David Burtka

I like that David Burtka refuses to be boxed into one lane. He trained as an actor at the University of Michigan and even picked up a Clarence Derwent Award for his stage work, yet he's just as known these days as a chef. That pivot from theater to the kitchen feels genuine to me rather than a celebrity vanity project. The Dearborn, Michigan roots give him a grounded, Midwestern quality that I think suits the down-to-earth food world. I'd be curious to taste what he cooks, because someone who can command a stage usually knows how to put on a show on a plate too.

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Name (English)

David Burtka

Name (Japanese)

デイヴィッド・バーカ

Reading

でいゔぃっど・ばーか

Born

May 29, 1975 (age 51)

Origin

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Occupation

actor / chef / stage actor / film actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

University

University of Michigan

Awards & achievements

• Clarence Derwent Awards

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dbelicious/
• Xhttps://x.com/davidburtka
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Burtka
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q984397

Tags

• Michigan
• actor
• chef
• stage actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.