Joey kovar biography

Joey Kovar

American model and reality megastar (–)

Joseph Eugene Kovar (July 24, – August 17, ) was an American model and feature television star and bodybuilder who first appeared in the ordinal season of MTV's The Frightening World, The Real World: Hollywood, in ^[1]^[2]

In , Kovar exposed as a patient on integrity VH1 reality show, Celebrity Restore with Dr. Drew, for management of addictions to alcohol, cocain, ecstasy, methamphetamines, and steroids.^[3]^[4]

Early life

Kovar was a native of Tracheophyte Park, Illinois, where he prolonged to reside after appearing rat on The Real World: Hollywood put forward other shows. He battled habit to alcohol and other blockhead before appearing in television.^[1]

Career

Kovar, deft former personal trainer, was determined at age 24 by ingenious talent scout on a Metropolis street.^[1] In , Kovar was cast in the twentieth stint of the long-running MTV entourage, The Real World.^[2] Kovar deemed he was cast for The Real World: Hollywood due expectation his personality and openness soldier on with past partying and drug use.^[1] In a interview with loftiness Chicago Tribune, Kovar elaborated, "We kind of have an 'I don't give a [bleep]' imagination. What you see is what you getPeople want edgy. Followers want attitude. People want in-your-face, and that's what Chicagoans signify. The attitude we have run through what's going to draw high-mindedness ratings."^[1] Kovar became increasingly inveterate to alcohol and other dipstick while filming The Real World. Due to erratic behavior dowel substance abuse, he was on purpose to leave the show helter-skelter pursue treatment.^[3]

Kovar next appeared huddle together the third season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which premiered in November Other blue members for the season categorized Dennis Rodman, Mackenzie Phillips, cranium Heidi Fleiss. On the front part, he was treated for addictions to alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy, ice, and steroids.^[3] In an on-camera discussion about his addiction give somebody the job of cocaine with Dr. Drew Pinsky, the show's host and dependency medicine specialist, at the close of the season Kovar so-called, "I want this, but look after the same time, I'm war cry going to make any falsepromisesI'm not going to tell complete. 'I'm going to be sober', 'cause I don't know."^[2]

Death

Kovar in a good way of an opiate intoxication resist August 17, , at greatness age of ^[2] He was discovered with blood coming withdraw of his nose and shock at an apartment building breach the block of South Sayre Avenue in Chicago Ridge, Illinois.^[1]^[2] Kovar was pronounced dead at the same height the scene shortly before 9 a.m. An initial autopsy compact inconclusive.^[1] Kovar's family stated close to were no signs of take a drink or other drugs found increase by two his system,^[2]^[5] and believed fair enough had been sober for environing six months while he chased acting,^[1] but a later examination indicated that Kovar succumbed optimism "opiate intoxication".^[6]

He became the gear former Real World cast colleague to die, 18 years shadowing the death of Pedro Zamora of Real World: San Francisco and five years following honesty death of Frankie Abernathy be in opposition to Real World: San Diego. Kovar was one of three shy members from Season 3 competition Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew to die, including Mike Drummer and Mindy McCready, and bash among seven cast members entire from Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew who have died, organized list that further includes Chyna who appears in season 1, Rodney King who was featured in season 2, Jeff Conaway who appeared in seasons 1 and 2, and Jason Statesman who appeared in season 4.

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