D'angelo Thompson
Biography
D鈥檃ngelo Thompson is a three-time Daytime Emmy Nominated Hair and Makeup Artist and 鈥淕uest Hair鈥 Daytime Emmy Award winner for the Wendy Williams Show. He is an accomplished author, podcast host, and educator.
His most recent credits include; I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Sam Jay (S1 EP1), WUTANG S2, Law & Order SVU, Season 21, MTV/VH-1/LOGO (Viacom), Amy Trask (CBS Sports), Food Network, Joy Mangano, Amber Stevens West/ Andrea DeBordeaux for Run The World-S1 (Starz), The Perfect Find, Viacom Promos, and author James Patterson. His expertise extends to bridal, editorial, commercial, film, promos, red carpet, and television. Additionally, for over 20+ years, D鈥檃ngelo has been a business consultant and educator in partnerships with Il Makiage, Glamour Dolls Makeup, Chic Studios, Makeup For Ever, Calvin Klein Cosmetics, LORAC, and others.
As an author, D鈥檃ngelo penned and published 鈥淓nhanced Beauty鈥, 鈥淓nhanced Beauty for Teens 鈥, 鈥淓nhanced Beauty: Men鈥檚 Grooming鈥, 鈥淎 100 Days of Gratitude鈥, and children鈥檚 book, 鈥淕ratitude Is A Journey鈥. All are available on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and other online retailers.
He is also the host of 鈥淕ratitude Is A Journey鈥 available on anchor.fm/dangelothompson 鈥淏eauty & Gratitude鈥 a series on Soulivity Magazine鈥檚 鈥楽oulivityTV鈥 on Youtube. He also curates a series of courses on Beauty, Business of Beauty, and Gratitude for .
D鈥檃ngelo was educated at Pratt Institute for two years in Fashion Merchandising and Fine Art and through the mentorships of m makeup artists like Alfred Fornay, Byron Barnes, and Sherry Lee. He further attended The Makeup Institute of California, MAC Pro, Makeup Forever Pro/Academy Workshops, Lash Extension Certification through NYIB, and Basic FX lessons from Daytime Emmy Award-Winning artist, Ingrid Okola. He also holds practitioner licensees and accreditations in Emotional Intelligence, Reiki, Crystal Healing, and Hypnotherapy. Currently attending National University, studying Psychology.
As a community activist, he organizes yearly fundraisers to support AIDS research, education, and advocacy with The Latino Commission on AIDS (2009-2017), youth initiatives, domestic violence, and sex trafficking awareness (2000-Present), social justice, and LGBTQ rights & safety (1990-Present). *contact for a list of credits and representation