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Jonathan Van Ness

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in Quincy, Illinois, The United States

March 28, 1987

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Jonathan Van Ness is a Critics' Choice Award winning, Emmy nominated television personality, podcaster, and hairstylist to the stars. He can be seen starring on Netflix's Emmy Award-winning reboot series "Queer Eye," where he shines as the show's groomer, hair guru and self-care advocate. In addition to "Queer Eye," Jonathan stars on the Emmy-nominated series "Gay of Thrones," (Funny or Die) a witty social commentary series recapping HBO's "Game of Thrones." Launched in 2013, the series just finished its eighth and final season, and garnered Emmy nominations in 2016 and 2018 for 'Outstanding Short Form Variety Series.' Jonathan also continues to work on his passion project, his podcast "Getting Curious," a weekly exploration of all the thin ...more

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Jonathan Van Ness’s books

Average rating: 4.15 · 85,102 ratings · 8,843 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love 4.18 avg rating — 68,994 ratings — published 2019 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life 4.09 avg rating — 7,872 ratings — published 2022 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queer Eye: Love Yourself. Love Your Life. by Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness 3.98 avg rating — 3,492 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let Them Stare by Jonathan Van Ness, Julie Murphy (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 2,061 ratings — published 2025 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inverse Cowgirl by Alicia Roth Weigel, Jonathan Van Ness (Foreword) 3.79 avg rating — 1,607 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peanut Goes for the Gold by Jonathan Van Ness, Gillian Reid (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 650 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gorgeously Me! by Jonathan Van Ness, Kamala M. Nair (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 277 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Little Book of Sass: The Wit and Wisdom of Jonathan Van Ness 3.87 avg rating — 104 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jonathan Van Ness 2 Books Collections Set [Love That Story & Over The Top] 4.15 avg rating — 46 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Just because we mess up doesn’t mean all the lessons we learned are undone. Healing can be imperfect.”
― Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

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“As scary as this can be I want you to know no matter how broken you feel, and how seemingly unlikely it is, we are never too broken to heal.”
― Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

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“You know those plants that are always trying to find the light? Maybe they were planted in a location that didn’t necessarily facilitate growth, but inexplicably they make a circuitous route to not only survive but bloom into a beautiful plant. That was me—my whole life.”
― Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love

tags: life, light, plants

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The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

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