Diana Alouise

Diana Renee Alouise is an American comedian, author, celebrity hairstylist, actress, and producer. She is most known for stand-up comedy, at notable locations such as the Hollywood Improv.

Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Diana dropped out of school at 17. By the age of 19, with no formal training, she launched a career as a hair and makeup artist in Beverly Hills. A co-owner of the Bumble and Bumble salon offered her an apprenticeship that involved on-the-job training, and an eventual cosmetology license in the State of California. As she recalls, They [the Bumble and Bumble co-owners] had me sign an affidavit proclaiming I was a South African resident who went to the Waverly Girls High School in Johannesburg, completed my cosmetology license there, and worked as a full-time hairdresser at Bumble and Bumble. This way, I could legally transfer my license over to California.

In 1984 she moved to Umberto, the spacious salon opened by Umberto Savone on Cañon Drive in Beverly Hills. She currently owns Shampoo, a salon in Truckee, California, and continues to style celebrity clients in the Los Angeles area.

Alouise has also produced comedy shows and currently produces annual stand-up comedy fundraisers for organizations such at the Humane Society.

Alouise is Executive Producer of One Minute Comic: The Rob Sampson Story, to be distributed by Comedy Dynamics.

Alouise currently has memoir under development, called This Is What You Missed: From bank robbers to movie stars, things I should finally tell my mother which details her career as a celebrity hairstylist, her affairs with A-list actors, and varied experiences as a professional entertainer.