John Cocks

John 'Cocksy' Cocks
Born(1966-08-23)23 August 1966
Died6 February 2019(2019-02-06) (aged 52)
Tairua, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
OccupationCelebrity Builder
Years active1998–2019
Spouse(s)Dana Coote
(m. 2017)
Children3

John Cocks (23 August 1966 – 6 February 2019), also known as John 'Cocksy' Cocks, was a New Zealand celebrity builder and television presenter. He was most notable for working on the My House My Castle series in the 1990s for New Zealand's TV2.

In 2016, he was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer. He died from the disease on 6 February 2019 at his home in Tairua, New Zealand, aged 52.

References

  1. ↑ "BNZ GoodHome". Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Cocksy Helps Ford and Variety to Help NZ Children | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ↑ @caromengyee, Carolyne Meng-Yee Investigative reporter, NZ Herald carolyne meng-yee@nzherald co nz (2018-05-05). "Reality TV star John 'Cocksy' Cocks' brave battle with terminal cancer". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06. Retrieved 2018-05-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Meng-Yee, Carolyne (19 March 2017). "Exclusive: TV builder Cocksy's terminal cancer battle". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Popular TV show builder John 'Cocksy' Cocks has died". Stuff. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-07.