Steven Cojocaru (; ; born July 4, 1972), is a

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television

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critic. He was born in

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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''.

Career

Cojocaru earned a Bachelor's Degree in Communications from

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. He began working in 1995 for the Canadian fashion magazine ''

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''. After moving to

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, he began writing a column. He was ''

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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 and 2004, Cojocaru worked on ''

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'', helping the contestants select new wardrobe pieces from show sponsor

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. On May 6, 2008, he appeared with

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in a segment for ''

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'', "Ticket to the Pollies".

Personal life

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

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. The second transplant in 2005, where his mother Amelia gave her kidney, has to date been successful. He is openly gay.

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