Michael Ausiello
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Ausiello at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con
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| Born | February 23, 1972 [1] New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation | Journalist, actor, founder and editor-in-chief of TVLine.com |
| Partner(s) | Kit Cowan (????–2015; his death) |
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Michael Ausiello /ˌɔːsiˈɛloʊ/ (born February 23, 1972) is an American television industry journalist and actor. He was a senior writer at TV Guide and its companion website, TVGuide.com.[2] On May 28, 2008, Ausiello left TV Guide for Entertainment Weekly[3] and posted his first blog for them on July 2, 2008.[4] On October 4, 2010, he announced his departure from Entertainment Weekly to join Jay Penske's Penske Media Corporation, where he launched a new TV site, TVLine.com.[5]
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Early life and education
Ausiello grew up in Roselle Park, New Jersey.[6] He is a graduate of the University of Southern California, and spent three years as the senior news editor of Soaps In Depth magazine and served as media relations coordinator at Entertainment Tonight prior to joining TV Guide.
Career
Ausiello penned two columns at TV Guide: The Ausiello Report, a weekly print column that expanded into a regularly updated blog online, and Ask Ausiello, an exclusively online weekly Q&A. Ausiello contributed to the website's weekly podcast, TV Guide Talk and the weekly TV Guide Channel program The 411 with a five-minute segment entitled "The Big Five", where he commented on the top five entertainment industry stories of the week. Ausiello also had a vodcast version of The Ausiello Report.
Ausiello has also contributed commentary to media outlets outside of TV Guide, such as Today, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, American Morning, Inside Edition, Extra, Access Hollywood, and Entertainment Tonight. He is a regular guest every Friday morning on Sirius Satellite Radio's popular morning show, "OutQ in the Morning" (Channel 109) with host Larry Flick, where they converse with callers about all things television—shows, stars, and plot lines, including scoops and spoilers.[citation needed]
Having garnered a number of connections with actors and producers such as Amy Sherman-Palladino, Ausiello has appeared in a few cameo roles on episodes of such television series as Gilmore Girls, Veronica Mars, and Scrubs. He is a pesca-vegetarian, currently residing in New York City.[7]
Personal life
Ausiello is openly gay and was married to photographer Kit Cowan.[8][9] Cowan died of a rare form of neuroendocrine cancer on February 5, 2015.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | He's Way More Famous Than You | Michael Ausiello |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Gilmore Girls | Customer | Episode: "But I'm a Gilmore!" |
| 2006 | The 411 | Correspondent | |
| 2006 | Veronica Mars | Blushing Guy | Episode: "The Quick and the Wed" |
| 2007 | Extra | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Scrubs | Obstetrician | Episode: "My Road to Nowhere" |
| 2007–10 | Entertainment Tonight | Himself | 10 episodes |
| 2009–10 | The Early Show | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Cougar Town | Bartender | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Episodes:
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| 2013 | Body of Proof | Grave Digger | Episode: "Daddy Issues" |
References
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- ↑ Gillette, Felix. "The Doctor Is In: TV addicts cut off by the W.G.A. turn to 'TV Guide' guy", The New York Observer, November 15, 2007. Accessed November 28, 2007.
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External links
- Official website
- Michael Ausiello at the Internet Movie Database
- TVLine
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- Michael Ausiello on Facebook
- Michael Ausiello on Instagram
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- Living people
- American male television actors
- Gay actors
- American male journalists
- People from Roselle Park, New Jersey
- Male actors from New Jersey
- LGBT writers from the United States
- University of Southern California alumni
