Brother Luck Last updated August 16, 2025 American chef
Brother Marcellus Haywood Luck IV , known professionally as Brother Luck , [ 1] is an American chef who has appeared on several reality cooking shows.
Early life and education Luck was born in San Francisco and spent time abroad with his parents. [ 2] [ 3] He is the fourth generation in his family to be called Brother Marcellus Luck. [ 4] Vice described Luck as "a fair-skinned, half-Creole and half-Cajun, biracial man". [ 2] His father died when he was 10 years old, and he and his younger brother were raised by their mother. [ 2] [ 5] From the age 14, he started working in professional kitchens and won various culinary scholarships and competitions in high school. [ 6] When Luck was 16, his mother went to prison and he raised his brother. [ 2]
Luck attended The Art Institute of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona after studying at Metro Tech High School . [ 5] Luck became a Certified Executive Chef through the American Culinary Federation . [ 7]
References 1 2 Wood, Samantha (October 4, 2017). "Interview with Brother Luck: Four by Brother Luck" . Rocky Mountain Food Tours . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . 1 2 3 4 5 Wilson, Korsha (March 12, 2018). " 'Top Chef' Star Brother Luck Isn't Here to Define His Food By Race" . Vice . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ Elizarraras, Jessica (November 3, 2011). "A Conversation With Chef Brother Luck, Hotel Contessa" . San Antonio Express-News . Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023 . ↑ Antonation, Mark (January 23, 2017). "Brother Luck and Other Colorado Chefs Who Have Appeared on Chopped" . Westword . Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023 . 1 2 Leon, Shoshana (September 22, 2022). "Chef Brother Luck Returns to Phoenix to Share His Story" . Frontdoors Media. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023 . ↑ "Brother Luck" . Bravo TV Official Site . October 12, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ Wrenn, Colin (November 5, 2019). "Brother Luck's Colorado Springs Restaurants Live Up to His TV Fame" . 303 Magazine . ↑ "Brother Luck" . No Kid Hungry Culinary Events . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ "Q&A With Colorado's Local 'Top Chef' Contestants" . Colorado.com . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ Dixon; Holland, Misty; Dixon, Marcus James (November 9, 2017). " 'Top Chef: Colorado' Season 15 Cast Photos" . GoldDerby . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . 1 2 Verner, Jared (March 11, 2019). "Local chef Brother Luck to talk about TV cooking for March 17 Prologue series" . Communique . ↑ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs chef Brother Luck opening dumpling restaurant" . Colorado Springs Gazette . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ "Red, White and BBQ" . Food Network . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ Steiner, Matt. "Colorado Springs chef Brother Luck needs your vote to become finalist in Food Network competition" . Colorado Springs Gazette . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs chef to go knife to knife for coveted title of Bravo's 'Top Chef ' " . Colorado Springs Gazette . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ Antonation, Mark. "Brother Luck and Other Colorado Chefs Who Have Appeared on Chopped" . Westword . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ Wloszczyna, Susan (January 11, 2019). " 'Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen': Brother says bye-bye, while 5 others say hello to fresh opportunity to stick around" . GoldDerby . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs celebrity chef Brother Luck reopens Lucky Dumpling kitchen" . Colorado Springs Gazette . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . ↑ Farney, Teresa. "Colorado Springs chefs, Brother Luck and Luis Young, semifinalist for James Beard Awards" . Colorado Springs Gazette . Retrieved December 16, 2022 . This page is based on this
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