Full Name Daphne Nur Oz Role Author Nationality United States Spouse John Jovanovic (m. 2010) | Name Daphne Oz Parents Mehmet Oz, Lisa Oz | |
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Occupation Author, journalist, TV personality Children Philomena "Philo" Bijou Jovanovic, Jovan Jovanovic Books The Chew: What's for Dinner?, Relish, The Dorm Room Diet: The 8‑ste, The Dorm Room Diet Planner, The Chew: Summer Flavors Similar People Profiles | ||
Daphne Oz l How-To l A Daytime Look
Daphne Nur Oz (born February 17, 1986) is a nutrition author and television host. On April 14, 2011, ABC announced Oz would be one of five co-hosts on The Chew, a one-hour live talk show exploring food from all angles.
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- Daphne Oz l How To l A Daytime Look
- College cafe daphne oz interviews dr mehmet oz
- Biography
- Author
- Public speaking
- Non profit work
- Television
- Selected works
- References
College cafe daphne oz interviews dr mehmet oz
Biography
Oz, the eldest child of popular television doctor Mehmet Oz and Lisa Oz, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck and was given an Apgar score of 2, but made a full recovery. Her paternal grandparents, Suna (née Atabay) and Mustafa Öz, emigrated from Konya Province, Turkey. She also has some Shapsug descent from her maternal great-grandparents. She was raised in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, where she graduated from Dwight-Englewood School in 2004. She has three siblings, Arabella, Zoe and Oliver. Oz graduated with a degree in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University in 2008.
On August 26, 2010, Oz married John Jovanovic at the Municipal Marriage Bureau in Manhattan. Jovanovic is an investment fund analyst, whom Oz met in college. The civil ceremony was followed by two religious ceremonies on August 28, 2010. A morning ceremony was held at the Synaxis of Serbian Saints Church in Portland, Maine. A second ceremony was held in the evening at the summer home of Oz's maternal grandparents, Gerald and Emily Jane Lemole, in Cumberland Foreside, Maine. The ceremony was led by the Rev. Prescott Rogers of the Swedenborgian Church.
On February 26, 2014, Oz gave birth to a daughter, named Philomena "Philo" Bijou Jovanovic. Her father described the baby as being a blue-eyed Circassian beauty, just like her mother. On April 23, 2015, Daphne announced on The Chew she was expecting her second child. Oz's father appeared on The Chew on May 15, 2015, and Oz said that she and her husband found out their second child's gender and her father's tie, which on that show was blue, would reveal the gender to everyone. Daphne gave birth to a son, Jovan Jr. – nicknamed "John-John" – on October 21, 2015. On June 6, 2017, Oz announced on The Chew and the next day via Facebook that she was expecting her third child the following winter.
Author
Oz's first book, The Dorm Room Diet (Newmarket Press, 2006), advanced her approach to avoiding the "Freshman 15". The book covers her advice on how to develop healthy habits while in college that may benefit the student through life. The book was publicized by multiple media outlets including The New York Times,The Wall Street Journal,People, The Washington Post,Reader's Digest, Teen Vogue, Cosmo Girl! and Seventeen. She made promotional appearances on Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, The Nate Berkus Show, The Tyra Banks Show, NPR Weekend Edition, and her father's program, The Dr. Oz Show.
In 2007, she published The Dorm Room Diet Planner (Newmarket Press, 2007). In 2012, she collaborated with the rest of the cast of The Chew to author The Chew: Food. Life. Fun. Oz also is the author of the New York Times bestselling Relish: An Adventure in Food, Style, and Everyday Fun. The book contains recipes, tips, relationship and career advice, and the author's personal anecdotes. Oz has written articles for Glamour and The Huffington Post. In 2012, she wrote five articles for a column called "Food for Thought" for Creators Syndicate.
Public speaking
Oz speaks publicly on lifestyle and health topics. In 2008, she was invited to speak at The Governor's Women's Conference, hosted by Maria Shriver. Oz was a featured speaker at The Aspen Institute's 2009 Aspen Health Forum. In 2011, Oz and her mother Lisa were the featured speakers at WCBS Radio's Working Women's Luncheon. Daphne Oz has delivered addresses to campus audiences including Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, and Georgetown University.
Non-profit work
Oz is an ambassador for and helped to establish HealthCorps, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that equips teenagers with nutrition, exercise, and stress management education in over 50 schools nationwide.
Television
Oz was one of five co-hosts on ABC's The Chew, a weekday one-hour lifestyle show, which premiered in September 2011. On August 11, 2017, it was confirmed that Oz would be leaving the show prior to the release of the seventh season. Oz has been featured as a guest co-host on The View, and has appeared as a healthy living expert on Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, The Dr. Oz Show, The Rachael Ray Show, Dayside, and Good Day New York. She was also one of the celebrity-guests on the fast-paced game-show Celebrity Name Game. Oz is currently a judge on the Food Network's new show, Cooks vs. Cons.