Episode 8: Charlie Bird
Latter-day Profiles
English - January 26, 2021 00:00 - 25 minutes - 47 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality interview lds christian byu-idaho brigham young Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Charlie Bird was Cosmo the Cougar at Brigham Young University from 2016 to 2018. He received national acclaim for his multiple dance performances with the BYU Cougarettes. As Cosmo, he performed across the country, including the ESPN College Football Awards and on America's Got Talent. 2017 was dubbed "Year of the Mascot" by NBC Sports in honor of Cosmo's character and performance. Charlie was born and raised in Southwest Missouri and served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Redlands, California. He graduated from BYU in 2018. Charlie is an active LBGTQ advocate and is involved with multiple nonprofit LGBTQ organizations nationally and across Utah.