Toni Mascolo | |
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Born | Giuseppe Mascolo 6 May 1942 |
Died | 10 December 2017 | (aged 75)
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | hairdresser and businessman |
Known for | Co-founder of hairdressing chain Toni & Guy |
Spouse | Pauline O'Donnell |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Anthony Mascolo (brother) |
Giuseppe "Toni" Mascolo OBE (6 May 1942 – 10 December 2017) was an Italian-born British hairdresser and businessman, and the co-founder of hairdressing chain Toni & Guy with his brother Gaetano "Guy" Mascolo. [1] [2]
He was the eldest of five sons of Francesco Mascolo, who ran a barber shop and hair salon in Scafati, Campania, southern Italy, and his wife Maria Mascolo (née Gallo). [1]
In 1963, Toni Mascolo and his brother Guy opened their first salon in Clapham, London. [3]
By 2000, there were 112 salons, 27 of them outside the UK. [2]
Mascolo was the chief executive until his death in 2017. [3]
In 1970, he married Pauline O'Donnell, who had started working for them as an assistant in 1963. [1] They had three children - Sasha and Christian run the company, and Pierre is a film producer. [1]
In 2008, Mascolo was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to hairdressing. [3]
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