Steven Cojocaru
Steven Cojocaru | |
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 Steven Cojocaru in 2007 | |
| Born | July 4, 1972 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Cojo |
| Education | Wagar High School, Concordia University |
| Known for | Fashion critic |
| Parent(s) | Ben Cojocaru Amelia Cojocaru |
Steven Cojocaru (/ˈkoʊdʒoʊkɑːruː/; Romanian pronunciation: [koʒoˈkaru]; born July 4, 1972), is a Canadian television fashion critic. He was born in Montreal, Quebec to Romanian parents. Cojocaru started out as a magazine columnist and eventually began working on American television shows as a correspondent and interviewer on Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, The Insider and Access Hollywood.
Steven earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Concordia University.[1]
Cojocaru began working in 1995 for the Canadian fashion magazine Flare. After moving to Hollywood, he began writing a column. He was People Magazine's West Coast fashion editor, and has written two autobiographies, Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy (2003) and Glamour, Interrupted (2008).
In 2003 and 2004, Cojocaru worked on American Idol, helping the contestants select new wardrobe pieces from show sponsor Old Navy.
On May 6, 2008, he appeared with John Oliver in a segment for The Daily Show, "Ticket to the Pollies".
Cojocaru has had two kidney transplants due to being afflicted by the genetic Polycystic Kidney Disease. The first (donated by his best friend) was removed when it became infected with polyomavirus.[2] The second transplant in 2005, where his mother Amelia gave her kidney, has to date been successful.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He is openly gay.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alumni & friends - Concordia University". www.concordia.ca.
- ^ "Inside Steven Cojocaru's Private Battle". ET Online. 2005-08-19. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ "Cojo's Mom: Giving the Gift of Life". ET Online. 2005-10-13. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ "Cojo's Mojo". 28 April 2003.
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- Living people
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- Canadian gay writers
- Canadian diarists
- Canadian infotainers
- Canadian television personalities
- Canadian people of Romanian descent
- Concordia University alumni
- Canadian fashion journalists
- Kidney transplant recipients
- Television personalities from Montreal
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- 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people