Steven Cojocaru
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| Born | July 4, 1962 [1] Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian, Romanian |
| Other names | Cojo |
| Education | Wagar High School, Concordia University |
| Known for | Fashion critic |
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| http://www.cojostyle.com | |
Steven Cojocaru (born January 5, 1962), known by the nickname "Cojo", is a Canadian fashion critic. He was born in Montreal, Quebec to a family of immigrants from Romania. Cojocaru started out as a magazine columnist and eventually began working on American television shows as a commentator and celebrity interviewer.
He graduated from Wagar High School[2] in 1979 and later earned a bachelors degree in communications from Concordia University.[3]
Cojocaru began working in 1991 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, he joined the cast of Entertainment Tonight, providing coverage of celebrity fashion.
He was the Style Correspondent for the Today show from 2000–2005; he has also worked at E! and Access Hollywood.
Appeared in the Los Angeles Times.[4]
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. The first (donated by his best friend) was removed when it became infected with polyomavirus.[5] The second transplant in 2005, where his mother Amelia gave her kidney, has to date been successful.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1342085/
- ^ "Lights! Camera! Cojo!". People (magazine). 2003-03-10. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139500,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ http://alumni.concordia.ca/
- ^ "Red-carpetbagger". Los Angeles Times. 2003-03-14. http://articles.latimes.com/2003/mar/14/entertainment/et-avins14.
- ^ "Inside Steven Cojocaru's Private Battle". ET Online. 2005-08-19. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20080505092840/http://www.etonline.com/celebrities/2005/08/35418/index.html. 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20080617141228/http://www.etonline.com/celebrities/2005/10/35597/index.html. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
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