John James Nazarian

While still in high school, Nazarian began his career in law enforcement as a student worker / Sheriff's Explorer under the tutelage of Sgt. Bob Warford and Deputy Arthur E. Pelino, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, of the old Newhall Station.

It did not take long for Nazarian to figure out the real money was in Beverly Hills. Following the money, John moved his office to Los Angeles. Armand Keosian provided Nazarian with an office with a view of a golf course in his Century City, Los Angeles Suite on the Avenue of the Stars. This was critical to Nazarian’s success in the early days of his practice. Sorrell Trope, sometimes referred to as the "dean of L.A. divorce lawyers," stated he uses only Nazarian due to his reliability and honesty, proclaiming of Nazarian, "he's legitimate."

Nazarian appeared as himself in the documentary Divorce Corp in 2014.

Nazarian appeared in a 2014 three part series on E! called "Secret Societies of Hollywood"

John J. Nazarian and his family live in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles. Nazarian recently welcomed his first grandchild into the family. Nazarian welcomed his second grandson on October 9, 2011.

Nazarian started an online talk radio show on August 21, 2011.

Others interviews in Print Media include the Britney Spears Divorce Nazarian was interviewed about his views in connection to the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and her son Daniel Smith. In 2009, Nazarian was asked his take a year after the Tiger Woods scandal on Woods and other high-profile athletes who found themselves involved in allegations of cheating on spouses.

Nazarian has been primary in helping with the investigation of the case of the teen text murder of Mike Yepremyan in North Hollywood California in 2009. Nazarian has continued to work on what is known as the teen text murder through the arrests of the two alleged shooters of Mike Yepremyan in July 2011 and the indictments by a L. A. County grand jury in September 2011 of two for the alleged murder and two for conspiracy to commit murder.

John J. Nazarian covered the Anthony Pellicano trial in 2008 in the California federal court. He was interviewed on the NBC Today Show about the death of Michael Jackson investigation. and has made numerous appearances in regards to the Ronni Chasen murder.

In 2004 Nazarian portrayed himself in two episodes of Discovery Channel's American P.I., in which he walked through his take on both the O.J. Simpson and Son of Sam murder cases.

Since 1997 Nazarian has been sought for articles that addresses the use of private investigators in divorce and other high-profile court cases. With one article that dealt exclusively with Nazarian's views in the L. A. Times.

In the '80s, Nazarian became a prison guard employed by the California Department of Corrections. He was assigned to the California Institution for Women in Frontera, California, the home to several members of the Manson family, including Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel and Leslie Van Houten. Nazarian was one of five people attending the September 9, 1981, marriage of Atkins.

John James Nazarian (born July 9, 1952), is an American private investigator and security expert with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, and Florida. Nazarian is best known as a celebrity guest commentator on crime- and divorce-related television programming, as well as making appearances in documentaries or docudramas in a reality or fictional setting.

John James Nazarian was born July 9, 1952 in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He moved to California at the age of 16. Nazarian graduated from William S. Hart High School in Newhall, California.