Annamarie Tendler

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Tendler in 2008
Born
Annamarie Tendler

(1985-06-09) June 9, 1985 (age 38)
Education
Occupations
  • Make-up artist
  • writer
  • designer
Years active2007–present
Spouse
(m. 2014;div. 2022)
Website Official website

Annamarie Tendler (born June 9, 1985), [1] known professionally as Anna Marie Tendler, is an American multimedia artist known for her work in photography, makeup and hairstyling, and textile crafts, with a notable specialty in handmade lampshades. [2] She is the author of Pin It!: 20 Fabulous Bobby Pin Hairstyles and The Daily Face: 25 Makeup Looks for Day, Night, and Everything In Between!. Her memoir, Men Have Called Her Crazy, is set to be published by Simon & Schuster in August 2024.

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Early life and education

Tendler was born in Bethel, Connecticut. [ citation needed ] She is Jewish. According to an interview with Architectural Digest , Tendler studied hairstyling at Vidal Sassoon and the Make-up Designory after graduating from high school, and then studied photography at Parsons School of Design at The New School before dropping out. [3] She later received her bachelor's degree from The New School in writing and psychology. In 2021, she received an MA degree from NYU Steinhardt in costume studies. [4] [3] [5] [6] Her thesis was titled The Lip Filler Phenomenon: Modern Medicine, Kylie Jenner, and Postfeminist Female Sexuality. [7]

Career

After dropping out of college her freshman year, Tendler began work as a hairstylist and makeup artist in New York City. [8] She was an early pioneer in the world of online beauty gurus. In December 2007, she created a Tumblr blog dedicated to daily makeup looks that accumulated more than 350,000 followers. [9] Her popularity got her a writing job with MTV Style[ citation needed ] and the opportunity to attend NYFW 2011. [10] Her tutorials have been featured in magazines such as Glamour , HelloGiggles , and DailyCandy . [8] In 2016, she partnered with Amy Poehler's Smart Girls to create a YouTube tutorial series combining beauty with the paranormal called The Other Side. [11]

Since 2016, Tendler has owned a business called Silk Parlor, which handcrafts Victorian style lampshades. [3] [12] As a makeup artist and hair stylist, she has worked on various television series and comedy specials, including: The Old Man and the Seymour , CollegeHumor Originals, John Mulaney: New in Town, Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious and John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid. [1] On Broadway, she worked on the shows Oh, Hello and Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 . [9] [12]

In 2018, Tendler had a brief appearance in an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee featuring her then-husband John Mulaney. [13] In 2019, Tendler was featured in Mulaney's musical comedy special John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch , where she discussed her greatest fears and played a cameo role in a sketch. [14]

In September 2021, Tendler exhibited artwork at The Other Art Fair in Santa Monica, California. [15] The exhibition, titled "rooms in the first house", is said by her website to "chronicle the often non-linear experiences of loss, anger, and powerlessness, as well as a reclamation of identity". [16] [17]

In 2022, Tendler began writing her memoir, Men Have Called Her Crazy, inspired by her stay at a psychiatric hospital in early 2021, and the events preceding and following that moment. The book will be published by Simon & Schuster on August 13, 2024. [18]

Personal life

Tendler married comedian John Mulaney on July 5, 2014, at the Onteora Mountain House in Boiceville, New York. Their friend, comedian Dan Levy, officiated the ceremony. [19] Mulaney often mentioned Tendler and their French Bulldog Petunia in his stand-up routines. [20] [21] Tendler and Mulaney's separation was announced in May 2021. In July of the same year, Mulaney filed for divorce, which was finalized in January 2022. [22] [23] Tendler is reportedly dating chef Nicholas Tran as of February 2023. [24]

In 2022, Tendler divulged to Harper’s Bazaar of her decision to undergo oocyte cryopreservation. [25] [26]

In June 2023, Elle published Tendler's essay about her bond with her dog Petunia, who had died two months earlier. [27]

Tendler resides in Connecticut. [28]

In a series of tweets on October 11, 2017, she revealed that she was groped by Ben Affleck at a Golden Globes party in 2014. [29] [30]

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