Printable Biography of George Kotsiopoulos

George Kotsiopoulos is a magazine editor, fashion consultant, stylist and television personality. He is currently style editor at large for C magazine and formerly a fashion associate at The New York Times Magazine. He is co-host of Fashion Police.

Kotsiopoulos grew up in Skokie, Illinois.

He holds a Bachelor’s in Accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Of his formative years, Kotsiopoulos recalled, "I was always interested in arts but my parents were Greek immigrants and to them it was important to be a doctor, lawyer or businessman. But I got my fashion fix from old movies and looking at archival issues of Vogue at the public library. I also used to secretly go shopping with my older sister because she trusted my opinion. But for the most part I pushed art and fashion aside and went to the University of Illinois and got my bachelor's degree in accountancy. I graduated but never took the CPA exam because I was bored to death. Immediately after college I skipped town and moved to Los Angeles."

Kotsiopoulos began his career in Hollywood as a publicist in the entertainment division of Bragman Nyman Cafarelli.

He spent eight years in the style department at T: The New York Times Magazine, based on the West Coast, and ultimately became a Fashion Associate and Market Editor while also producing shoots in Los Angeles and New York, among other places. Said Kotsiopoulos, "I learned everything about fashion during my time at the New York Times."

In 2005 he co-hosted the "Sephora" television pilot for E! Entertainment/Style Networks and was a fashion and style correspondent for MSNBC’s "Entertainment Hot List". He has also made television appearances as a fashion expert and stylist on Good Morning America, E! News Daily, KTLA News, Access Hollywood, YourLA, Good Day LA," "American Inventor, House of Boateng, Style Star, How Do I Look, CW Now and Style Her Famous among others.

In 2008, Kotsiopoulos worked with the now defunct RestlessStyle.com, an online fashion and lifestyle magazine launched by the daytime soap opera The Young & The Restless. He has appeared as himself several times on the show, most recently in episodes that aired in July 2011.

In September 2010, Kotsiopoulos joined Joan Rivers, Giuliana Rancic and Kelly Osbourne as co-host of Fashion Police airing on E! Entertainment Television. On his casting, Kotsiopoulos said, "It's my first television show as a series regular. I've done pilots before, I've done a bunch of various shows. When I was approached for this show, I was slightly hesitant for a second because I was worried - I was thinking, how am I gonna criticize all of these people that I'm gonna work with, and my friends, who are stylists. How am I gonna do that? Ultimately, you have to take a different direction in your life, in your career. I very quickly realized this was not an opportunity I could let pass by."

In March, 2011, The Hollywood Reporter ranked Kotsiopoulos 19th out of The 25 Most Powerful Stylists in Hollywood.