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Chris Núñez

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Name
  
Chris Nunez

Spouse
  
Carole-Anne Leonard

Nationality
  
American

Height
  
1.75 m


Chris Nunez wearing knitted brown jacket and beige inner shirt

Occupation
  
Tattoo artistTelevision personalityEntrepreneur

Residence
  
Miami, Florida, United States

Similar People
  
Ami James, Dave Navarro, Chris Garver, Oliver Peck, Yoji Harada

Born
  
11 April 1973 (age 47), Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Chris nunez tattooing a dragon in miami beach tattoo shop with ami james


Chris Nunez is an American Tattoo artist. He is the owner of Handcrafted Tattoo And Art Gallery, a tattoo shop located in Miami, Florida, and a judge on the Spike TV network's reality competition, Ink Master, in which tattoo artists compete in challenges assessing their tattoo and related artistic skills. Previously, Nunez was one of the featured tattoo artists on TLC's reality television program Miami Ink.

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Chris Núñez wearing black polo shirt

In Focus: Chris Nuñez


Personal life

Nuñez, of Cuban descent, grew up in Miami, Florida. His father died when Nuñez was 18 years old, and his first tattoos, at age 16, were of his parents' names. He is the single father of one daughter (who lives with Nuñez and his family) and one son (who lives in California with his mother).

Career

Chris Núñez wearing white sando, black necklace and wristwatch

After being a graffiti artist, Nunez switched to tattooing, though even after opening a tattoo shop with friends he continued to do part-time construction work. He was the owner of Handcrafted Tattoo And Art Gallery in Miami, Florida. He and Ami James later opened Love Hate Tattoos on Miami Beach.

Chris Núñez' serious face while showing his arm's tattoos

He was a cast member of the TLC network's reality show Miami Ink, and later became a judge on the Spike network's reality competition, Ink Master, in which tattoo artists compete in challenges assessing their tattoo and related artistic skills.

Chris Núñez' serious face while wearing black t-shirt and his arms crossed

He is a partners in the media corporation Ridgeline Empire, which operates the subsidiaries Ink Skins and Upset Gentlemen and an animation studio with two animated series in development as of 2014: Hoodbrats and Toothians.

Chris Núñez wearing black t-shirt while his arms crossed
Chris Núñez wearing chekered long sleeves while sitting on a toilet bowl and holding a magazine

Chris Núñez wearing brown sweatshirt while his arms crossed

References

Chris Núñez Wikipedia