Jennifer Meyer Explained

Birth Date:23 April 1977
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Jewelry designer
Years Active:1999–present
Height:1.63 m
Mother:Ellen Mayer
Father:Ronald Meyer
Children:2

Jennifer Meyer (born April 23, 1977) is an American jewelry designer.

Early life

Meyer was born to a Jewish family[1] in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Ronald Meyer, who was the vice-chairman of NBC Universal until August 18, 2020, and was previously the president and CEO of Universal Studios. Her mother is Ronald Meyer's first wife, Ellen. Her stepfather is Rabbi David Baron (head of the Temple Shalom for the Arts),[2] and her stepmother is Kelly Chapman Meyer.[3] She got her start making jewelry alongside her grandmother, Edith Meyer, who began teaching Jennifer how to make enamel jewelry when she was six years old.[4]

In 1999, having finished her child and family psychology studies at Syracuse University, she returned to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles she worked at Ralph Lauren and began designing jewelry pieces.[5]

Career

Meyer returned to her jewelry making roots and created her eponymous jewelry line in 2003. In 2004 when she designed her trademark leaf-shaped 18-karat gold charm, which to her represents "turn[ing] over a new leaf".[6] Her jewelry made its national debut when a Hollywood stylist picked out one of Meyer's leaf pendants for Jennifer Aniston to wear in The Break-Up in 2006.

The exposure led to Meyer founding her own company, Jennifer Meyer Jewelry, and her line of rings, charms, pendants, and necklaces is distributed through such luxury stores as Barneys New York and Net-a-Porter.com. She was named 2007 Jeweler of the Year in the Us Magazine "Hot Hollywood Style" issue.[7] Her heart-shaped locket adorns the neck of Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) as a gift from her boyfriend, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), in Spider-Man 3.[8] In 2012, Jennifer Meyer Jewelry received an award from the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund,[9] [10] and in 2013 Meyer was nominated for the CFDA Swarovski Award for Accessories Design.[11] [12] In 2015, she designed the wedding ring for Jennifer Aniston's marriage to Justin Theroux, and the company commemorated their ten-year anniversary collaborating with Barneys on a twelve-piece ready-to-wear Fall collection, Barneys New York XO Jennifer Meyer.[13] [14]

In 2017, she was named on Hollywood's Top 20 Red Carpet Designers of 2017.[15] In 2018, Meyer opened her first brick-and-mortar boutique as part of the Caruso Palisades Project and launched e-commerce on her website.[16] In 2018, in response to the devastating Woolsey Fire in Malibu, Meyer donated 25% of one week of Jennifer Meyer Jewelry's online and in-store sales to Baby2Baby, a charity working to help families impacted by the California fires.[17]

Personal life

Meyer met actor Tobey Maguire in 2003, while he was shooting Seabiscuit at Universal Studios, and they became engaged in April 2006. Their daughter was born November 10, 2006.[18] Meyer and Maguire married on September 3, 2007, in Kona, Hawaii.[19] Their second child, a son, was born on May 8, 2009.[20] In October 2016, Maguire and Meyer announced their separation. They officially separated in 2016.[21] On October 30, 2020, Meyer filed for divorce.[22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bloom . Nate . Nate Bloom . Interfaith Celebrities: 2012 . InterfaithFamily. November 24, 2009 . Maguire has been married to Jennifer Meyer, 30, who is Jewish, since 2007... Jennifer Meyer is his daughter with his ex-wife, Ellen Meyer. Ellen is now married to Rabbi David Baron, the chief rabbi of the star-laden Temple Shalom for the Arts in Los Angeles. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612155742/https://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/interfaith_celebrities_2012/. June 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: Banderas ponders 'Zorro' sequel. Army Archerd. Variety. July 21, 1998. January 10, 2022.
  3. Web site: Environmental Media Awards to Honor Elon Musk, Kelly Chapman Meyer (Exclusive). Nordyke, Kimberly . August 30, 2012. The Hollywood Reporter. 17 February 2017.
  4. http://www.jennifermeyerjewelry.com/images/press1_1_5.pdf Jennifer Meyer Sparkles
  5. Web site: Jewelry Designer Jennifer Meyer on How the Jennifer Aniston Effect Changed Her Life Overnight. thriveglobal.com. 22 July 2019 . en-US. 2020-01-30.
  6. http://www.jennifermeyerjewelry.com/images/press1_1_1.pdf Sunshine Girl
  7. "The Hot Hollywood Style Special", publication date May 7, 2007.
  8. http://www.premiere.com/features/3346/the-secrets-of-spider-man-3-page5.html The Secrets of Spider-Man 3
  9. Web site: CFDA. CFDA.
  10. Web site: The 2012 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards. Vogue. 13 November 2012 .
  11. Web site: CFDA. CFDA.
  12. Web site: Rodarte Fetes Jennifer Meyer's CFDA Nomination. Vogue. 13 May 2013 .
  13. Web site: Let's All Swoon Over Jennifer Aniston's Wedding Ring!. Boone, John. August 20, 2015. Entertainment Tonight. 17 February 2017.
  14. Web site: Jennifer Meyer Links With Barneys for First RTW Capsule. Marcy. Medina. November 2, 2015. Women's Wear Daily. 17 February 2017.
  15. Web site: Hollywood's Top 20 Red Carpet Designers of 2017. The Hollywood Reporter. 20 September 2017 . en. 2020-01-30.
  16. Web site: Jennifer Meyer to Open First Store at Palisades Village by Caruso. Medina. Marcy. 2017-09-11. WWD. en. 2020-01-30.
  17. Web site: Jennifer Meyer. Jennifer Meyer. en. 2018-11-16.
  18. https://people.com/celebrity/tobey-maguire-jennifer-meyer-have-a-girl/ Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer Have A Girl
  19. Web site: Tobey Maguire Marries Jennifer Meyer in Hawaii. PEOPLE.com. September 4, 2007. January 10, 2022.
  20. Web site: It's a Boy for Tobey Maguire! . PEOPLE.com . January 10, 2022 . May 8, 2009.
  21. Web site: Loinaz. Alexis L.. Tobey Maguire and Wife Jennifer Meyer Split After 9 Years of Marriage. People. 3 December 2016.
  22. Web site: Jennifer Meyer Files for Divorce from Tobey Maguire . extratv.com . 30 October 2020 .