Laurel Van Dyke
Journeyman Hair Stylist
(1962-2024)
Laurel began her career in daytime television on the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara. She was always willing to lend a helping hand and spend much of her career as part of established teams in sit-coms and episodic series. She worked on numerous Nickelodeon productions : All That, Drake and Josh, Zoey 101, The Amanda Show and several others. She also did primetime episodic series - Reasonable Doubts, In Living Color, Perfect Strangers, NYPD Blue, Californication and Westworld. Laurel’s talents and versatility led her into feature films as well: Pirates of the Caribbean; Dead Man’s Chest, Hunger Games, Mockingjay, Part 1, Fantastic Four, Space Jam: A New Legacy, Must Love Dogs, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Blood In, Blood Out, and many more. Working with actor Sean Penn on 21 Grams, she became his personal stylist for several other films including The Assassination of Richard Nixon and The Interpreter.
Occasionally Laurel worked with her beloved mother, Oscar winning hair stylist Gail Ryan, or with her Emmy winning make-up artist uncles Bob and Jim Scribner, but more often she worked independently, Laurel Van Dyke was herself nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on Donny and Marie.
More than anything, Laurel was happiest when surrounded by family, especially her grandchildren. Laurel had two daughters Kennedy and Madison and three grandchildren. It gave her true joy to be the indulgent grandma, buying special treats for the grandkids. Her huge heart outreached to volunteer, especially for the Make-ip Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards, which she did every year. She was an animal lover, a certified scuba diver, loved concerts and loved camping in the great outdoors. She embraced adventures.and truly had a zest for life and laughter.
Laurel Van Dyke is survived by her mother, Gail Ryan, her daughters Kennedy Costa and Madison Greiner and her beloved grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held for Laurel at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, 10621 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. 91606 at 10:00 am on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Everyone is invited to attend as we remember our dear sister and help to uplift her family with strength and love.
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