Kat Von D
Kat Von D (actually Katherine von Drachenberg ; born March 8, 1982 in Monterrey , Mexico ) is an American tattoo artist , television actress and author . She became internationally known for her involvement in the reality television series Miami Ink and LA Ink . She runs a tattoo studio called High Voltage Tattoo in West Hollywood and had the "Kat Von D Beauty" line of cosmetics until early 2020. In order to devote herself to other activities, she has completely withdrawn from the company. The brand will be continued by KENDO under "KVD Vegan Beauty".
Life
According to her own statements, Kat Von D on her father's side comes from a family of German origin. Her father René von Drachenberg and her Spanish-Italian mother Sylvia von Drachenberg geb. Galeano were born in Argentina . The parents served as fundamentalist Seventh-day Adventist missionaries in Mexico.
The family moved to Colton , California when Kat Von D was four years old. She is fluent in English and Spanish.
At the age of 14 she dropped out of school and got her first tattoo, the letter J, on her ankle. In 1998 she started working in her first studio, Sin City Tattoo . Kat Von D has tattoos all over her body, she also has tattoos on the side of the eyes.
In 2007, Kat Von D was fired from Miami Ink. After the termination, the Israeli- born American James, one of the co-owners of the tattoo studio, received an autograph card with an autograph from Kat Von D, which was marked with a swastika and a burning Star of David next to the sentence “Burn in Hell Jewbag” . An internal investigation at The Learning Channel and a report of a handwriting expert revealed a 99% probability that the text and the signature are from Kat Von D. Kat Von D contradicts these representations.
On December 14, 2007, she stabbed 400 tattoos within 24 hours, setting a world record that has since been exceeded. It has tattooed images of Ludwig van Beethoven , María Félix and various family members.
In 2009 she published her first book, High Voltage Tattoo, with photos by Lionel Deluy, which reached number 6 on the New York Times bestseller list . It was published in the same year in the German translation by Thorsten Wortmann by Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag . The Tattoo Chronicles , an autobiographical work with Sandra Bark, was also published by Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf in a translation by Madeleine Lampe and Thorsten Wortmann. Her third book, Go Big or Go Home , which is also of an autobiographical nature, was published on April 16, 2013 together with Sandra Bark. The German translation of her third work is not yet available.
Kat Von D is also valued as an artist by many celebrities. Her clients included Lady Gaga , who she tattooed in 2011, and Miley Cyrus , who she stabbed a picture of her grandmother in 2013.
Her marriage to the tattoo artist Oliver Peck was divorced in 2007. From September 2010 she was dating the controversial Jesse G. James . The couple announced their engagement in January 2011, but separated in late July 2011. From 2012 to 2013 Von D had a relationship with Canadian music producer deadmau5 . It caused controversy when she publicly announced that she would not have her child vaccinated and only wanted to eat a vegan diet.
Appearances
- Free radio
- Late Show with David Letterman (2007)
- LA Ink
- Tom Green Live (July 26, 2007)
- Miami Ink - Tattoos for Life (2006)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2007)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2008)
- Attack of the Show! (January 28, 2008)
- HIM music video Killing Loneliness (2006)
- Bam 's Unholy Union (2008)
- Where the # $ &% is Santa? (2008)
- TomGreen.com - The Channel (Aug 9, 2009)
- TomGreen.com - The Channel (Aug 29, 2009)
- TV total (2010)
- Bet that..? (December 4, 2010)
Publications
- High voltage tattoo . Berlin 2009 ISBN 978-3-89602-927-0
- The Tattoo Chronicles . Berlin 2010 ISBN 978-3-86265-019-4
- Go Big or Go Home: Taking Risks in Life, Love, and Tattooing . Harper Design 2013 ISBN 978-0-06210-813-5
literature
- Franziska Walser: I'll stab you! In: Frankfurter Rundschau of December 9, 2010, p. 40
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kat Von D - Next Mel Gibson? TMZ.com dated February 8, 2008
- ↑ Anti-Semitic Photo of Kat Von D Sparks Controversy The Hollywood Gossip, February 8, 2008
- ↑ harpercollins.com: Information on 'Go Big or Go Home'. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 7, 2013 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ gala.de: Tattoo by Kat von D. Retrieved on November 7, 2013 .
- ↑ gala.de: Miley Cyrus presents a new tattoo. Retrieved November 7, 2013 .
- ↑ focus.de: "For me he's just Jesse James". Retrieved July 2, 2013 .
- ↑ Is Kat Von DA Nazi Sympathizer Too? August 20, 2010, accessed June 10, 2018 .
- ^ Hunter Walker: Does Jesse James Have a Nazi Fetish? August 19, 2010, accessed June 10, 2018 .
- ↑ spiegel.de: "Love off with tattoo bride: stab in the heart of Jesse James". Retrieved October 2, 2015 .
- ↑ ampya.com: Deadmau5 and Kat Von D have split up. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 8, 2014 ; Retrieved June 27, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Literature by and about Kat Von D in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kat Von D in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- KatVonD website
- High Voltage Tattoo website
- Interview with Kat Von D on Spiegel Online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kat Von D |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Drachenberg, Katherine (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American tattoo artist, television actress and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monterrey , Mexico |