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Wayne Diamond
Wayne Diamond is an American fashion designer, best known for his performance as an exaggerated version of himself in the 2019 Safdie brothers film ''Uncut Gems''. Biography Wayne Diamond was born on Long Island, New York, and grew up in Oceanside, New York, Oceanside with three sisters and one brother. His father, Alan, taught accounting at Nassau Community College and Adelphi University. His mother, Marilyn, was a schoolteacher. Diamond attended Oceanside High School (New York), Oceanside High School in his youth. He later founded the dress-maker Diamond's Run during the 1970s, based in the New York City Garment District. He designed for the business through the 1980s, until its sale in the 1990s for $110 million. During this time he spent much of his career working in The Hamptons. Diamond says that he designed every dress Vanna White wore on ''Wheel of Fortune (American game show), Wheel of Fortune''. Diamond has been married twice, and he has been married to his second wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Island, New York
Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area. The island extends from New York Harbor eastward into the ocean with a maximum north–south width of . With a land area of , it is the List of islands of the United States by area, largest island in the contiguous United States. Long Island is divided among four List of counties in New York, counties, with Brooklyn, Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, and Nassau County, New York, Nassau counties occupying its western third and Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk County its eastern two-thirds. It is an ongoing topic of debate whether or not Brooklyn and Queens are considered part of Long Island. Geographically, both Kings and Queens county are located on the Island, but some argue they are culturally separate from Long Island. Long Island may ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
