Andy Cohen (television personality)

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name = Andrew Cohen
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nationality = flagicon|USA U.S.A.
birth_date = birth date and age|1968|6|2
birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri
education = B.A. (broadcast journalism), Boston University
occupation = and Blogger
employer = Bravo^†
Ŀ NBC Universal
Ŀ GE
title = Senior Vice President of Production and Programming
website = [http://www.bravotv.com/blog/andysblog Andy’s Blog on BravoTV.com]
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partner = Single—as of June 1, 2007 Harv|Cohen|2007|p=2
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footnotes = † NBC Universal, the parent company of Bravo, is owned by the world’s second largest company, General Electric Co.

Andy Cohen is an American television executive. He is currently Senior Vice President of Production and Programming at the Bravo cable television network, a subsidiary of NBC Universal.

Biographical Data

Cohen was born on June 2, 1968,Citation |url=http://www.bravotv.com/blog/andysblog/2007/06/lil_40.php |title='Lil 40 |year=2007 |accessdate=2007-09-26 |date=2007-06-01 |last=Cohen |first=Andy |series=Andy’s Blog |publisher=BravoTV.com ] in St. Louis, Missouri,Citation |url=http://www.bravotv.com/blog/andysblog/bio.html |title=Andy Cohen’s biography |year=2007 |accessdate=2007-09-26 |publisher=BravoTV.com ] of Russian and Polish descentCitation |url=http://blogs.outzonetv.com/andy/2006/07/again_i_am_not_andre_balasz_1.php |title=Again, I Am NOT Andre Balasz |year=2006a |accessdate=2007-09-26 |date=2006-07-31 |last=Cohen |first=Andy |series=Andy Cohen’s Blog |publisher=OutZoneTV.com ] and Jewish heritage.Citation |url=http://www.bravotv.com/blog/andysblog/2006/11/photoblog_top_chef.php |title=Photoblog: Top Chef |year=2006b |accessdate=2007-09-26 |last=Cohen |first=Andy |date=2006-11-29 |series=Andy’s Blog |publisher=BravoTV.com ] He is openly gay, as he has stated both overtly and obliquely Harv|Cohen|2006a|loc=“…there is the issue of my playing for a different team than Andre.”, and in interviews.Citation |url=http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/people/2007/2/andycohen.html |title=Bravo’s Andy Cohen Loves His Big Gay Job |year=2007 |accessdate=2007-09-26 |last=Juergens |first=Brian |date=2007-02-14 |publisher=AfterElton.com ]

Cohen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University.

= Professional Background =

Current positions with NBC Universal

Hit shows Cohen oversees (or has overseen) include…
*"Top Chef"
*"Project Runway"
*"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"
*"Shear Genius"
*"The Real Housewives of Orange County"
*"Work Out"
*"Tim Gunn's Guide to Style"
*"Flipping Out"
*"Millionaire Matchmaker"
*"The Real Housewives of New York City"
*"Top Design"
*"Step It Up and Dance"

Also handles unscripted (“reality”) series and specials, such as…
*"Blow Out"
*"Being Bobby Brown"
*"Celebrity Poker Showdown"
*"Showdog Moms and Dads"
*"Battle of the Network Reality Stars"

Cohen is also a blogger on pop culture, television, media, and his own daily life…
*“ [http://www.bravotv.com/blog/andysblog Andy’s Blog] ” at [http://www.BravoTV.com BravoTV.com]
*“ [http://blogs.outzonetv.com/andy Andy Cohen’s Blog] ” at [http://blogs.OutZoneTV.com OutZoneTV.com]

He is the host of "Watch What Happens," BravoTV.com's first live-streaming online program, and has hosted several reunion shows on Bravo TV, including:
* "Top Chef: Watch What Happens Special" - 2
* "The Real Housewives of Orange County: Watch What Happens Special"
* "The Real Housewives Confess"
* "Flipping Out: Watch What Happens Special"
* "Shear Genius: Watch What Happens Special"
* "20 Most Outrageous Bravo Moments"

He is a recurring commentator on CNN and other media outlets as a pop culture pundit for Bravo.

Previous NBC assignments

Cohen was previously Vice President of Original Programming for TRIO, another NBC Universal outlet, beginning in July 2000. Original productions under his supervision at TRIO included:
*"Gay Republicans"
*"Easy Riders/Raging Bulls"
*"Brilliant, But Cancelled"
*"Pilot Season"
*"24w/"
*"Parking Lot"
*"PeterPeter"

Before NBC Universal

*CBS News:
**Senior Producer for "The Early Show"
**Producer for "48 Hours" and "CBS This Morning"

Awards

*Peabody Award, 2004, as executive producer of the TRIO documentary "The N-Word"Citation |url=http://www.peabody.uga.edu/archives |title=The Peabody Award Winners Archive |accessdate=2007-09-26 |publisher=University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication . Note that the Peabody Archive lists the year of this award as 2004, not 2005 as stated in [http://www.bravotv.com/blog/andysblog/bio.html BravoTV.com’s biography of Cohen] ; the Peabody Archive citation is taken as authoritative.]
*At least five primetime Emmy Award nominationsCitation |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1565702/awards |contribution=Awards for Andrew Cohen (V) |year=2007 |accessdate=2007-09-26 |title=The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) |publisher=IMDb.com] as executive producer of:
**"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" (nominated in 2005)
**"Project Runway" (nominated in 2006 and 2007)
**"Project Greenlight" (nominated in 2005)
**"Top Chef" (nominated in 2007)
*Named “hottest blogger of 2006” by "OUT Magazine" in their annual “hot” issueCitation |url=http://www.bravotv.com/blog/andysblog/2006/05/stuff.php |title=Stuff |year=2006c |accessdate=2007-09-26 |last=Cohen |first=Andy |date=2006-05-16 |series=Andy’s Blog |publisher=BravoTV.com ]
*Named by [http://www.multichannel.com Multichannel News] one of 2007’s “40 Under 40”Citation |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6446424.html?industryid=47199&q=%2240+Under+40%22 |title=Forty Under Forty |year=2007 |accessdate=2007-09-26 |date=2007-05-28 |magazine=Multichannel News |publisher=Multichannel.com ] innovative and formative executives at work today

References

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External links

*imdb name|id=1565702|name=Andrew Cohen
* [http://www.bravotv.com/blog/andysblog Andy’s Blog on BravoTV.com]
* [http://blogs.outzonetv.com/andy Andy Cohen’s Blog on OutZoneTV.com]