Jack Passion (John Giles) is an American rock musician,[1] author,[2] and entrepreneur.[3] He was the principal focus of the IFC television series Whisker Wars.[4]
He is a multiple world champion in the "Full Beard Natural" category.[5] His initial win was in 2007 at the World Beard and Moustache Championships held in Brighton, England, at the age of 23.[6] He successfully defended his title in the 2009 Championships (Anchorage, Alaska[7]), where he also was the Second Place Overall Champion.[5] However, he was dethroned in the 2011 Championships (Trondheim, Norway[8]), where he placed second to fellow American Rooty Lundvall.[8] Passion is the author of The Facial Hair Handbook[9] as well as the ESPN article Breaking: World Beard Champion Talks NHL Playoff Beards.[10]
Passion was one of the featured guests in the 2012 Morgan Spurlock film Mansome, offering insight into the world of competitive facial hair. His final appearance in a beard competition took place at the 2012 International German Beard Championships in Bad Schussenried, Germany, where he placed second.[11]
He lives in Los Angeles. Passion has retired from professional beard competitions and has trimmed his beard to a conventional length.[12]
References edit
- ^ "The Official Website of the Author and World Beard Champion". Jack Passion. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Passion. The Facial Hair Handbook.
- ^ "The Official Website of the Author and World Beard Champion". Jack Passion. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Whisker Wars - Jack Passion – Beard Team USA (California)". IFC.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ a b "Growing Beards for America (For Moustaches Too!)". Beard Team USA. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Jack Passion". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "World Beard and Moustache Championshipsâ"˘ - The Official Site". Worldbeardchampionships.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ a b "Six golds for USA! Passion toppled!". 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Original, Bluebeards (May 2009). The Facial Hair Handbook (9780615291598): Jack Passion: Books. ISBN 978-0615291598.
- ^ Jack Passion (2011-04-04). "Breaking: World Beard Champion Talks Nhl Playoff Beards - Espn The Magazine". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ^ Whisker Wars S2E6. IFC.com. 2012-04-15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
- ^ "Official website". jackpassion.com.
External links edit
- Official website
- "Vice Magazine interview". Vice.typepad.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- Villano, Matt (27 June 2011). "Beard Team USA brushes up for Alaska competition". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- Farooq, Sajid. "Fuzzy Wuzzy has Nothing on Jack Passion". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2012-02-27.