To start a career as hair stylist can make you rich. Hair Stylist Jon Peters paid the debt of his wife and dumped her within 12 days of marriage. The debt was USD 200,000.
Online there is a broad discussion on who dumped who, Jon Peters or his wife Pamela Anderson. But more interesting is to see how Jon made the money, to allow him to pay off these debts.
Jon Peters started doing hair back in the 70’s when he met Barbara Streisand. He was her hair stylist for the comedy For Pete’s Sake, a movie she was working on. He created her wig for that movie. Jon’s family business was hairdressing. After dropping out of school in seventh grade, he moved to New York.
Jon Peters was a self-made hair stylist; some sources refer he had learned the occupation while grooming hair of the women in the New York red light district
He was a lady’s man, and some say that made him the inspiration for Warren Beatty’s movie “Shampoo” about a womanizing hairstylist.
It is true the movies produced and other business activities in the movie industry after he met Barbara Streisand made his real fortune. But it is without any doubt, he only has gotten that far thanks to his career and skills as a hair stylist. The story of Jon Peters shows you can make a good living thanks to the hair business.
