Michael Doyle (hairdresser)
Michael Doyle (born in Ferrybank, Waterford)[1] is an award-winning Irish hairdresser and creative director of Peter Mark at Stephen's Green.
Early life
The son of the Peter and Margaret ("Peggie") Doyle (née Mooney), Doyle grew up in the Ferrybank suburb of Waterford, Ireland with four sisters and a brother. At the age of 11, he attended the local De La Salle College until receiving his leaving certificate at the age of 16. His mother died during his final year of secondary school, after which he decided to move to Germany for a year instead of attending art college. He returned home to pursue a career in hairdressing and worked for hair specialist, Ollie Bible, at George's Street in Waterford for three years.[1]
Career
Doyle began work at Peter Marks in 1979 and continued to work there for the next 22 years.[1] As of 2011, Doyle lives in Dublin and is Peter Marks creative director, based at the company’s Stephen’s Green salon. Recent work has included acting as hair stylist for Aoife Hannon, who represented Ireland in Miss Universe 2011. Other celebrity clients include Caprice, Jodie Kidd, Claudine Palmer, Tyra Banks and Andrea Roche.[1] He has also featured - as himself - on an episode of Xposé, the Irish entertainment and gossip programme.
Accolades
Doyle has received several awards, including the Raidió Teilifís Éireann's 'Off the Rails' Hairdresser of the Year and an Irish Hairdressing Federation Hall of Fame Icon Award for promoting the industry through the years. This award is given out every few years and to receive the award from the Irish Hairdressing Federation is to be accepted as Ireland’s top hairdressing talent.[1]
Doyle is the only Irish person to get into the Top Three at the Avant Garde Photography Awards in Paris and also represented Ireland at the Royal Albert Hall for the 2011 International Visionary Awards.[2] According to the Munster Express: "[t]o aspiring young hairdressers, he’s very much an icon – and he’s very generous about sharing his wealth of knowledge".[1]
References
External links
Michael Doyle at the Internet Movie Database