Colin Cowie | |
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Born | Colin Andrew Wilkie Cowie 3 January 1962 |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, television personality, author |
Website | colincowie |
Colin Andrew Wilkie Cowie (born 3 January 1962) is a Northern Rhodesia-born American lifestyle advisor, author, interior designer and party planner. [1] [2]
Cowie was born in Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), and educated in South Africa. [2] He moved to the United States in 1985 and founded Colin Cowie Lifestyle, [3] a wedding planning agency, in 1992.
His media appearances include the Today Show , The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show . He spent seven years on the Home Shopping Network and was a contributing member to the CBS Early Show for eight years. Cowie hosted the daily wedding planning show Get Married on Liefetime, on which he advised brides-to-be on fashion, decorating, and other wedding-related topics. He also hosted the television series Everyday Elegance with Colin Cowie for five seasons. [2] [4] [5]
In March 2017, Cowie launched Wilkieblog.com. Two months later, Colin Cowie Lifestyle announced the launch of a catering venture, F.O.O.D. Inc..[ citation needed ]
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