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Kat Von D Biography

Date of Birth:
Mar 8, 1982Birth Place:
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Biography

Kat Von D's talent and passion made her one of the most prominent figures in the world of tattoos, while her easygoing-yet-unwavering personality won over millions of television viewers. Growing up surrounded by various cultures, music and art, Kat Von D developed a passion for tattoos not just as a means of rebellion, but as a form of self-expression. She padded her résumé with stints at some of the most renowned tattoo shops in California before making her mark as a featured artist on the reality series "Miami Ink" (TLC, 2005-08). Kat Von D's signature tattoo style of realistic portraits established her career as an artist, but it was her spitfire attitude on the show that caught the viewers' attention. After a falling-out with her "Miami Ink" co-stars, Kat Von D opened her own tattoo shop in Los Angeles and starred on her own series "LA Ink" (TLC, 2007-11), where she dealt with a rotating door of employed artists, catered to various clients (including celebrities), and set a world record for the most tattoos given in a 24-hour period. Fame took its toll mostly on Kat Von D's love life, including a short-lived engagement to Hollywood bad boy Jesse James that ended

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Kat Von D

Mexican-American tattoo artist and television personality

Kat Von D
Von D in March 2016
Born	Katherine von Drachenberg (1982-03-08) March 8, 1982 (age 42) Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico^[1]
Occupations	Tattoo artist television personality entrepreneur recording artist
Spouses	Oliver Peck (m. 2003; div. 2007)
Children	1
Website	katvond.com

Katherine von Drachenberg^[2]^[3] (born March 8, 1982), known professionally as Kat Von D, is a Mexican-born American tattoo artist, television personality, entrepreneur and recording artist. She is best known for her work as a tattoo artist on the TLCreality television show LA Ink, which premiered in the United States on August 7, 2007, and ran for four seasons. She is also known for being the former head of Kat Von D Beauty (renamed KVD Vegan Beauty). In May 2021, Kat Von D released her first single "Exorcism" from her album Love Made Me Do It. Her second studio album, My Side of the Mountain, was released in 2024.

Early life

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Katherine von Drachenberg was born in Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico.^[2]^[4] Her parents, René and Sylvia (née Galean

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Tattoo chief and overseer personality

B prepared Katherine Von Drachenberg, Step 8, 1982, in Metropolis, Nuevo León, Mexico; girl of René Drachenberg become peaceful Sylvia Galeano (both missionaries); married Jazzman Peck (a tattoo artist), 2004 (divorced, c. 2007).

Addresses:Home—Los Angeles, Expressions. Office—High Electricity Tattoo, 1259 N. Intend Brea Ave., West Spirit, CA90038. Publicist—42 West, 11400 W. Athletics Blvd., Controvert. 1100, Los Angeles, Gobbledygook 90064.

Career

T attoo artist, Wrong City Tattoo, Los Angeles, 1998-2000; tattoo artist adventure Blue Shuttle Tattoo, City, CA, Imagine Hot Tattoo, Arcadia, Terms, Inflictions, Covina, CA, Estimate Tattoo, Los Angeles, c. 2000-05; comed on TLC’s Miami Ink, 2005-06; reception of TLC’s LA Ink, 2007—; proprietress, High Current Tattoo, 2007—.

Sidelights

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