Bonnie Fuller (born Bonnie Hurowitz;
September 8, 1956) is a Canadian media executive who is the owner and editor-in-chief of ''
Hollywood Life''. Fuller previously worked as editor-in-chief for publications including ''
YM'', ''
Cosmopolitan'', ''
Glamour'', and ''
Us Weekly
''Us Weekly'' is an American weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine based in New York City. ''Us Weekly'' was founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, which sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986, and sold to Ameri ...
''.
Early life
Bonnie Hurowitz
was born in
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
, Ontario, to a real-estate lawyer and an elementary school teacher. She graduated from
Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto in 1974 and attended the
University of Toronto
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earning a
B.A. degree in 1977.
Career
In 1978, Fuller was a fashion reporter at the ''
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division.
...
''. Two years later, she became a sportswear editor for ''
Women's Wear Daily''. Her first job as editor-in-chief was in 1983 for ''
Flare,'' a Canadian national fashion magazine. She worked for five years at the publication prior to joining ''
YM'' as editor-in-chief.
Fuller launched the American version of ''
Marie Claire'' magazine in 1994 where she was the editor-in-chief. In 1996, she was appointed editor-in-chief of ''
Cosmopolitan'' magazine, succeeding
Helen Gurley Brown. From 1998 to 2001, she was editor of ''
Glamour'' magazine. Fuller worked as editor-in-chief of ''
Us Weekly
''Us Weekly'' is an American weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine based in New York City. ''Us Weekly'' was founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, which sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986, and sold to Ameri ...
'' and redesigned the title, creating the modern celebrity newsweekly. She created signature sections such as "Stars Are Just Like Us."
Beginning in July 2003, she served as executive vice president and chief editorial director of
American Media Inc., where she oversaw AMI's 16 magazines, including ''
Star
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'', ''
Shape
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'', ''Natural Health'', ''
Country Weekly'', and ''
Men's Fitness''. During her tenure, ''Star'' relaunched from a tabloid to a glossy magazine. Fuller stepped down from her position in May 2008, but remained the editor-at-large at ''Star'' and a consultant to AMI. In July 2009 she was hired by
Penske Media Corporation to relaunch HollywoodLife.com, a celebrity news site. As of 2019, Fuller is the editor-in-chief of
Hollywood Life and a senior advisor to PMC. She hosts the Hollywood Life weekly podcast.
In addition to her roles with Penske Media, she is a frequent contributor to a variety of media outlets including
HuffingtonPost.com, ''
Advertising Age'', the ''
Today show'', ''
Good Morning America
''Good Morning America'', often abbreviated as ''GMA'', is an American breakfast television, morning television program that is broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends wit ...
'', ''
Access Hollywood'', ''
Good Day New York'', ''
Inside Edition
''Inside Edition'' is an American tabloid television program that is distributed in Broadcast syndication, first-run syndication by CBS Media Ventures. Having premiered on January 9, 1989, it is the longest-running syndicated-newsmagazine progr ...
'', ''
Nancy Grace
Nancy Ann Grace (born October 23, 1959) is an American legal pundit, commentator and television journalist. She hosted ''Nancy Grace (TV program), Nancy Grace'', a nightly celebrity news and current affairs (news format), current affairs show ...
'', ''
FOX Digital News'', ''
CNN New Day'', ''
WPIX'', and ''
CTV News
CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name ''CTV News'' is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations (O&Os), which are closely tied to the nationa ...
''. On Tuesday mornings, she appears on Sirius XM Radio's
Cosmo Radio. She authored the bestselling book ''The Joys of Much Too Much: Go for the Big Life — The Great Career, The Perfect Guy, and Everything Else You've Ever Wanted''.
In 2021, Fuller purchased full ownership of Hollywood Life from Penske Media.
Awards and recognition
Fuller has twice been named editor of the year by ''
Ad Age.''
Personal life
Fuller married Canadian architect Michael Fuller on June 26, 1983. They have four children.
References
External links
Profile at Penske Media CorporationBonnie Fuller - Crain's 100 Most Influential Women 2007
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1956 births
Canadian magazine editors
Canadian women magazine editors
Living people
Writers from Toronto
University of Toronto alumni
Cosmopolitan (magazine) editors
Canadian expatriate journalists in the United States
Toronto Star people
Condé Nast people
Fashion editors