Theo Kogan (born December 23, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, model, and actress, best known as the vocalist of the all-girl

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. She also sang in the

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band Theo & the Skyscrapers. She also had her own cosmetics line, Armour Beauty, and now works as a professional makeup artist for the TV, advertising, fashion and cosmetics industries. She is married to Sean Pierce, the guitarist of Theo & the Skyscrapers and the

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Early life

Kogan was born by C-section to Jewish American parents in

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, in December 1969. Her itinerant family moved to

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, New York City, when she was six months old. She grew up around musical family members: her aunt was in the National Symphony and her uncle played

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in jazz bands. Her father conducted symphonies and created computer programs, teaching music to children. Her mother was a secretary who became art director at ''Diversion'' magazine before becoming a therapist. Her ancestry includes Jewish immigrants from Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Romania several generations before her. Growing up, she was inspired by

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as well as female musicians such as

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and

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. Kogan attended

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where she formed the Lunachicks.

Career

Kogan has had roles in movies such as ''

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'', '' Rock Star'', '' In the Cut'', ''

Bringing Out the Dead ''Bringing Out the Dead'' is a 1999 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, based on the 1998 novel by Joe Connelly. It stars Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, Ving Rhames, and Tom Sizemore. ...

'', and '' High Times' Potluck''. She has also appeared on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has done voice over work for ''

Live Freaky! Die Freaky! ''Live Freaky! Die Freaky!'' is a 2006 American stop-motion animated independent musical film directed by John Roecker. It is a black comedy based on the Charles Manson murders. It premiered on DVD in the United States on January 17, 2006, and ...

'' Kogan can also be seen in ''Screen Test'', a

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directed by Rob Roth which her band Theo and the Skyscrapers composed the music for. Kogan has modelled in ad campaigns for

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, and Kenneth Cole.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Theo Kogan MakeupArmour Beauty
Archived October 13, 2016, at the Wayback Machine *
Theo & The Skyscrapers
on

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