Ami James Net Worth, Income, Salary, Earnings, Biography

Ami James (born April 6, 1972) is a tattoo artist from Israel who was raised in the United States. In the three years before coming to Israel, his father, an American, converted to Judaism and met James’ mother, who was a member of the Israeli army at the time of his conversion. Growing up, James lived in both Israel and Egypt, and he experienced a large portion of his life without his father, who abandoned the family when James was four years old and never returned. James, who has severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), says that he was attracted to painting and tattooing from an early age since his father had tattoos and was also a painter. James immigrated to the United States when he was 11 or 12 years old, first residing with his father’s parents until relocating to Miami when he was 12 years old. He returned to Israel when he was a teenager and served as a sharpshooter in the Israel Defense Forces for the remainder of his military career. He received his first tattoo when he was 15 years old, and it was that experience that inspired him to pursue a career as a tattoo artist himself. At Tattoos By Lou, he began his apprenticeship in 1992 under the supervision of tattoo artist Lou. He is the co-owner (together with Chris Nez) of the Miami Beach, Florida tattoo shop Love Hate Tattoos, which was the topic of the TLC reality television show Miami Ink.

 He is also the co-founder of the Love Hate Tattoos Foundation. Besides the DeVille apparel business, which he co-owns with Nez and Jesse Fleet, James also co-owns the Miami nightclub Love Hate Lounge, which he owns with Nez and two other close friends. He has also developed designs for Motorola’s RAZR V3 mobile phones, which are now in production. On August 3, 2008, his wife, Jordan, gave birth to their first child, Shayli Haylen James, who they named after him. Nalia, their second child, was born on May 8, 2012, and she is their only daughter. A jewellery brand, Love Hate Choppers Jewelry, that James has invested in with Boston jeweller Larry Weymouth has also just been launched. In 1996, he spent a few months in Denmark, where he worked as a tattoo artist. Earlier this year, he announced on his blog that he was relocating to New York and that production on his new show NY Ink would begin in March 2011. The first episode of the programme aired on June 2, 2011. Season 2 of NY Ink began in December 2011 and lasted until March 1, 2012, when it was cancelled. It has been announced that Ami James will open a tattoo studio in London, United Kingdom, called ‘Love Hate Social Club’, in November 2012. Darren Brass, Megan Massacre, and Chris Nez are just a few of the guest tattoo artists that will be appearing at the tattoo shop this month. In 2013, James collaborated with PETA to create an advertisement for their “Ink Not Mink” campaign. James also co-founded Tattoodo, an online platform for obtaining a custom tattoo design that debuted on the 9th of May, 2013. Tattoodo is owned by James.

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