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May 11, 2021 57 mins

Jodi Mancuso is the Hair Designer on SNL, but you can also catch some of her work in Portlandia, among other things. Jodi grew up in the Bronx, and as a child, she was always watching her mother do hair. Jodi’s mom’s passion for hair was validated when her childhood friend (who was one of the top hair designers on Broadway) encouraged her to pursue hair, and so in her 40s, she went to hair school. Her mother then got started in production and worked her way up from the bottom. Jodi dropped out at 16 to get her GED and started working with her mom off-broadway. 

Jodi eventually got married and her husband’s dream was to open a pizzeria, so they did, but she hated it, and really yearned for a creative outlet, and found her way to SNL.

This interview is another one in two parts, but in Part 1, Jodi and I discuss working moms, and how her mom taking her to work helped shape and influence her when she became a mother herself. Jodi also tells me all about what a typical week is like working on SNL, the fast-paced nature of SNL, wigs, wigs, and more wigs, and more!




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