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'''Joseph Eugene "Joey" Kovar''' (July 24,1983 - August 17, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] model and [[reality television]] star and [[bodybuilder]] who first appeared in the twentieth season of [[MTV]]'s ''[[The Real World]]'', ''[[The Real World: Hollywood]]'', in 2008.<ref name=ctribune>{{cite news|first=Carlos|last=Sadovi|title=Autopsy inconclusive, further tests required for reality star Joey Kovar |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-18/entertainment/chi-reality-star-joey-kovar-native-of-evergreen-park-dies-20120817_1_drug-overdose-reality-star-chicago-ridge-police |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2012-08-18}}</ref><ref name=latimes>{{cite news|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla |title=Joey Kovar of 'Real World', 'Celebrity Rehab' found dead at 29 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-joey-kovar-dead-real-world-20120817,0,3631961.story |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2012-08-17}}</ref> In 2010, Kovar appeared as a patient on the [[VH1]] reality show, ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]'', for treatment of addictions to [[alcohol]], [[cocaine]], [[MDMA|ecstasy]], [[methamphetamine]]s, and [[steroids]].<ref name=vh1>{{cite news|first=|last= |title= Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Season 3 Cast Bios |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/celebrity_rehab_with_dr_drew/season_3/cast.jhtml |publisher=[[VH1]] |year=2010}}</ref><ref name=realityblurred>{{cite web|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/celebrity_rehab/2009_May_28_season_three_cast|title=Dennis Rodman, Heidi Fleiss, Mackenzie Phillips, Joey Kovar, Lisa D'Amato cast on Celebrity Rehab 3|author=Andy Dehnart|date=May 28, 2009 |publisher=Reality Blurred}}</ref> |
'''Joseph Eugene "Joey" Kovar''' (July 24, 1983 - August 17, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] model and [[reality television]] star and [[bodybuilder]] who first appeared in the twentieth season of [[MTV]]'s ''[[The Real World]]'', ''[[The Real World: Hollywood]]'', in 2008.<ref name=ctribune>{{cite news|first=Carlos|last=Sadovi|title=Autopsy inconclusive, further tests required for reality star Joey Kovar |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-18/entertainment/chi-reality-star-joey-kovar-native-of-evergreen-park-dies-20120817_1_drug-overdose-reality-star-chicago-ridge-police |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=2012-08-18}}</ref><ref name=latimes>{{cite news|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla |title=Joey Kovar of 'Real World', 'Celebrity Rehab' found dead at 29 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-joey-kovar-dead-real-world-20120817,0,3631961.story |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2012-08-17}}</ref> In 2010, Kovar appeared as a patient on the [[VH1]] reality show, ''[[Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew]]'', for treatment of addictions to [[alcohol]], [[cocaine]], [[MDMA|ecstasy]], [[methamphetamine]]s, and [[steroids]].<ref name=vh1>{{cite news|first=|last= |title= Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Season 3 Cast Bios |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/celebrity_rehab_with_dr_drew/season_3/cast.jhtml |publisher=[[VH1]] |year=2010}}</ref><ref name=realityblurred>{{cite web|url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/celebrity_rehab/2009_May_28_season_three_cast|title=Dennis Rodman, Heidi Fleiss, Mackenzie Phillips, Joey Kovar, Lisa D'Amato cast on Celebrity Rehab 3|author=Andy Dehnart|date=May 28, 2009 |publisher=Reality Blurred}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Joseph Eugene "Joey" Kovar (July 24, 1983 - August 17, 2012) was an American model and reality television star and bodybuilder who first appeared in the twentieth season of MTV's The Real World, The Real World: Hollywood, in 2008.[1][2] In 2010, Kovar appeared as a patient on the VH1 reality show, Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, for treatment of addictions to alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamines, and steroids.[3][4]
Early life
Kovar was a native of Evergreen Park, Illinois, where he continued to reside after appearing on The Real World: Hollywood and other shows. He battled addiction to both drugs and alcohol before appearing in television.[1]
Career
Kovar, a former personal trainer, was discovered at age 24 by a talent scout on a Chicago street.[1] In 2008, Kovar was cast in the twentieth season of the long-running MTV series, The Real World.[2] Kovar believed he was cast for the The Real World: Hollywood due to his personality and openness about past partying and drug use.[1] In a 2009 interview with the Chicago Tribune, Kovar elaborated, "We kind of have an 'I don't give a [bleep]' attitude. What you see is what you get...People want edgy. People want attitude. People want in-your-face, and that's what Chicagoans bring. The attitude we have is what's going to draw the ratings."[1] Kovar became increasingly addicted to drugs and alcohol while filming The Real World.[3] Due to erratic behavior and substance abuse, he was asked to leave the show to pursue treatment.[3]
Kovar next appeared in the third season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which premiered in November 2009. Other cast members for the season included Dennis Rodman, Mackenzie Phillips, and Heidi Fleiss. On the show, he was treated for addictions to alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamines, and steroids.[3] In an on-camera discussion about his addiction to cocaine with Dr. Drew Pinsky, the show's host and addiction medicine specialist, at the end of the season Kovar stated, "I want this, but at the same time, I'm not going to make any false ... promises,...I'm not going to tell you. 'I'm going to be sober,' 'cause I don’t know."[2]
Death
Joey Kovar died of an opiate intoxication August 17, 2012, at the age of 29.[2] He was discovered with blood coming out of his nose and ears at an apartment building in 9800 block of South Sayre Avenue in Chicago Ridge, Illinois.[1][2] Kovar was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 9 a.m. An initial autopsy proved inconclusive.[1] Kovar's family stated there were no signs of alcohol or drugs found in his system,[2][5] and believed he had been sober for approximately six months while he pursued acting,[1] but a later autopsy indicated that Kovar succumbed to "opiate intoxication".[6]
He was survived by a 3-year-old son and 2 year-old daughter.[1]
He became the third former Real World cast member to die, after Pedro Zamora and Frankie Abernathy, and was one of three cast members from Season 3 of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew to die, along with Mike Starr and Mindy McCready.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sadovi, Carlos (2012-08-18). "Autopsy inconclusive, further tests required for reality star Joey Kovar". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b c d e f D'Zurilla, Christie (2012-08-17). "Joey Kovar of 'Real World', 'Celebrity Rehab' found dead at 29". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ a b c d "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Season 3 Cast Bios". VH1. 2010.
- ^ Andy Dehnart (May 28, 2009). "Dennis Rodman, Heidi Fleiss, Mackenzie Phillips, Joey Kovar, Lisa D'Amato cast on Celebrity Rehab 3". Reality Blurred.
- ^ "Joey Kovar of 'Real World', 'Celebrity Rehab' found dead at 29". TMZ. August 18, 2012.
- ^ Rogers, Christopher (November 12, 2012). "‘Real World’ Star Joey Kovar’s Cause Of Death Revealed". Hollywood Life.
External links
- Joey Kovar at IMDb