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Jack Passion

Jack Passion

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Jack Passion (John Giles) is an American rock musician,[1] author,[2] and entrepreneur.[3] He was the principal focus of the IFC television series Whisker Wars.[4]

Jack Passion at the WBMC 2009 in Anchorage, Alaska

He is a multiple world champion in the "Full Beard Natural" category.[5] His initial win was in 2007 at the World Beard and Moustache Championships held in Brighton, England, at the age of 23.[6] He successfully defended his title in the 2009 Championships (Anchorage, Alaska[7]), where he also was the Second Place Overall Champion.[5] However, he was dethroned in the 2011 Championships (Trondheim, Norway[8]), where he placed second to fellow American Rooty Lundvall.[8] Passion is the author of The Facial Hair Handbook[9] as well as the ESPN article Breaking: World Beard Champion Talks NHL Playoff Beards.[10]

Passion was one of the featured guests in the 2012 Morgan Spurlock film Mansome, offering insight into the world of competitive facial hair. His final appearance in a beard competition took place at the 2012 International German Beard Championships in Bad Schussenried, Germany, where he placed second.[11]

He lives in Los Angeles. Passion has retired from professional beard competitions and has trimmed his beard to a conventional length.[12]

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    "The Official Website of the Author and World Beard Champion". Jack Passion. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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    Passion. The Facial Hair Handbook.
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    "The Official Website of the Author and World Beard Champion". Jack Passion. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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    "Whisker Wars - Jack Passion – Beard Team USA (California)". IFC.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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    "Growing Beards for America (For Moustaches Too!)". Beard Team USA. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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    "Jack Passion". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
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    "World Beard and Moustache Championshipsâ"˘ - The Official Site". Worldbeardchampionships.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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    "Six golds for USA! Passion toppled!". 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
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    Original, Bluebeards (May 2009). The Facial Hair Handbook (9780615291598): Jack Passion: Books. ISBN 978-0615291598.
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    Jack Passion (2011-04-04). "Breaking: World Beard Champion Talks Nhl Playoff Beards - Espn The Magazine". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
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    Whisker Wars S2E6. IFC.com. 2012-04-15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
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    "Official website". jackpassion.com.
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