Editing Debi Mazar (section)

== Early life ==
Mazar was born in [[Queens]], New York, the daughter of Nancy and Harry Mazar (Harija Fogelmanis<ref>Search word for Fogelmanis: Harija Aka Harry Fogelmanis Aka Mazar and Nancy Kapies, 1964, Queens, New York City, New York, United States;Marriage, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, from Reclaim the Records, The NYC Marriage Index [http://www.nycmarriageindex.com} citing New York City Clerk's Office.</ref>). Her father was born in [[German occupation of Latvia during World War II|German-occupied Latvia]] to a [[Jewish]] family. She had no knowledge of her father's ancestry until her twenties as he practiced [[Catholicism]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/debi-mazar-23032|work=Biography.com|title=Debi Mazar|publisher=[[The Biography Channel]]|access-date=May 7, 2017}}</ref> Mazar's parents annulled their marriage shortly after she was born,<ref name=int>{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/debi-mazar/|work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|author=Posen, Zac|author-link=Zac Posen|title=Debi Mazar's History of New York|date=June 4, 2015|access-date=May 7, 2017}}</ref> and she spent her early life in the country in [[upstate New York]] with her mother.<ref name=int /> As a teenager, she relocated to [[Long Island]], where she lived with her godparents.<ref name=int />

Mazar left home at 15, and by 16 she was working as a VIP doorperson at the [[Mudd Club]] in New York City.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Singh-Kurtz |first=Sangeeta |date=2023-04-24 |title=Debi Mazar Was the Hardest Working "It" Girl |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/debi-mazar-new-york-it-girl.html |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=The Cut |language=en}}</ref> She then went to work at [[Danceteria]].<ref name=":0" /> Mazar worked various odd jobs, including selling jewelry at [[Fiorucci]] with [[Linda Ramone]] and [[Joey Arias]], and later as a dental assistant.<ref name="intothegloss">{{cite web|url=http://intothegloss.com/2014/05/debi-mazar|title=Debi Mazar|publisher=intothegloss.com|date=May 19, 2014|access-date=May 19, 2014}}</ref>

In the early 1980s, Mazar was part of the downtown club scene in New York City, socializing with artists [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], [[Keith Haring]], and [[Kenny Scharf]].<ref name=":0" />