Syd’s family is from Pearl, Mississippi, but Syd grew up in Los Angeles, California, working in both the salon environment, and as a freelance hairstylist. His career has spanned 3 decades with clients including legendary women like Faye Dunaway, Debbie Harry, Madonna, Meg Ryan, Mariah Carey, Ashley Judd, Charlize Theron and Catherine Zeta-Jones to name a few. Syd has worked for every major magazine domestically and abroad including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar and Cosmopolitan.

Syd’s work has been seen on every major Red Carpet including The Academy Awards, the Golden Globes,

the Emmy’s, American Music Awards and the Grammy’s. Syd created one of the most memorable hair images from the Academy Awards using white gardenias for Ashley Judd and more recently groomed Daniel Day Lewis for his Oscar win in 2008.

Syd can also be credited with creating the memorable “Black Bob” for the model featured in George Michael’s video “Father Figure.” He was the hairstylist of choice by Super Model Cindy Crawford during her reign as host of House of Style for MTV. Syd worked with Cindy establishing “The Cindy Look” and. His work with MTV and “House of Style” caught the eye of the White House and Syd was requested to work with President Bill Clinton on the legendary “Choose or Lose” campaign.

To learn more about Syd, please visit sydcurry.com