Ceaser Emanuel (born June 5, 1979) is a reality TV Star and a Businessman, he is known for featuring in the VH1 reality series Black Ink Crew.^[2]

He also owns a tattoo shop in Harlem, New York City. He acquired the Black Ink Tattoo Studios in 2011.

Ceaser was born on November 1, 1994 in The Bronx, New York City. His parents’ names are not known. He has one sibling, a sister named Tiffany Winter, she is married. He grew up in New York with his sister. ^[4]

His real name is David Emanuel.

His mother was a Jamaican model, using a work visa, she immigrated to the U.S. to make her life better.

She later returned to Jamaica and realized she was pregnant with him, she then struggled to make sure he had a U.S. citizenship. ^[5]

Growing up, he liked drawing but was teased be his peers for his drawings but it made him tougher and also discouraged him from turning art into a career.

His father died of HIV/AIDS when he was very young, he and his sibling were raised by their mom before she later married a man named Kenneth Simpson, who he stated was a great father figure to him. He also stated that his mom has been his role model all his life. ^[3]

She is currently the owner of a successful hair salon without even knowing anything about hair styling.

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He is a high school graduate, he graduated from High School of Graphic Communication and Arts.

In 1999, he attended Gibbs College and did a degree in graphic arts.

As a teen, he had an interest in body ink and by the time he was 18, he had tattoos all over his arms and other parts of his body

He aspired to be a business owner like his mom but after he graduating from university, he started working as an art director and graphic designer but he wasn’t happy. ^[5]

His passion for body inking was reignited when he saw his friend making money from giving people tattoos.

So he started coming up with various tattoo designs for clients who would then get tattoo artists to recreate his designs on their body.

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As the artists recreated his design they would also teach him everything about tattooing and within three months he became a professional tattoo artist.

He later quit his job and went into fulltime tattooing but he still wasn’t satisfied.

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He then went on to join Black Ink Tattoo Studio, his friend was working there and he discover that his friend was not only doing major artwork but was also tattooing very famous people.

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He continued working there even though other artists left for bigger opportunities, with so many people gone and just he and the studio’s owner left, they began hiring new tattoo artists and began the business all over.

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He was later featured in a show with Cory Gunz, a rapper and he immediately got the attention of TV producers who convinced him to star in the VH1 reality series Black Ink Crew. It took a lot of convincing before he finally agreed. ^[2]

While the show was going on, Ceaser’s boss lost the money they had gotten from signing up for the show.

He got help from his crew members and took ownership of the shop in 2011 and saved it and turned it into a successful business.

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When the show first premiered in 2013, he and his crew members faced eviction but were not eliminated.

His sister also worked and helped him in the shop during season two of the series.

The reality series shows Ceaser’s closeness with his employees as he makes efforts to expand his business.

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Cheyenne’s however laughed off the advice but because of him was encouraged to love her body more.

She loves her father and proudly tells everyone he is her father.

His daughter has also appeared in the show, her most unforgettable appearance was when she was getting bullied for her weight and told her dad about it, he gave her an advice to bet up her bullies.

However, Crystal, Cheyenne’s mother and many of the viewers didn’t like the advice.

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He has successfully turned his company to lifestyle brand with a clothing line and a magazine.

In 2018, he set up his fourth studio in New Orleans, this was shown in the 7th season of the reality show.

He has been in a relationship with Karlie Redd and Dutchess Lattimore, but both relationships didn’t work out. He is currently single but has a daughter named Cheyenne who was born in 2005, her mother’s name is Crystal.