| Summary: | Hairstylist Robert Louis Stevenson, was born on April 20, 1944 in Louisville, Kentucky. Stevenson was raised in South Central, Los Angeles in California and was the oldest of twelve children. Drafted into the military in 1965 during the Vietnam War, Stevenson was unable to complete his undergraduate education. He began his hairstyling career in 1971 working on the TV series McMillan and Wife. In 1985, Stevenson was nominated for an Emmy in Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for the Mini Series, The Atlanta Child Murders, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Hairstyling for The Jesse Owens Story. In 1993, Stevenson was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Miniseries or Special for The Jacksons: An American Dream. Stevenson worked exclusively with Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Lawrence Fishburne and Angela Bassett.
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