Kyan Douglas

Kyan Douglas is an American television personality and stylist He is known for being the grooming expert on the American television program Queer Eye from 2003 to 2007 He was raised in Tampa and Tallahassee After high school he moved to Dallas where he studied philosophy at Brookhaven College He then first became interested in religion and the healing arts He later moved to Austin where he had initially planned to pursue his interest in acting This was by studying drama at the University of Texas at Austin though he was interdicted by his maximal shyness He moved to New Orleans in his mid twenties where he obtained a degree in TV production and theater studies at the Loyola University In 1996 three of his close friends were murdered in a restaurant robbery where they all workedThis encouraged him to leave New Orleans In 1999he moved to New York City and started working in sales for Aveda He then helped them set up the Aveda Institute a hairstyling and grooming school He then enrolled in its cosmetology program After graduating at the top of his class he joined the New York hair salon Arrojo Studio as a colorist He then began working on the makeover TV shows What Not to Wear and While You Were Out as well A client at Arrojo told him about a makeover show that was being cast in 2002 He then sent a photo of himself and a short bio he wrote to the producers He was then called for an audition and quickly hired as the shows Grooming Guru As part of Queer Eyes Fab Five he has coauthored a book and also appeared on a soundtrack CD and accompanying DVD based on the show He has as well appeared on many magazine covers and TV talk shows He published Beautified his own book on grooming for women and became a spokesman and product advisor for LOréal in 2004