Remember when Bravo was the uber-artsy channel that aired four-hour documentaries and reruns of Twin Peaks? Yeah, we don’t either, thanks to the channel’s barrage of hit reality shows, including Shear Genius, which is just like Top Chef and Project Runway, except it’s about hairstylists and the contestants are curiously less catty. Take the first season winner, Anthony Morrison, who wooed the audience with his tact, modesty, and amazing scissors. Check out the Bravo blogs, and you won’t see a single diss from viewers, who hail Morrison — a native Londoner now working in Manhattan Beach, California — as a true gentleman. You can watch him in action in the clip above…
This article appears in Apr 16-22, 2008.