Casey Simmons

Woman of many Wonders

Casey's artistic career unknowingly began in high school when she attended ICTC for Cosmetology.Growing up, she always wanted to be on film, billboards, magazine covers, anything visible to the public's eyes. After graduating high school in May 2014, Casey landed a small role on the feature film Southpaw featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams.Casey received her Pennsylvania Cosmetology License in July 2014 and began her makeup career. While working on set, Casey met Christopher Patrick who introduced her to SFX Makeup and Douglas Education Center.With a passion for learning and developing new skills, Casey attended and graduated from the Tom Savini's Special Make-up Effects program and received an Associate's Degree in Specialized Business. Casey's love for the arts and SFX industry grew thanks to her teachers Jerry Gergely, Will Ritter, Shawn Ronzio, Jesse Lechok, Dorian Cleavenger, Dejah Gilgour and Chris Gilgour.Casey continued working on acting, modeling and makeup gigs located throughout the Pittsburgh area making friends, business connections and learning new skills, industry traits and endless amounts of knowledge.In 2018, Casey was working as a lash artist when she reunited with her cosmetology past and made the choice to further her hair career by attending The Barber School of Pittsburgh. She quickly learned she had a passion and love for cutting men's hair and in 2020 received her Pennsylvania Barber's License.As of January 2025, Casey opened Ford City Barbershop located in Ford City, Pennsylvania. Her latest passion is education in the hopes of keeping the tradition of barbering alive. Casey aspires to educate anyone willing to listen about barbering, business, skin care and men's grooming.Today, Casey has a vast amount of knowledge for the world of beauty but still strives to learn and expand her interests. She loves to take on new challenges, learn new skills and explore the world of possibilities.