Curtis Stone

Stone made his first appearance on the small screen as the star of "Surfing the Menu" (ABC TV, 2004), which also featured Aussie chef Ben O'Donoghue. In the United Kingdom, he made several television appearances, including on "Dinner in a Box," "Good Food Live" (UKTV, 2007) and "Saturday Kitchen" (BBC One, 2002-). Making his debut in the United States, Stone spent two seasons as the star of "Take Home Chef" (TLC, 2006-08), in which he pretended to pick up an attractive woman, usually at a grocery store, then proceed to cook a meal at her house, surprising her partner when they arrived home. Meanwhile, he was seen regularly on "The Biggest Loser" (NBC, 2004-), where he taught the overweight contestants how to cook healthy meals. He also released several cook books over the years, including Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone and Cooking With Curtis. Back on television, Stone joined the likes of Cyndi Lauper, Darryl Strawberry, Sharon Osbourne and disgraced former governor Rod Blagojevich on "Celebrity Apprentice" (NBC, 2004-).