Evan Kosiner
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Evan Kosiner with Isadore Sharp, O.C., founder and chairman of The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in 2013
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Evan Kosiner December 16, 1987 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Philanthropist & Entrepreneur |
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Evan Kosiner is a Canadian philanthropist, entrepreneur and broadcaster. His notable achievements include receiving The Governor General's Sovereign's Medal For Volunteers, The Governor General of Canada's Caring Canadian Award, and for obtaining rights to bring HuffPost Live to Canada for television, partnering with AOL (which was acquired by Verizon Communications). Kosiner Co-founded and acts as Chairman of Skate To Great, supported primarily by FedEx, is one of the largest skating related charities in Canada under his leadership since inception in 2012. In 2016 he became a seed investor for HVR Technologies Inc.
Kosiner also Directed and Co-Executive Produced a feature-length theatrical film shown in approximately one thousand theaters worldwide, starring rapper Drake, entitled "Drake's Homecoming: The Lost Footage." The international theatrical release was held on March 19, 2015, but Kosiner stayed quiet amidst much controversy surrounding the film. The film's controversy was documented throughout numerous articles in Rolling Stone Magazine, Billboard Magazine, TMZ, The LA Times, Vice News, Canadian Press and The Toronto Star about two tweets Drake sent out publicly regarding the release. Drake, and his managers, James and Jas Prince, were partners in the making of the film. The Toronto Star rated the film half a star away from comparable Canadian concert film Never Say Never about Justin Bieber.
Evan Kosiner grew up in the affluent area of Forest Hill in Toronto and attended Forest Hill Public School and Forest Hill Collegiate with notable actors Aubrey Drake Graham and Canadian Actress, Shenae Grimes. He subsequently graduated from Ryerson University in Radio and Television Arts. Kosiner spoke in a Toronto Star article alongside Drake and Shenae Grimes about their appreciation towards their music and drama teacher while attending Forest Hill Public School together.
His initial interest in television came from working with Kids TV International, a production company supplying small video segments for HBO. At the age of 13, he started collaborating with Motorola, helping to produce their corporate videos.
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