21 Facts About Dov Charney

Dov Charney was born on January 31,1969 and is a Canadian entrepreneur and clothing manufacturer.

Dov Charney is the founder of American Apparel, which was one of the largest garment manufacturers in the United States until its bankruptcy in 2015.

Dov Charney was born to a Jewish family in Montreal, Quebec on January 31,1969.

Dov Charney's parents, Morris, an architect, and his mother, Sylvia, an artist of Syrian Jewish descent, divorced when he was young.

Dov Charney is dyslexic and was diagnosed with ADD in kindergarten.

Dov Charney attended Choate Rosemary Hall, a private boarding school in Connecticut and St George's School of Montreal.

Dov Charney began selling t-shirts under the American Apparel name in 1989.

Dov Charney had about $12 million in sales by 2001.

American Apparel under Dov Charney's leadership was known for its simple and provocative ads, which rarely used professional models and whom were often chosen personally by Dov Charney from local hangouts and stores.

The termination letter given to Dov Charney alleged that he had engaged in conduct that repeatedly put himself in a position to be sued by numerous former employees for claims that include harassment, discrimination, and assault.

Dov Charney alleged that the investigation was biased on the grounds that it was conducted by those who benefitted from an outcome that weighed in their favor.

In December 2014, Dov Charney was terminated as a chief executive officer after months of suspension.

In December 2014, Dov Charney told Bloomberg Businessweek he was down to his last $100,000 and that he was sleeping on a friend's couch in Manhattan.

Business Inside stated that Dov Charney was unable to install a mature operational infrastructure to keep the company running smoothly, and didn't establish management bench strength for American Apparel.

Dov Charney opened its first factory in South Central Los Angeles, with aims of replicating the successes he experienced in the 1990s with supplying wholesale clothing.

Dov Charney grew to over 350 staff during the second year of operation.

Dov Charney expected the fashion line to grow to $20 million in revenue by 2018.

Dov Charney was interviewed in March 2020 by a number of media outlets, speaking about his desire to turn Los Angeles Apparel into a medical equipment manufacturer during the pandemic.

Dov Charney told The New York Times that he aimed to create 300,000 masks and 50,000 gowns each week.

Dov Charney denied the allegations, accusing lawyers in the lawsuits against American Apparel of extortion.

In 2004, Claudine Ko of Jane magazine published an essay narrating that Dov Charney began masturbating in front of her while she was interviewing him.