Hiroyuki Sakai date of birth:
April 2, 1942
How old is Hiroyuki Sakai?
84
Where was Hiroyuki Sakai born?
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Hiroyuki Sakai body shape:
Average
What color are Hiroyuki Sakai's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Hiroyuki Sakai's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Hiroyuki Sakai gay or straight?
Straight
What is Hiroyuki Sakai's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Hiroyuki Sakai nationality?
Japanese
What is Hiroyuki Sakai's occupation?
Chef
Hiroyuki Sakai claim to fame:
Iron Chef
Short Biography
Hiroyuki Sakai (坂井 宏行, Sakai Hiroyuki, born April 2, 1942) is a well-known Japanese chef who specializes in French cuisine. Sakai is most famous for being the second, and last, Iron Chef French on the Japanese television show Iron Chef, first appearing at the beginning of 1994 (after Yutaka Ishinabe retired) and continued his appearance in shows over nine seasons. Sakai has the third best winning percentage of the Iron Chefs, trailing only his Iron Chef French predecessor, Yutaka Ishinabe and the first Iron Chef Japanese Rokusaburo Michiba. His stature as the top chef on the show was formalized when he was named the "King of Iron Chefs" after emerging victorious from the show's grand finale, a tournament involving all the active Iron Chefs. He went on to defeat the top chef in the world, Alain Passard, in the grand finale Long-Gang Chicken battle prior to the closure of the Iron Chef series. His record on Iron Chef is 70-15-1.