Kat Von D

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Kat Von D

Kat Von D (Katherine Von Drachenberg born on March 8, 1982, in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico) is a Mexican tattoo artist and television personality. She is best known for her work as a featured tattoo artist on TLC reality television show Miami Ink. She moved to the United States when she was four settling in Colton, California. Her father René Von Drachenberg is of a German descent and her mother, Sylvia Galeano has Spanish- Italian roots.She has a brother Michael and a sister named Karoline. She speaks fluent Spanish and English. Growing up in the Inland Empire, she made her first tattoo in 1996 with a homemade rig at age 14, an old english "J" on her ankle, a memento of a love gone-by. In 1998, she began working in her first professional shop, Sin City Tattoo. This was a great period of growth in her work and led to her eventually moving to True Tattoo for a chance to work with Clay Decker and Chris Garver. This afforded her the opportunity to live and work in Hollywood, Los Angeles. While working at True Tattoo, Von D met her ex-husband, Oliver Peck, and occasionally worked at his tattoo shop, Elm Street Tattoo, in Dallas, Texas. She was featured in the 2008 book Permanence: Tattoo Portraits by artist Kip Fulbeck. In 2008, Kat von D was the subject of controversy when it was alleged that, after being fired from Miami Ink, she delivered an autographed picture of herself to her former boss, Ami James, that contained handwritten anti-Semitic insults. While Chris Garver claims Kat von D handed him the letter personally, she maintains it was a forgery. Kat is also starring in an upcoming film directed by Charlie Picemi, The Bleeding. Its plot follows a man on a mission to rid the world of vampires, one of which is Kat Von D. The film is set to open in 2009 and also stars Vinnie Jones, DMX, Michael Madsen and Michael Matthias. In 2008, Kat was one of the contributors to Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna's book Cherry Bomb along with Dita Von Teese,Tori Amos,Cherie Curriethe Runaways,Terri Nunn,Lisa Loeb,Katy Perry,Jessicka,Samantha Maloney,Betsey Johnson,Anna Sui, and Louise Post. She gave tips on tattooing. Kat Von D has inked Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio, pro-skater/MTV star Bam Margera, members of HIM, Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance, Kerry King of Slayer, Martha of Bleeding Trough, Tim Labesis of As I Lay Dying,Dave Navarro,Brent Hinds of Mastodon, Zacky Vengeance of Avenged Sevenfold and Mike Vallely of Revolution Mother.

Von D was classically trained in piano beginning at age 6, and began listening to Misfits, The Ramones, and other punk rock at age 12. She particularly appreciates Ludwig van Beethoven. She is also herself tattooed with the emblems of HIM, Turbonegro, ZZTop, AC/DC , Slayer, and "Slutallica", a modified Metallica logo.

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