Philip Leto

Philip Leto

Lori A. Leto

Phil Leto

Hairstylist
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Phil Leto

Hairstylist

September 13

Queens, New York

August 1, 2022

Echovita

Phil Leto was an American hairstylist.

Leto worked on many classic motion pictures, including The Godfather, Driving Miss Daisy, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, and Network.

He was personal hairstylist to Burt Reynolds, and worked with Reynolds on several of his films, such as Malone, Rent-a-Cop, Switching Channels, Physical Evidence, and Breaking In, as well as Reynolds' short-lived television series, B.L. Stryker.

Leto was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special for his work on the 1989 miniseries Lonesome Dove.

Leto died August 1, 2022, in Lords Valley, Pennsylvania. He was 89.

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