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

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band Lunachicks. She also sang in the dance/

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band

Theo & the Skyscrapers Theo & the Skyscrapers are an experimental electronic band from New York City consisting of Theo Kogan (formerly of the band Lunachicks, and also a model and actress), Sean Pierce (of Toilet Böys Toilet Böys are an American rock and roll ...

. She also has her own cosmetic line, Armour Beauty. She is married to Sean Pierce, the guitarist of

and the

Toilet Böys Toilet Böys are an American rock and roll band from New York City, United States. The band's original line-up is made up of Miss Guy, Sean Pierce, Electric Eddie, Rocket, and Adam Vomit. Toilet Böys have toured world-wide supporting musical ac ...

Career

Kogan has had roles in movies such as ''

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'', '' Rock Star'', ''

In the Cut ''In the Cut'' is a 1995 thriller novel by American writer Susanna Moore. The plot follows an English teacher at New York University who becomes entangled in a sexual relationship with a detective investigating a series of gruesome murders in her ...

'', ''

Bringing Out the Dead ''Bringing Out the Dead'' is a 1999 American psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader, based on the novel of the same name by Joe Connelly. It stars Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, John Goodman, V ...

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

Third Watch ''Third Watch'' is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 26, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced ...

'' and ''

The Jon Stewart Show ''The Jon Stewart Show'' is a late night talk show that was hosted by comedian Jon Stewart. The program premiered on MTV in 1993 as a 30-minute daily offering and became one of the network’s more popular shows. Through a series of events t ...

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

Live Freaky! Die Freaky! ''Live Freaky Die Freaky'' is a stop motion-animated, musical independent 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 played in a few ...

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

Broadway musical Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Th ...

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

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, and Kenneth Cole.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Kogan's beauty line
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