Before starting work on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Kyan worked as a colorist on several TV shows, including What Not To Wear and While You Were Out, and magazines, such as Child Magazine.

Kyan gained his certification in cosmetology from the Aveda Institute. He first moved to New York in 1999 to work for Aveda, starting out on the shop floor and progressing to help open the Aveda Institute, which he then enrolled in. He graduated at the top of his class.

When Kyan landed the job on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy he was working as a colorist at the upscale Arrojo Studio in Soho. A client had heard about a new makeover show that was looking for a grooming person, and recommended he go after it.

Kyan stands 5`10 tall.

Kyan gained a degree in communications from Loyola University New Orleans, graduating in 1999. He previously studied Philosophy at Brookhaven Community College in Dallas, Texas.

Kyan owns a dog, a French Bulldog named Louis. Louis was featured on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy in 2006 when a very young puppy; the zoo keeper being made-over gave Kyan puppy grooming tips.

In 2005 Kyan started training to become a qualified instructor of Kundalini yoga.

In 2004 Kyan published his first book, a women`s beauty guide titled Beautified.

In 2007, after Queer Eye ended, Kyan moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.

Kyan`s legal birth name is Hugh Edward, but he was always known as `Eddie` growing up (his father, who has the same name, goes by `Ed`). He changed his name to Kyan, which he describes as a "spiritual name," when he was in his twenties. Everyone, including his family, calls him Kyan.