Steven Cojocaru

Steven Cojocaru
Steven Cojocaru in 2007
Born	(1962-07-04) July 4, 1962 (age 63) Montreal, Quebec
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, 1962), 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, working on Entertainment Tonight, The Today Show, The Insider and Access Hollywood.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Cojocaru earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from Concordia University.^[1] He 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).^{[citation needed]}

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".^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Cojocaru grew up in the Montreal suburb of Côte-Saint-Luc where graduated from Wagar High School in 1979.^[2]

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.^[3] The second transplant in 2005, where his mother Amelia gave her kidney, has to date been successful.^[4]

Cojocaru is in recovery from alcoholism.^[5]

He is openly gay.^[6]

References

1. "Alumni & friends - Concordia University". www.concordia.ca.
2. "1979 Wagar High School Prelude Yearbooks Page 19".
3. "Inside Steven Cojocaru's Private Battle". ET Online. 2005-08-19. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
4. "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.
5. {{Cite web|url= https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity-style-maven-steven-cojocaru-173000648.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADyeyFvn3QRET43LvgUhsmSIzkDapV6P6Ht0sm1QHU0k-elARDiF-eCw5C7kTgCLSt5k3u9pVb9YZzP5EtSOxUagWYsG8b7jtbqZl8NbtdkzHs4SZ1OajoUaXdpGmwo6RLKg1wwROjpIx7EtefwagB1HdKWt273A7uP1erUAhvNf%7C }}
6. "Cojo's Mojo". 28 April 2003.

External links

• Media related to Steven Cojocaru at Wikimedia Commons
• Steven Cojocaru at IMDb
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