Steven Cojocaru
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| Born | January 5, 1965 Montreal, Quebec |
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| Other names | Cojo |
| Known for | Fashion critic |
Steven "Cojo" Cojocaru (born January 5, 1965) is a fashion critic. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada 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 in 1979. According to his year book, his pastimes in high school were clubbing and going to concerts.
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 an autobiography, Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy (2003).
In 2003, he joined the cast of Entertainment Tonight, providing coverage of celebrity fashion.
He has also worked at E!, Access Hollywood, the Today show, and MTV.
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, a condition that caused incontinence and eventual loss of the transplanted kidney.[1] The second was donated by his mother, Amelia.[2]
