Friedman Paul Erhardt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedman Paul Erhardt

American chef

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1943

Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 26-Oct-2007

Profession: restaurateur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Friedman Paul Erhardt (November 5, 1943 – October 26, 2007) was a German American pioneering early television chef.
He was known as "Chef Tell" to his 40 million Baby Boomer fans.
He is widely regarded as one of the first chefs to enjoy widespread popularity on American television.
Former Philadelphia Inquirer food writer, Elaine Tait, wrote, "Chef Tell is America's pioneer TV showman chef whose food always tastes good." Erhardt's thick German accent reportedly made him the inspiration for the Swedish Chef, a well known Muppet character on The Muppet Show, although Brian Henson denies this.