Genius: The Hair Designer Behind MLK/X With Jessi Dean

Interview with Jessi Dean Chicago native Jessi Dean’s passion for character development along with a highly developed sense of style, color and form has garnered her a budding career as Head Hair Designer for major film and television productions. Jessi was most recently the Department Head of Hair on National Geographic’s critically acclaimed Genius: MLK/X, which chronicled how the early lives of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X shaped the iconic figures. Jessi was also the Hair Department Head on Nia De Costa’s Candyman (produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkey Paw); as well as Apple TV+’s The Shining Girls, starring Elisabeth Moss; Hulu’s Washington Black; Netflix’s Beats; Starz’s Power Book IV: Force and CBS’ The Red Line. Coming up, Jessi will design MGM’s Emperor of Ocean Park, starring Forrest Whitaker, based on the best-selling novel by Stephen L. Carter. Jessi is the founder of her eponymous human hair extension brand, which offers a full range of custom wigs and hair pieces. She is a member of Local 476 and an alumnus of both the Pivot Point and Dudley Cosmetology schools. Links: https://www.instagram.com/hairbyjessidean/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9154798/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm News from TheTease.com: https://www.thetease.com/does-recycling-in-the-beauty-industry-work/ https://www.thetease.com/disco-curls-and-waves-are-currently-trending-these-haircare-products-are-key-to-achieving-the-look/ More from TheTease: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/readthetease/ (readthetease) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volumeupbythetease/ (volumeupbythetease) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellyehlers/ / (KellyEhlers) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eljeffreycraig/ (eljeffreycraig) Web: https://www.thetease.com (TheTease.com) Email: [email protected] Credits: Volume Up is a Tease Media production. This episode was produced by Monica Hickey and Madeline Hickey. Brian Daly is our editor and audio engineer. Thank you to our creative team for putting together the graphics for this episode. Thank you to the team who helped create our theme song. Show them some love and check out their other work! Josh Landowski https://www.instagram.com/josh_landowski/