After 96 years of cutting hair, world’s oldest barber, Mancinelli dies at 108 years old

The oldest barber in the world, Anthony Mancinelli of New York, died on September 19, 2019 at 108 years old, after 96 years of cutting hair. The upstate resident never retired, and found passion in his work, his son, Robert, told CNN.

Mancinelli died from jaw cancer complications.

Mancinelli, who made it into the Guinness Book of World Records in 2018 for being the oldest practicing barber, immigrated to the United States at 8 years old, according to Guinness World Records.

He soon began sweeping floors at a barber shop, then cutting hair at 12 to help support his family. He attended grade school in Newburgh, but never graduated. There was no one part of cutting hair he’d call his favorite, his son said, but he “just loved his job.”