Micah Jesse Koffler (born July 19, 1986), better known as Micah Jesse is an American gossip blogger and creator of the lifestyle and entertainment website MicahJesse.com.

Early life

Jesse was born in

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to parents from

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and

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. His father, Barry A. Koffler, is an orthopedic surgeon, and mother, Marcie Koffler, is an artist. On May 17, 2009, he received his BA in

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from Long Island's

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. then moved to New York, New York, where he currently resides.

Career

In May 2012, Jesse became the entertainment correspondent for the

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and Creative Coalition's Be A STAR Alliance, which promotes anti-bullying initiatives.

MicahJesse.com

The lifestyle and entertainment website focuses on celebrities, as well as Jesse's own activities. He was once dubbed "the Perez Hilton of the East Coast" by OK! magazine; In January 2012, Jesse was a judge at the Miss New York USA pageant, helping to select the 2012 representative for the state of New York in the

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pageant.

Television

In June 2009, Jesse became a co-host on

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channel on the network's on-demand show ''

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''. He signed on for another year at the network in April 2011, and hosted his own red carpet segment called "Plus 1" on the network's show '' Speaking Of...''. "Plus 1" featured Micah interviewing celebrities on the red carpet at events such as the Z100 Jingle Ball, '' Out'' Magazine OUT100 Awards, and the

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. In January 2013, Micah returned to

to host the talk show ''U&A Live''. Jesse became a correspondent on entertainment and pop culture show ''AXSLive'' on

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, in September 2012. In September 2009, Jesse became a weekly entertainment contributor on the

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(FOX 5) show ''Good Day New York Online''.

Radio

Jesse launched an online radio show, ''The Micah Jesse Show'', on January 20, 2009, which included updates from his blog and interviews with celebrities. In January 2013, Micah became a weekly entertainment and celebrity gossip contributor on Long Island, New York radio station 106.1 FM

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on the "Dana & Jeffrey in the Morning" radio show.

References

External links

MicahJesse.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jesse, Micah 1986 births Living people American male bloggers American bloggers American infotainers American gossip columnists Writers from Atlanta Hofstra University alumni