(unknown episodes)
Cat Santarosa		(unknown episodes)
Steve Zukerman		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
John Janavs		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Art Direction by
Mark Blatchford		(18 episodes, 2005-2006)
Mercedes Younger		(11 episodes, 2005)
Dawn Sinko		(10 episodes, 2006)
Helen Harwell		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Shauna Aronson		(1 episode, 2006)
John Philpotts		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Birgitte Mann		(47 episodes, 2005-2008)

Series Production Management
Dru Zipkin	....	production supervisor (23 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lindsay Ringwald	....	post-production supervisor (11 episodes, 2007)
Emmy Davis	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes)
John Martin Davis	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Michael Hammond	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phillip Marshall Tyler	....	second assistant director / second assistant director: second unit (11 episodes, 2008)
Dru Zipkin	....	scheduling assistant director (10 episodes, 2006)
Ronald Hysten	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Libby Wall	....	set dresser (24 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Grest	....	set dresser (13 episodes, 2008)
Steve Grest	....	set dresser (13 episodes, 2008)
Brian Fowler	....	set dresser (11 episodes, 2005)
Katie Hofsommer	....	set dresser (11 episodes, 2005)
Stephanie Allen	....	set dresser (11 episodes, 2007)
J. Hardin	....	artist (11 episodes, 2008)
Steve Rodriguez	....	set dresser (10 episodes, 2006)
Liberty Wampler	....	art assistant (10 episodes, 2006)
Kalvar Antzon	....	carpenter (unknown episodes, 2007)
Camellia Cox	....	graphic designer (unknown episodes)
Leighanne Haddock	....	on-set dresser (unknown episodes)
Allan Lane	....	carpenter / set dresser (unknown episodes)
Frank Meroney	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)
Michael O'Donnell	....	lead man (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Kris Bagley	....	sound mixer (34 episodes, 2006-2008)
Scott Harber	....	control room sound mixer (23 episodes, 2006-2008)
Bradley Curtis Rohm	....	sound mixer (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jason Fyrberg	....	sound (21 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jess Contreras	....	sound technician (10 episodes, 2006)
Paul Graff	....	sound mixer (10 episodes, 2006)
Wild Woods	....	sound re-recording mixer (10 episodes, 2006)
Paul S. Shapiro	....	sound mixer (10 episodes, 2007)
Douglas V. Carney	....	audio engineer / control room sound mixer (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tony Austin	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Gerald Beg	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Rod Bermudez	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Pascal Bok	....	control room sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Keith A. Garcia	....	sound supervisor (unknown episodes)
Erika Gieschen	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Kamal Humphrey	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Jared Lipof	....	sound: "a" camera unit (unknown episodes)
Rudy Zasloff	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Pineda	....	camera operator (45 episodes, 2005-2008)
Andrew Clarke	....	electrician (43 episodes, 2005-2008)
Andrew Rakow	....	camera operator (33 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tyler Golden	....	assistant camera (22 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ryan Elliott	....	jib assistant / jib technician (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Philip Abatecola	....	camera operator: video camera (13 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gary Lowrance	....	gaffer (13 episodes, 2008)
Martin Mourino	....	remote camera operator (13 episodes, 2008)
Dashevsky Dimitri	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 2005)
Lauren Fitton	....	electrician (10 episodes, 2005-2008)
Zac Henry	....	camera rigger (10 episodes, 2006)
Dave Kanehann	....	camera operator (10 episodes, 2006)
Greg Gayne	....	still photographer (6 episodes, 2006)
Kevin Tiesiera	....	lighting technician (4 episodes, 2007)
Sean Haeseler	....	lighting technician (3 episodes, 2007)
Thomas McCarty	....	electrician (unknown episodes, 2007)
Rob Cammidge	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Heather Davidson	....	remote camera operator (unknown episodes)
John Douglas	....	camera operator: robotic camera (unknown episodes)
Kevin Faust	....	remote camera operator (unknown episodes)
Danforth France	....	video tape logger (unknown episodes)
Aaron Knoke	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Kenny Krauss	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Thomas Loureiro	....	remote camera operator (unknown episodes)
Katriona Macnab	....	switcher/robotic camera operator (unknown episodes)
Tom McNulty	....	remote camera operator (unknown episodes)
James Richardson III	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Mark W. Roden	....	remote camera operator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Joseph Liechty	....	background artist (13 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting Department
Debbie Ganz	....	senior casting producer (45 episodes, 2005-2008)
Lisa Ganz	....	senior casting producer (45 episodes, 2005-2008)
Randy White	....	casting editor (15 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Olivia Miles	....	costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Adam Avagliano	....	assistant editor (15 episodes, 2008)
Philip Carter	....	post-production coordinator (13 episodes, 2008)
Loren Erlanger	....	post-production coordinator (13 episodes, 2008)
Kian Gharib	....	assistant editor (13 episodes, 2008)
Sherron Hebron	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2008)
Justin Hrobuchak	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2008)
Sarah Zeitlin	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2008)
Chan Candela	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 2005)
Aaron Davies	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 2005)
Ky Matthes	....	on-line assistant editor (11 episodes, 2005)
Daniel Wirsig	....	post-production coordinator (11 episodes, 2005)
Joseph M. Gonzalez	....	first assistant editor / additional editor (11 episodes, 2007)
Rebecca Lynn Mair	....	lead assistant editor (11 episodes, 2008)
Sheila McIntosh	....	on-line editor (10 episodes, 2006)
Eduardo Rodriguez	....	assistant editor (10 episodes, 2007)
Dan Didsbury	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Ben Levkovitch	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Chris Ward	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Adam E. Winkler	....	lead assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Adam Winkler	....	lead assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Maarten Hofmeijer	....	music editor (11 episodes, 2005)
Grant Lovelace	....	music editor (5 episodes, 2007)
Joshua Chase	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Joshua Thomas	....	production assistant (47 episodes, 2005-2008)
Chris Horangic	....	talent manager / talent coordinator (33 episodes, 2006-2008)
Becky Blitz	....	production coordinator / talent coordinator (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Suzy Broad	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2008)
Christopher Michael Casey	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2008)
Devon Colbert	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2008)
Jeremy Dietrich	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2008)
R. Kyle Hiemenz	....	story associate (13 episodes, 2008)
Cindy King	....	production assistant / assistant production coordinator (13 episodes, 2008)
Sean T. Lafferty	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2008)
Chase Matthews	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2008)
Kathie J. Pomposo	....	set production assistant (13 episodes, 2008)
Lisa Marie Robert	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2008)
Shawn Schminke	....	production assistant (13 episodes, 2008)
Graham Wiggins	....	field production coordinator (13 episodes, 2008)
Matt Fitzgerald	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2005)
Jenée V. Giles	....	logger (11 episodes, 2005)
Ryan Woodall	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2005)
David Bowman	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2007)
Ricky Wiebe	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2007)
Chee-sen Wirth	....	payroll accountant (11 episodes, 2007)
Tricia Horn	....	production assistant (11 episodes, 2008)
Jonathan J. MacNamara	....	logger (11 episodes, 2008)
Seth Russell W. Peck	....	assistant production coordinator (11 episodes, 2008)
Elan Berle	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2006)
Lloyd Quinto	....	logger (10 episodes, 2006)
Maria Vaznaugh	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2006)
Matt Wahlquist	....	production supervisor (10 episodes, 2006)
Katie Srednicki	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2007)
Roger Taylor	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Alex Cassun	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Patrick Clement	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2007)
Chris Lum	....	medic (2 episodes, 2005)
Rick Fonck	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2006)
Gretchen Heim	....	assistant to executive producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Emily Auer	....	senior production assistant (unknown episodes)
Alan Balch	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Cory Di Lella	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Dax Dobbs	....	logger (unknown episodes)
John Douglas	....	shader (unknown episodes)
Kevin Elefante	....	craft service (unknown episodes)
Joshua Lou Friedman	....	office production assistant (unknown episodes)
Benj Goehner	....	restaurant production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jason Hagen	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Harding	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael Joffe	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Susie John	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Yun Lingner	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Gary Lowrance	....	special operator (unknown episodes)
Martin O'Byrne	....	reality director (unknown episodes)
Robert A. Palmer	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Heather M. Porter	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Alan Stephens	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mike Stern	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Alyse Wax	....	talent coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sam Zoda	....	production executive (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Keoni Kai Lucas	....	in memory of (1 episode, 2008)

