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| Born | Daphne Nur Oz[1] (1986-02-17)February 17, 1986 (age 40) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
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| Children | 4 |
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| Website | daphneoz |
Daphne Nur Oz (Turkish:Öz;[a] born February 17, 1986) is an American television host,food writer, and chef.[2] She was one of five co-hosts on theABC daytimetalk showThe Chew for the show's first six seasons[3][4] and was a co-host of the syndicated talk/cooking showThe Good Dish.
Oz was born February 17, 1986,[5] inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.[6] She is the eldest child of television personalitiesMehmet Oz andLisa Oz (née Lemole). Her paternal grandparents, Suna (née Atabay) and Mustafa Öz, emigrated fromKonya Province, Turkey.[7] She has three siblings.[citation needed]
Oz was raised inCliffside Park, New Jersey, where she graduated fromDwight-Englewood School in 2004. Oz graduated with a degree in Near Eastern Studies fromPrinceton University in 2008.[8]Oz is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and received a culinary degree from The Natural Gourmet Institute.[9]
Oz's first book, a National Bestseller,The Dorm Room Diet: The 10-Step Program for Creating A Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Works (Newmarket Press, 2006) details the tips and tricks she used to successfully navigate the unique “Danger Zones” of college life to create a healthy lifestyle and sustainably lose 40lbs. It advanced her approach to avoiding the "Freshman 15".[10] The book also lends her advice on how to develop healthy habits while in college that may benefit the student through life.[11] The book was publicized by multiple media outlets includingThe New York Times,[8]The Wall Street Journal,[12]People,The Washington Post,[13]Reader's Digest,[14]Teen Vogue,Cosmo Girl! andSeventeen. She has made promotional appearances onGood 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 publishedThe Dorm Room Diet Planner (Newmarket Press, 2007). In 2012, she collaborated with the rest of the cast ofThe Chew to authorThe Chew: Food. Life. Fun. Oz also is the author of theNew York Times bestselling[15]Relish: An Adventure in Food, Style, and Everyday Fun.Relish is part cookbook, part lifestyle guide where Oz shares her approach to curating a life filled with delicious joy and meaningful connection. This book offers essential advice for bringing passion and purpose to everyday food, style, and life (relationships, career, and playtime). The book contains recipes, tips, relationship and career advice, and the author's personal anecdotes. Oz has written articles forGlamour[16][17] andThe Huffington Post.[18] In 2012, she wrote five articles for a column called "Food for Thought" forCreators Syndicate.[19]
In 2016, Oz published a book calledThe Happy Cook: 125 Recipes for Eating Every Day Like It's the Weekend. The New York Times book review said: "the recipes are terrific — well designed and stress-free…and everything comes out as beautifully as she promises."[20]
Oz speaks publicly on food, lifestyle, motherhood,[21] and health topics.[22] In 2008, she was invited to speak at The Governor's Women's Conference, hosted byMaria Shriver.[23] Oz was a featured speaker atThe Aspen Institute's 2009 Aspen Health Forum.[24] In 2011, Oz and her mother Lisa were the featured speakers atWCBS Radio's Working Women's Luncheon.[25] Oz has delivered addresses to campus audiences including Princeton University,University of Pennsylvania,Brown University, andGeorgetown University. Oz appeared as a featured performer at both the South Beach Food & Wine[26] and New York City Food & Wine Festivals.[27]
Oz is an ambassador for and helped to establishHealthCorps, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit that equips teenagers with nutrition, exercise, and stress management education in over 50 schools nationwide.[28] Oz also serves as a member of the board of Children's Board at Columbia[29] and is the co-chair of the Junior Board for HealthCorps.[30] She has supported the Food Bank 4 NYC[31] and Dress for Success.
Oz was one of five co-hosts on ABC'sThe Chew, a weekday one-hour lifestyle show, which premiered in September 2011. She has aDaytime Emmy Award to her credit, sharing the 2015 award forOutstanding Informative Talk Show Host with herChew co-hosts. On August 11, 2017, it was confirmed that Oz would be leaving the show prior to the release of the seventh and final season.
After leavingThe Chew, Oz has been featured as a guest co-host onThe View,Beat Bobby Flay, and has appeared as a healthy living expert onGood Morning America,Fox & Friends,The Dr. Oz Show,The Rachael Ray Show,Dayside, andGood Day New York.[10] She was also one of the celebrity guests on the game-showCelebrity Name Game.[32]
She also appeared as a judge on theFood Network competition showCooks vs. Cons. On July 17, 2019, it was announced that Oz would be joiningGordon Ramsay andAarón Sanchez on the eighth season ofMasterChef Junior, replacing previous judgeChristina Tosi.[33] She makes weekly appearances onThe Dish[34] and has appeared on ABC'sThe $100,000 Pyramid.[35] In March 2020, Oz appeared onToday.[36]
In late 2021, after Mehmet Oz announced his candidacy for theU.S. Senate in the2022 midterm election, numerous TV stations pulled his show from the air, due toFCC laws about giving political candidates equal air time. On January 17, 2022 - as a replacement for theDr. Oz show during his campaign - Sony (distributor for theDr. Oz show) debuted a new spinoff show titledThe Good Dish featuring Daphne Oz as host.[37]
On August 26, 2010, Oz married John Jovanovic at the Municipal Marriage Bureau inManhattan. Jovanovic is an investment fund analyst, whom Oz met in college. The civil ceremony was followed by two religious ceremonies on August 28, 2010, one at Serbian Saints Church in Portland, Maine, and one at the summer home of Oz's maternal grandparents led by Rev. Prescott Rogers of theSwedenborgian Church.[38] They have four children.[39][40][41][42]
