Wayne Diamond

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Wayne Diamond is an American fashion designer, best known for his performance as an exaggerated version of himself in the 2019 Safdie brothers film Uncut Gems .

Biography

Wayne Diamond was born on Long Island, New York, 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. [1] Diamond attended Oceanside High School in his youth. [2]

He later founded the dress-maker Diamond's Run during the 1970s, based in the New York City Garment District. [3] He designed for the business through the 1980s, [4] until its sale in the 1990s [3] for $110 million. [2] During this time he spent much of his career working in The Hamptons. [5] Diamond says that he designed every dress Vanna White wore on Wheel of Fortune . [1]

Diamond has been married twice, and he has been married to his second wife for almost four decades. He has four children, including a daughter named Jamie, a teacher at UPenn. [6] [7] Diamond is Jewish. [8]

He is best known for his performance in the Safdie brothers' 2019 film Uncut Gems as a fictionalized version of himself. He has also worked in two horror videos, txt msg and scAIRcrows. [3] [9]

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References

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