Production Companies

• Granada Entertainment
• A. Smith & Co. Productions
• Upper Ground Enterprises

Distributors

• Fox Film Corporation
• Fox Network (2005-) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Crafty Chicks  key craft service
• Hollywood Caterers  catering

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-PG (some epiosodes)

Filming Locations:

3322 La Cienega Pl., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Granada Entertainment

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Chef Ramsay: Move your ass.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Hell's Kitchen: The Video Game (2008) (VG)

You want to look away, but you can't!

Two teams compete for an ultimate prize, but this isn't "Survivor" or "The Apprentice".

The prize is a restaurant for the winner to operate. And Chef Ramsay isn't a mere host like Jeff Probst, nor a hands-off boss like Donald Trump. He's with the contestants all evening, as they attempt to operate their restaurant, "Hell's Kitchen". He serves as the order co-coordinator, with final say on whether dishes are presentable. And if one dish in an order isn't acceptable, back the whole order goes. He grating and foul-mouthed, and almost brings the contestants to tears. He's more drill instructor than chef at times, berating those who aren't performing well. Customers aren't immune to Ramsay's temper; he'll yell and curse at patrons who dare to "speak to the chef".

You feel so bad for those getting the brunt of Ramsay's wrath; you want to look away, but you can't. It's an interesting twist to the elimination-style "reality" show.