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Diana Y. is a hyperrealistic hair specialist based in Los Angeles, California.

Diana Y. Choi is a Hyperrealistic hair specialist in Los Angeles, CA. With the ability to create a wide range of hair products such as wigs, facial pieces, tied full body simian suits, and punching hair into silicone artwork.

Diana is one of the most sought-after hair specialists in the motion picture industry.


Diana started her career as a hair specialist at Academy Award Winner Rick Baker's Studio in 1999 and was mentored by BAFTA Winner master wig maker Sylvia Nava. She worked on films such as The Grinch, Planet of the Apes, Men in Black II, Norbit, and The Wolfman. She joined Spectral Motion Inc., in 2006 and worked on films such as X-man, and Hellboy 2.


She worked with Oscar-winner Kazu Hiro, since 1999, respectively, a relationship that continues to the present. Working on such works as Darkest Hour (2017)-Gary Oldman transformed into Winston Churchill, Bombshell (2019), and Gaslit (2022)-Sean Penn transformed into John Mitchell, and Maestro(2023)- Bradley Cooper transformed into Leonard Bernstine.


Since 2006 Diana has worked with Oscar nominee Mike Marino. Working on Black Swan(2010), True Detective S3 TV(2019) -Mahershala Ali, Stephen Dorff’s Old Age makeup, Oscar-nominated film Coming to America 2 -Eddie Murphy, Alsinio’s various character makeup (2021), The Penguin TV (2024) -Colin Farrell’s transformation makeup.
Diana is highly regarded, and her excellent track places her among some of the industry's elite.

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