Oscar Blandi (Pronounced BLAHN-dee) is a celebrity hair stylist best known for his work with Kelly Ripa, Sofia Vergara, Faith Hill, and other high-profile clients.
Later he moved to the United States, and worked in the early 1990s as the lead stylist for Sergio Valente, a midtown Manhattan salon.
His team consists of about 30 stylists (including his brother, Luca Blandi), manicurists, and beauticians.
Blandi's celebrity clientele include Jessica Alba,[2] Mischa Barton,[3] Monica Bellucci,[3] Jessica Biel,[3] Jennifer Connelly,[3] Kirsten Dunst,[3] Jennifer Garner,[2] Sarah Michelle Gellar,[3] Salma Hayek,[4] Faith Hill,[3] Katie Holmes,[2] Julia Louis-Dreyfus,[5] Katharine McPhee,[3] Sienna Miller,[3] Julianne Moore,[3] Kelly Ripa,[2] Shakira,[3] Molly Sims,[3] Uma Thurman,[3] Sofia Vergara,[3] Reese Witherspoon[6] and Renée Zellweger.
[2] Blandi has also toured with Tom Cruise as a hair consultant for the filming of Mission: Impossible III.