Kat Von D Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Katherine von Drachenberg
Date of birth:
March 8. 1982
Place of birth:
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Astrology Sign:
Pisces
Residence:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Hair color:
black
Fathers name:
René Drachenberg
Mothers name:
Sylvia Galeano
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Kat Von D was born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. At age four, she and her family immigrated to the United States, settling in Colton, California. Von D is of German and Spanish-Italian descent.
Von D gave her first tattoo, a Misfits skull, at the age of fourteen. She started working at her first tattoo shop at age sixteen. Tim Hendricks was Kat's mentor. She is known for portraits and realistic art with an emphasis on black-and-gray. She has tattooed celebrities including Bam Margera, Eric Balfour, Mike Vallely and Ville Valo.
As of 2007, Von D lives in Hollywood, California and works at True Tattoo, owned by Clay Decker. Besides her previous series' namesake shop, Miami Ink, she has also worked at Elm Street Tattoo in Dallas, Texas. She is frequently a featured artist at tattooing conferences in the United States and Canada.
Von D joined Miami Ink during its first season in 2005 but left the show in 2007 after escalating personal differences with shop owner Ami James.
Von D gave her first tattoo, a Misfits skull, at the age of fourteen. She started working at her first tattoo shop at age sixteen. Tim Hendricks was Kat's mentor. She is known for portraits and realistic art with an emphasis on black-and-gray. She has tattooed celebrities including Bam Margera, Eric Balfour, Mike Vallely and Ville Valo.
As of 2007, Von D lives in Hollywood, California and works at True Tattoo, owned by Clay Decker. Besides her previous series' namesake shop, Miami Ink, she has also worked at Elm Street Tattoo in Dallas, Texas. She is frequently a featured artist at tattooing conferences in the United States and Canada.
Von D joined Miami Ink during its first season in 2005 but left the show in 2007 after escalating personal differences with shop owner Ami James.