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biography
Scion of a Neapolitan hairdressing clan (the Paganos), seventh grade graduate Jon Peters entered the family business at age 14 and had established a highly lucrative beauty parlor empire (and reputation with the ladies) before gaining entrance to the film world as personal manager (and lover) to Barbra Streisand. Reportedly the model for the womanizing hairdresser played by Warren Beatty (who was a client) in "Shampoo" (1975), the brash, street-smart stylist (who claims to have introduced the blow-dryer to Southern California) scored big with his first film as producer, the Streisand vehicle
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Grew up in Van Nuys, CA in the San Fernando Valley
1956
Rode a donkey as one of Cecil B De Mille's cast of thousands in "The Ten Commandments"
Went to work in a hairstyling shop at age 14
Opened his own string of beauty salons
1974
Break came when he styled a wig for Barbra Streisand, receiving first feature credit for "wig design" on "For Pete's Sake"
Became Streisand's personal manager
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