Jonathan Antin is the former owner of two Los Angeles hair salons, Jonathan Salon West Hollywood and Jonathan Salon Beverly Hills. His life as an entrepreneur and a celebrity
hair stylist
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was the basis for
reality television
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series ''
Blow Out
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''. He was the judge on the third season of ''
Shear Genius
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'' and has appeared on other television shows. He judged the 2007
Miss USA
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pageant. He developed a hair care product line, which broke
QVC
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's record for the top hair care launch in 2005.
Personal life
Antin grew up in
Beverly Hills
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.
His mother is an interior designer and his father, Michael, is an artist.
He is the brother of writer and producer
Steve Antin and
Robin Antin
Robin Antin is an American actress, entrepreneur, dancer, choreographer and clothing designer. In 1995, she founded the modern burlesque troupe the Pussycat Dolls. By 2005, she diversified into various media including a pop recording group with ...
, who is the founder of
The Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the burlesque troupe ...
, a burlesque and dance troupe.
As a young boy, he was inspired by the movie ''
Shampoo
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'' to become a hair stylist.
Antin says that he was a bit of a ruffian with tattoos, and "always the black sheep at Beverly Hills High."
He dropped out of high school to attend a beauty school.
He married Sescie Karabuykov, a boutique owner, about 2006.
They have a son, Asher, who was born about November 2005
and a daughter, Jocie, born in 2007.
Antin is a basketball coach for his son's team.
He is of
British-Jewish descent.
His brother is actor
Steve Antin, and his sister is
Pussycat Dolls
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Albums
* ''Pussy Cats'', ...
founder
Robin Antin
Robin Antin is an American actress, entrepreneur, dancer, choreographer and clothing designer. In 1995, she founded the modern burlesque troupe the Pussycat Dolls. By 2005, she diversified into various media including a pop recording group with ...
.
Career
Hair salons
Antin was a student at the Fairfax Beauty Academy,
and then worked at a salon in the
Beverly Center
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in
West Hollywood
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.
He opened a salon when he was 23 years old.
By 1999, he was considered one of Hollywood's top stylists and has made hairstyle changes needed by a client to suit a part, such as hair styles from different periods. His clients have included
Madonna
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,
Tiger Woods
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*
*
* Woods is widely regarded as ...
,
Steven Tyler
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,
k.d. lang
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,
Ricky Martin
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, and
Tobey Maguire
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.
He created a hair care line, ''Jonathan Product'',
which broke a record at
QVC
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in 2005 for the most successful hair care launch, having sold 35,000 units in one hour. Also sold in retail stores, the line became a multi-million dollar business. In 2010, he sold his shares of the company.
After Jonathan West Hollywood, he opened Jonathan Salon Beverly Hills.
He later sold both salons and for a time was engaged by his clients for high-priced house calls. He has since returned to Beverly Hills with a salon, Jonathan Antin Salon. He is a spokesman for
MINDBODY Salon, a salon business software company, for which he hosts hair-advice Q&As on
Twitter
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for an hour each month.
Television
The first season of the reality series ''
Blow Out
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'', which follows Antin's life, was filmed in 2004.
It takes place in ''Jonathan Salon Beverly Hills'', opened for the show, staffed by 12 stylists and assistants.
The show was not received well by the press, who were critical of his management style, hairdo, and speech patterns. He was also said to be a narcissist.
Christopher Kelly said, "Antin's droning, cooler-than-thou voice drips with disdain. He glowers at his employees, berates them for giving bad haircuts, complains that they aren't bringing in enough new clients. Before every commercial break, someone is on the verge of tears and/or about to be fired."
Antin acknowledged his outbursts, and stated that he was apologetic at the time.
On the show, Antin tells his employees that it's because he respects them so much that he rides them, and he really does love them.
In its first season
Jay Leno
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and
Kirsten Dunst
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appeared on the show.
He was a judge in 2010 on third season of the reality-series ''
Shear Genius
''Shear Genius'' is an American reality television series on the Bravo network that focuses on hair styling. The show ran for three seasons, from April 2007 to April 2010. It was hosted by actress Jaclyn Smith in seasons one and two and by Brazili ...
''. Antin joined the cast of
L.A. Hair
''L.A. Hair'' was an American reality television series on WE tv. The series debuted on May 31, 2012 and was originally titled ''Hair Divas: Hollywood''. The series follows celebrity stylist Kim Kimble and her staff at her salon, Kimble Hair Stu ...
in 2015.
Since 2004, he appeared on an episode of Bravo's makeover show ''
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
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'', in
American Express
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television commercial
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s,
and in 2010 on the tenth season of ''
The Biggest Loser
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'', giving
makeover
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s to the show's final six contestants.
He appeared on ''
The Millionaire Matchmaker
''The Millionaire Matchmaker'' was an American reality television series on Bravo that premiered on January 22, 2008, and is hosted by Patti Stanger. ''The Millionaire Matchmaker'' follows Patti Stanger, owner of the Beverly Hills-based "Milliona ...
'' in 2015.
He judged the
Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007 was the 56th Miss USA pageant, held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith of Tennessee.
The pageant was broa ...
Pageant.
References
External links
Blow Out official homepageA video clip from Season 2
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American hairdressers
American people of British-Jewish descent
California people in fashion
Participants in American reality television series