This 22-year-old owns one of Scarborough's top barbershops. Now, he's aiming for more

Toronto Star · Maia Tustonic · 2026-11-05 10:00 UTC

Crown & Clippers Barbershop owner Abiran Thevarajah says he's all about great hair, entrepreneurship and community in a bleak youth job market.

It was the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and Abiran Thevarajah was stuck at home. There was nowhere to go and not much to do.

So, like many, Thevarajah decided to start a new hobby. He thought he may as well learn to cut his own hair, and it would help him in the long run because he wouldn’t have to pay for a barber. And because he couldn’t go out, nobody would see him if he messed up the style at first.

He found a YouTube tutorial and started snipping.

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