Jennifer Meyer (born April 23, 1977) is an American

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Early life

Meyer was born to a

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family in

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. She is the daughter of

Ronald Meyer Ronald Meyer (born September 25, 1944) is an American entertainment executive and former talent agent. He co-founded Creative Artists Agency in 1975, and served as the President and Chief Operating Officer at Universal Studios Inc. from 1995-2013 ...

, who was the vice-chairman of

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until August 18, 2020, and was previously the president and CEO of

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. Her mother is Ronald Meyer's first wife, Ellen. Her stepfather is Rabbi David Baron (head of the Temple Shalom for the Arts), and her stepmother is Kelly Chapman. She got her start making jewelry alongside her grandmother, Edith Meyer, who began teaching Jennifer how to make enamel jewelry when she was six years old.Jennifer Meyer Sparkles
, published July 12, 2006; retrieved May 1, 2007. In 1999, having finished her child and family psychology studies at Syracuse University, she returned to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles she worked at Ralph Lauren and began designing jewelry pieces.

Career

Meyer returned to her jewelry making roots and created her eponymous jewelry line in 2003. In 2004 when she designed her trademark leaf-shaped 18-karat gold charm, which to her represents "turn ngover a new leaf".Sunshine Girl
, published Fall 2006; retrieved May 1, 2007. Her jewelry made its national debut when a Hollywood stylist picked out one of Meyer's leaf pendants for Jennifer Aniston to wear in ''

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in 2006.'' The exposure led to Meyer founding her own company, Jennifer Meyer Jewelry, and her line of rings, charms, pendants, and necklaces is distributed through such luxury stores as

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and Net-a-Porter.com. She was named 2007 Jeweler of the Year in the ''

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'' "Hot Hollywood Style" issue."The Hot Hollywood Style Special", publication date May 7, 2007. Her heart-shaped locket adorns the neck of Mary Jane Watson (

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) as a gift from her boyfriend, Peter Parker (

Tobey Maguire Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the title character from Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), a role he later reprised in '' Spider-Man: No Way Hom ...

), in '' Spider-Man 3''.The Secrets of ''Spider-Man 3''
, ''Premiere'' Magazine, January/February 2007 issue, retrieved May 1, 2007. In 2012, Jennifer Meyer Jewelry received an award from the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, and in 2013 Meyer was nominated for the CFDA Swarovski Award for Accessories Design. In 2015, she designed the wedding ring for Jennifer Aniston's marriage to Justin Theroux, and the company commemorated their ten-year anniversary collaborating with Barneys on a twelve-piece ready-to-wear Fall collection, Barneys New York XO Jennifer Meyer. * In 2017 she was named on Hollywood's Top 20

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Designers of 2017. * In 2018 Meyer opened her first brick-and-mortar boutique as part of the Caruso Palisades Project and launched e-commerce on her website. * In 2018, in response to the devastating

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in Malibu, Meyer donated 25% of one week of Jennifer Meyer Jewelry's online and in-store sales to Baby2Baby, a charity working to help families impacted by the California fires.

Personal life

Meyer met actor

in 2003, while he was shooting ''

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'' at

, and they became engaged in April 2006. Their daughter was born November 10, 2006.Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer Have A Girl
''People Magazine'', published November 11, 2006; retrieved January 10, 2022 Meyer and Maguire married on September 3, 2007, in

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. Their second child, a son, was born on May 8, 2009. In October 2016, Maguire and Meyer announced their separation. They officially separated in 2016. On October 30, 2020, Meyer filed for divorce.

References

External links

Jennifer Meyer Jewelry official site
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