[Los Angeles, CA] — [Thursday, February 19th, 2026] — Acclaimed eight-time Emmy-nominated celebrity hairstylist, Dean Banowetz, Hollywood Hair Guy®, has received the distinguished Commercials & Music Videos Best Hairstyling Award for Walmart’s “WhoKnewVille” Holiday Campaign (multiple platforms) at the 13th Annual MUAHS held in Los Angeles, California.
Presented by IATSE Local 706, the annual awards recognize exceptional achievement, cultural impact, and sustained excellence within the entertainment beauty industry. The Commercials & Music Videos Best Hairstyling Award is among the organization’s most respected honors, celebrating individuals whose work elevates the craft while shaping the broader creative landscape.
This year’s ceremony brought together leading voices across film, television, music, live performance, and media to recognize innovation, artistry, and professional excellence.
A Career Defined by Excellence
Over the course of a career spanning many years, Banowetz has distinguished himself through a body of work marked by creativity, curiosity, courage, innovation, precision, storytelling, artistic integrity, commercial success, and cultural influence. From American Idol to Hollywood Hair Guy® Academy, Banowetz’s career contributions have consistently set new standards for quality and creative execution, inspiring future generations within the entertainment hair industry.
“It’s a great feeling to be recognized by so many of my peers in the Hair and Make Up Union. Our Guild is filled with so many talented individuals; it’s an honor to be recognized.” – Dean Banowetz, Hollywood Hair Guy®.
Acknowledgments
In accepting the honor, Banowetz extends sincere appreciation to his hair team for their creative efforts and execution; to his business team for their strategic guidance and steadfast representation; and to Radical Media, whose collaboration and trust in contracting him for the engagement helped make this milestone possible.
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About Dean Banowetz
Changing lives one head at a time®, Dean Banowetz, known as the Hollywood Hair Guy®, is a renowned, eight-time Emmy-nominated celebrity hairstylist with over three decades of experience in the entertainment industry. Banowetz has left an indelible mark on television and film, holding 14 nominations and winning five prestigious awards from the Local 706 Hair Union Guild. In addition to these accolades, Dean authored The Dean’s List of Daddy Do’s. As the department head behind several well-known shows such as American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, World of Dance, and America’s Got Talent, and on the teams of Legendary, The Voice, and Shark Tank, it is no shock that the locks wizard has secured celebrity staples like Lionel Richie, Derek Hough, Leeza Gibbons, Simon Cowell, Jennifer Hudson, and Kelly Clarkson, to name a few.
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