Colin Andrew Wilkie Cowie is a South African lifestyle guru and party planner to the stars, television personality and writer. Cowie was born in Kitwe, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, but educated in South Africa. He moved to the United States in 1985. He is also an acclaimed interior designer with projects around the world including The Mira Hong Kong in Hong Kong. Cowie regularly appears on the Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He was a contributing family member to the CBS Early Show for 8 years and is currently host of the daily wedding planning show, Get Married on Lifetime TV, on which he shares his professional expertise with brides-to-be on fashion, decorating, and other wedding related topics. Cowie has been profiled and quoted extensively in many periodicals, including The New York Times, People, Architectural Digest, In Style, Town & Country, Us Weekly, Reader's Digest, USA Today, TV Guide, The Los Angeles Times, Modern Bride and the Chicago Daily Herald. Cowie was the host of the television series Everyday Elegance. 

January 3rd, 1962 in Kitwe (Age 62)