Christopher Hopkins

The Makeover Guy®
Christopher Hopkins

Christopher Jon Hopkins, aka "The Makeover Guy" (born January 24, 1964 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, media personality, singer and makeover artist.[1]

Christopher was raised in Redwood Falls, Minnesota where he received state honors in declamation, piano and voice at Redwood Falls High School.[2] In 1982, Christopher attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota where he soloed as a freshman with the St. Olaf Choir.[3]

In 1990 Hopkins opened Christopher Hopkins Salon, located in the Hubbard Broadcasting building, home of KSTP, KSTP-FM, and KSTP-TV. There he was responsible for the looks of the on air talent, and became a regular contributing guest on “Good Company”[4] a local daytime talk show hosted by Steve Edelman and Sharon Anderson.

Hopkins relocated his company to downtown Minneapolis in 1994, renaming it Christopher Hopkins Image Center (CHIC). He appeared on national television including HGTV [5]], The Oprah Winfrey Show,[6] and The Today Show.[7] Mr. Hopkins has worked with celebrities including Hillary Clinton.[8]

As a baritone vocal soloist he performed with the Minnesota Orchestra,[9] a PBS televised performance with the Erie Philharmonic,[10] the Grand Teton Music Festival, and the Hannover Radio Philharmonic (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) in Germany.[11] His 1999 debut vocal album, "I'll Be Seeing You," was nominated for the 1999 Gay Lesbian American Music Awards for the song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square." [12]

In March 2008 Hopkins authored his first book, Staging Your Comeback: A Complete Beauty Revival for Women Over 45.[13] He is the founder and co-owner of reVamp! salonspa in Minneapolis.[14]

Frustrated by the laborious process of negotiating a television series, Christopher created his own internet series entitled “Whadja Do Today?” in September 2009. What began as an attempt to speed the process and showcase a more authentic approach to his persona it ended after one hundred daily episodes on December 24 of that year.

Following the success of “Whadja Do Today?", Christopher began a new series of makeover videos in June 2010. This series showcases dramatic real people makeovers of men and women from around the world. Originally entitled “The Makeover Guy Reveals,” the series name was changed to “The Power of Pretty®” brand makeovers in 2013

[15] References

  1. ↑ http://www.themakeoverguy.com
  2. ↑ Yearbook, 1982, Redwood Falls High School, page 163
  3. ↑ St. Olaf College Viking, 1983, pg.46 and 112
  4. ↑ {http://twincitieslive.com/article/day/S20080423.shtml?cat=10699
  5. ↑ http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_personal_care_other/article/0,1801,HGTV_3148_1378633,00.html Archived 2008-04-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-04-16-aging-beauty-guides_N.htm
  7. ↑ http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25515165#25515165
  8. ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0618_wn_style_comeback-wnjun18,0,7549720.story
  9. ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 11, 1999, Michael Anthony
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  12. ↑ http://www.planetout.com/news/article.html?1999/03/04/5
  13. ↑ Grogan, Leigh. "Looking good: Makeover guy makes headlines", The Sacramento Bee, 2008-06-11, p. E3. Retrieved on 2008-08-10.
  14. ↑ St.Paul Pioneer Press, January 08, 2004
  15. ↑ ""Whadja Do Today?" An internet series created and produced by Christopher Hopkins, 2009 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
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