Lee Coan
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Lee Coan is a writer and ex editor of men's magazine FHM.
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[edit] Journalism career
Lee Coan used to edit the 'Incoming!' section of FHM, incorporating readers letters, crazy pictures, and fact-based news stories. As a celebrity writer, Coan has interviewed The Sugababes,[1] Keeley Hazell,[2] Brad Pitt, Lemmy from Motörhead, 50 Cent and Jason Kay of the band Jamiroquai amongst others. Since leaving FHM, Coan's interviews have been found in The Mail on Sunday, The Guardian, and Shortlist magazine.[3] Lee Coan was nominated for the 2005 PTC New Journalist of the Year awards.[4] In August 2007 Lee met with Babyshambles star Pete Doherty shortly before he was jailed.[5]
[edit] Li'l Lee
Li'l Lee was a re-occurring character in FHM from 2003-2007.
[edit] Banksy
In May 2006 he attended an art exhibition in LA, where graffiti artist Banksy caused public outrage by painting a live elephant.[6] "In one of the most surreal hours of my life, I helped the artist move his stricken truck, before giving his crew a lift back to their hotel in a convertible Mustang I’d hired. From that point I was ‘in’.[7] On 13 June 2008, Daily Mail supplement Live published Coan's interview with infamous graffiti artist 'Banksy'. A world exclusive, this rare access to one of the art world's greatest mysteries was claimed to be 'The first interview with the world's most elusive artist'.[8] However, Banksy was interviewed previously by Guardian journalist Simon Hattenstone.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Live Magazine, 2008
- ^ "Top girl". FHM, pp. 74-80, September 2005 Keeley Hazell
- ^ Leecoan.com
- ^ PPA awards 2005
- ^ FHM meets Mr Doherty
- ^ An Artist Without A Face, The New York Times
- ^ Breaking the Banksy: The first interview with the world's most elusive artist. Coan, Lee. [1]
- ^ Breaking the Banksy: The first interview with the world's most elusive artist. Coan, Lee. [2]
- ^ Simon Hattenstone meets Britain's No 1 graffiti artist, Banksy. Hattenstone, Simon. [3]
