Wayne Diamond

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Wayne Diamond is an American fashion designer.

Biography[]

Wayne Diamond was born on Long Island, New York,[1] and grew up in Oceanside with three sisters and one brother. His father, Alan, taught accounting at Nassau Community College and Adelphi University. His mother, Marilyn, was a schoolteacher.[2] Diamond and attended Oceanside High School in his youth.[3]

He later founded the dress-maker Diamond's Run during the 1970s, based in the New York City Garment District.[4] He designed for the business through the 1980s,[5] until its sale in the 1990s[4] for $110 million.[3] During this time he spent much of his career working in The Hamptons.[6] Diamond says that he designed every dress Vanna White wore on Wheel of Fortune.[2]

Diamond has been married twice, and he has been married to his second wife for almost four decades. He has 4 kids, including a daughter named Jamie, a teacher at UPenn.[7][8] Wayne is Jewish.[9]

He is best known for his performance in the Safdie brothers' 2019 film Uncut Gems. He has also worked in two horror videos txt msg, and scAIRcrows.[4][10]

References[]

  1. ^ Oli Coleman (December 25, 2019). "Garment District legend Wayne Diamond sparkles in Uncut Gems". New York Post.
  2. ^ a b "Meet Wayne Diamond, the man who made Uncut Gems unfuggedable". The Face. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. ^ a b Rafer Guzman (December 20, 2019). "In Uncut Gems, LI's Wayne Diamond really sparkles". NewDay.
  4. ^ a b c RACHEL TASHJIAN (February 4, 2020). "An Afternoon With Wayne Diamond, New York's Last Bon Vivant". GQ.
  5. ^ Hunter Harris (May 25, 2020). "We Cordially Invite You To Meet Uncut Gems' Non-Actors". Vulture Magazine.
  6. ^ T.J. Clemente. "Wayne Diamond, The True Diamond In The Adam Sandler Motion Picture, Uncut Gems". Hamptons.com.
  7. ^ "Meet the "Handsome Older Man" of Uncut Gems". Interview Magazine. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  8. ^ cm_admin. "Wayne Diamond – Confessional Magazine". Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  9. ^ "INTERVIEW: Wayne Diamond, The True Diamond In The Adam Sandler Motion Picture, Uncut Gems".
  10. ^ "Wayne Diamond". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
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