Jonathan Van Ness

Jonathan Van Ness (born March 28, 1987) is an American hairdresser, podcaster, and television personality. He is known for the web series parody Gay of Thrones, hosting the Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness podcast, and as the grooming expert on the Netflix series Queer Eye. 2Early life Van Ness was born and raised in Quincy, Illinois. He was the first male cheerleader at Quincy Senior High School ("was it easy? no") and continued this activity in college.Van Ness attended the University of Arizona, majoring in political science. Due to his habit of skipping class to watch reruns of The Golden Girls, his grades fell and he lost his cheerleading scholarship. Van Ness subsequently dropped out after one semester to pursue hairstyling. He trained at the Aveda Institute in Minneapolis. After graduating, he worked in Arizona for 5 years, before moving to Los Angeles, California in 2009. 2Career Upon his arrival with no work arrangement or plan in Los Angeles, he found a job as a personal assistant at Sally Hershberger Salo