Zamir Gotta

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Zamir Gotta
Born
Iazamir Gotta

1955or1956(age 67–68)
NationalityRussian
Alma mater Moscow State Pedagogical University
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • producer
SpouseKatya
Children2
Website zamirgotta.com

Iazamir Gotta [1] (born 1955or1956) [2] is a Russian television personality and producer. [3] He is best known as the travelling companion of American chef Anthony Bourdain on his Travel Channel TV show Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations .

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Early life

Gotta is of Jewish and Crimean Tatar ancestry. [4] He was educated at Moscow State Pedagogical University, where he studied English, and taught the language in Moscow from 1983 to 1988. [5]

Career

Gotta began his career as a film producer working on American productions in Russia. In 2006, he began working as a consultant for the New York-based Trident Media Group, and has produced episodes of Cities of the Underworld for the History Channel, and the Nova documentary Astrospies for PBS, both airing in 2008. [5]

Gotta first met Anthony Bourdain in 2002 when the chef hired him as a guide for the Saint Petersburg, Russia episode of A Cook's Tour . Gotta subsequently appeared in one more episode of that series, seven episodes of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations , and two episodes of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown , the last in 2016. Bourdain called Gotta an "international man of mystery", and his affable personality made him a "something of a folk hero" among fans of Bourdain's shows. [2]

Gotta launched his own vodka brand, Peacemaker, in 2016. [6]

Personal life

Gotta and his wife Katya are parents of a daughter, Anna, and a son, Anton, who was partially named for Anthony Bourdain. [7] In 2022, 20-year-old Anton died by suicide after jumping off a building. [8] After previously living in Connecticut, the Gottas moved to Buffalo, New York, which Zamir first visited while filming an episode of No Reservations. [7]

Appearances with Anthony Bourdain

A Cook's Tour

No Reservations

Parts Unknown

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References

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  6. "Zamir Gotta Moves to Buffalo – Schedules Vodka Release – Considers Russian Spy Bar". Buffalo Rising. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Four Questions With...Zamir Gotta". The Great Lakes Observer. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. Gotta, Zamir [@ZamirGotta] (3 September 2022). "My 20 y.o. son Anton jumped off a skyscraper last night, allegedly he could not handle his first love cheating" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 May 2024 via Twitter.