Ami James Biography

Ami James is an American tattoo artist, television personality and entrepreneur born in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. He is the co-owner of the Miami Beach, Florida tattoo parlor Love Hate Tattoos, together with Chris Núñez, the subject of the TLC reality television program, Miami Ink.

James suffered from severe ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) leading him to art and tattooing from a young age. His father had tattoos and was also a painter. He got his first tattoo at the age of 15. To him, it was an experience that led to his determination to become a tattoo artist.

Ami James Age

Ami was born on April 6, 1972 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. He is 51 years old as of 2023.

Ami James Height

James stands at a height 5 feet 8 inches tall.

Ami James Family

His father was an American who worked with the Israeli army and converted to Judaism three years prior to moving to Israel. In Israel, he met James’ mother who had emigrated from Bucharest. He spent his childhood days in both Israel and Egypt. His father left the family when James was four and hence he grew up without his father.

At the age of 11 or 12, James moved to the United States and lived with his grandparents (his father’s parents) before moving to Miami at the age of 12. He went back to Israel in his teen years to complete his military service in the Israel Defense Forces as a sniper which he did complete.

Ami James Wife

Ami is married to Jordan Kidd, an American football player. They got married on 11th October, 2016 and have two children namely Shayli Haylen and Nalia James. James was previously married to Andrea O’Brian from September 2005 till they had their divorce the following year (2006).

Ami James Children

The tattoo artist is a father of two girls: Shayli Haylen James born on August 3, 2008 and Nalia James who was born on May 8, 2012.

Ami James Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $5.1 million.

Ami James Career

James began his apprenticeship with Lou, a fellow tattoo artist, at Tattoos By Lou in 1992. Currently, he co-owns (with Chris Núñez) the Miami Beach, Florida tattoo parlor Love Hate Tattoos, the subject of the TLC reality television program, Miami Ink. He also co-owns other businesses like the DeVille clothing company with Núñez and Jesse Fleet and the Miami nightclub Love Hate Lounge, with Núñez and two other close friends.

Apart from his tattoo business, James has created designs for Motorola’s RAZR V3 mobile phones as well as invest in a jewelry line, Love Hate Choppers Jewelry, with Boston jeweler Larry Weymouth.

He had a show, NY Ink in New York whose plans to film he announced on his blog. He had announced that the filming would start in March 2011 and the show premiered on June 2, 2011. It has three seasons with season 2 premiering in  December, 2011 and ran through March 1, 2012 and the third premiered on April 4, 2013.

In November 2012, it was announced that James was opening a tattoo studio called ‘Love Hate Social Club’ in London, UK. This attracted a number of guest tattoo artists that included Darren Brass, Megan Massacre and Chris Núñez.

He teamed up with PETA in 2013 in an ad for their “Ink Not Mink” campaign. In May the same year, he co-founded Tattoodo, an online platform for getting a custom tattoo designs.

Ami James Tattoo Shop

The Tattoo Shop is an eight-episodes documentary for Facebook Watch that follows James and his former Miami Ink costar Chris Nuñez, more recently known as a judge on Paramount Network’s Ink Master, as they attempt to strike gold once again with the newly opened Liberty City Tattoo in Wynwood.

It reunites tattoo pioneers Ami James, Chris Nunez, Chris Garver, Darren Brass and Tommy Montoya as they open their new shop and take on the next generation of tattoo artists.

Ami James Tattoos prices

James only accepts certain kinds of jobs and he charges around 500 dollars an hour.