Isaac Mizrahi Biography (1961-)

Born October 14, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; son of Zeke (in the clothing business) and Sarah (a homemaker) Mizrahi. Addresses: Office: 876 Centennial Ave., Piscataway, NJ 08854-3917; Manager--MBST Entertainment,345 North Maple Dr., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Fashion designer, costume designer, actor, writer
Birth Details: October 14, 1961; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
The Isaac Mizrahi Show, Oxygen, beginning 2001
Isaac (also known as Isaac Mizrahi), Style Network, beginning 2005
Miniseries
Host, Style in Motion, TCM, 2003
Specials
The Hollywood Fashion Machine (documentary), American Movie Classics, 1995
Images of Life: Photographs That Changed the World, CBS, 1996
Fire & Ice Ball '97, E! Entertainment Television, 1997
Barry Levinson on the Future in the 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (documentary; also known as The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows), Showtime, 1999
Himself, Miss America, ABC, 2002
Voice of narrator, "Dog Eared," Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories ofMe (animated), HBO, 2004
Behind the Apprentice: Dateline with Stone Phillips (documentary),NBC, 2004
Awards Presentations
VH1 97 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1997
Episodic
Himself, "The Mayor Who Came to Dinner," Spin City (also known asSpin), ABC, 1997
Himself, Mad TV, Fox, 1997
"Halston: All-American Chic," Biography (also known as A&EBiography: Halston), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Intimate Portrait: Cindy Crawford (documentary), Lifetime, 1998
Voice of Gabe, "Something about Dr. Mary," Frasier, NBC, 2000
Himself, "Plus One Is the Loneliest Number," Sex and the City, HBO, 2002
Himself, "Tit for Tat," The Apprentice, NBC, 2004
Himself, "Crimes of Fashion," The Apprentice 2, NBC, 2004
Himself, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2004
Himself, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004
Himself, Grin & Barrett, ABC, 2005

Celebrity Charades, American Movie Classics, 2005
Television Costume Designer
Specials
Liza Minelli Live from Radio City Music Hall, PBS, 1993
Stage on Screen: The Women, PBS, 2002
Television Work
Awards Presentations
Packaging wardrobe provider, The VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1996
Artistic consultant, The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 1999
Episodic
"Falling Down Stairs," Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach, Canadian television, 1997, PBS, 1998
Pilots
Producer, The Adventures of Sandee the Supermodel, 1999
Film Appearances
Touchstone, Fame, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1980
Julian Russell, For Love or Money (also known as The Concierge), Universal, 1993
Himself, Catwalk (documentary), Arrow Releasing, 1995
(Uncredited) Himself, Unzipped (documentary), Miramax, 1995
Bruce Bishop, Celebrity (also known as Woody Allen Fall Project), Sweetland Films, 1998
Himself, Beautopia (documentary), Film Manufacturers/Fox Lorber Features, 1998
Chef, Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000
Art director Elio Sebastian, Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks, 2002
Himself, Seamless (documentary), 2005
Film Work
Designer of fashion show clothes, For Love or Money (also known asThe Concierge), Universal, 1993
Designer of Ellen Barkin's evening gown, Bad Company, Buena Vista,1995
Wardrobe for the Goodyear Air hostesses, Creamaster 1, Arthouse Films, 1996
Stage Appearances
Les MIZrahi (cabaret production), Greenwich House Theatre, New York City, 2000
"A Salute to NYC," The Drama Dept. Talent Shows, Drama Dept., Greenwich House Theatre, New York City, 2001
Christmas Pageant Holiday Spectacular, Lucille Lortel Theatre, NewYork City, 2002
Stage Costume Designer
Brief Fling, American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1990
Santaland Diaries, 1996
(And set designer) Les MIZrahi (cabaret production), Greenwich House Theatre, New York City, 2000
Mark Morris Dance Group, New York City Opera, New York City, 2000
The Women, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 2001-2002
Costume and set designer for other productions, including productions choreographed by Twyla Tharp.
WRITINGS
Cabaret Productions
Les MIZrahi, Greenwich House Theatre, New York City, 2000
Comic Books
Isaac Mizrahi Presents the Adventures of Sandee, the Supermodel, or, Yvesaac's Model Diaries, illustrated by William Frawley, Simon & Schuster, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Fashion, second edition, St. James Press, 2002

Periodicals

Dance, October, 2000, p. 54
Fortune, December 22, 2003, p. 44
Newsday, October 19, 2000
Newsweek, October 27, 2003, p. 74
New York Times, October 3, 2000
People Weekly, October 19, 1998, p. 113; August 18, 2003, p. 105
Redbook, April, 2005, p. 38

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