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BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Photographer Randall Slavin captured some of the biggest Hollywood stars—from Leonardo DiCaprio to Charlize Theron—partying up a storm before they ruled the world.
Randall Slavin was born in Hollywood, California. While working a dead-end job in a gas station, Slavin wandered into a local photography studio and struck up a friendship with the owner. He took the young Slavin under his wing and taught him a few photography basics, then promptly fired him a few months later. Faced with nowhere else to turn, he put one foot in front of the other and never looked back. Slavin had his photography debut in the prestigious New York Times Magazine. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, GQ, Esquire, Rolling Stone and elsewhere. Slavin had his first exhibit in Paris in 2008 and a solo show at Annenberg Space For Photography in 2011. He received the 2011 Hollywood Style Award for "Photographer of the Year" and is looking forward to the October release of his first book of his photography. He currently splits his time between Los Angeles and New York City.