Kat von D wedded tattoo artist Scott Peck in 2003; the union ended in divorce in 2007. At 16 years old, Kat von D leave high school to continue a vocation as a tattoo artist. First appearing on television in 2005 as a tattoo artist on “Miami Ink,” Kat von D finally landed her on spinoff show, “LA Ink,” in 2007. Soon afterwards, she earned a short lived title in the “Guinness Book of World Records” for the most amount of tats given by one individual within a 24 hour interval. And in 2009, von D released a compilation of her art and tats, called “High Voltage Tattoo,” which reached the sixth place on “The New York Times” Best Seller List. In 2013, Kat von D supposedly brought in $4,545,455. Now, she’s got a net worth of about $5 million.
TV Personality, Tattoo artist, Presenter, Television producer, Model, Actor
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Oliver Peck (m. 2003–2007)
Parents
René Drachenberg, Sylvia Galeano
Siblings
Michael von Drachenberg, Karoline von Drachenberg
Nicknames
Katherine Von Drachenberg , Kat von D
Awards
Guinness World Record for the highest number of tattoos
Movies
“LA Ink” (2010-2011), Where the Fuck Is Santa”, “Pimp My Ride”, “The Bleeding”, “I Love Jenni”
TV Shows
LA Ink, Miami Ink
Star Sign
Pisces
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Trademark
1
Tattoos all over Her Body
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Her Unique Eyes
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Tank Tops
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Fact
1
Was engaged to Deadmau5 (December 16, 2012 - June 26, 2013).
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Was engaged to Jesse James (January 20, 2011 - July 26, 2011).
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Ranked #62 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
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After a fall out with the crew of Miami Ink (2005) at the end of season 2 of the show, Kat opened her own tattoo shop in LA. It opened in 2007 and a new show will air on TLC called LA Ink (2007).
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She is friends with Bam Margera and was a guest at his wedding, along with her husband.