John Frieda | |
Birth Name: | Alan Howard Frieda |
Birth Date: | 1951 7, df=y |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Occupation: | BusinessmanHairstylist |
Spouse: | Avery Agnelli |
Children: | 3 |
Relatives: | Nigel Frieda (brother) |
John Frieda (born Alan Howard Frieda, 9 July 1951) is a British celebrity hairstylist[1] and founder of hair salon and hair product businesses. The hair product business[2] was acquired in 2002 by Kao Corporation, Japan.
Frieda was born in London. His father was Isidore Frieda, a hairdressing salon and property owner,[3] and his mother was Hannah Mary Docherty. He has three siblings, including Nigel Frieda, a music producer, and the owner of Osea Island, Essex.
Frieda attended private school,[3] King's School, Harrow,[4] and worked part-time at his father's salon as a high school student. Isidore mentored John and invested in his early ventures.
From 1977 until 1991, Frieda was married to Scottish pop singer and actress Lulu and together they had a son, actor Jordan Frieda.[5]
He later married Avery Agnelli, widow of the Fiat heir Giovanni Alberto Agnelli, with whom he has his two children and a stepdaughter.[3]