Rudy's Barbershop

Alex Calderwood, was inspired by his occasional visits to Sig's, a neighborhood barbershop. He was seeking to combine the traditional neighborhood barbershop experience with trendier hairstyles that would appeal to a younger clientele. Calderwood, along with partners Weigel and Petersen, opened the first Rudy's location in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood in 1993.^[1]

The name Rudy's was inspired by the character of the same name from the television program Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.^[2]

By 2003, the Rudy's Barbershop chain had expanded to eight properties - four additional Seattle locations, plus two shops in Los Angeles and two in Portland, Oregon.^[3] By 2018, there were twenty-seven Rudy's Barbershop locations throughout the United States.^[4]

Rudy's was purchased by Sortis Holdings in 2020.^[5]

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