Andrew Luster

Heir (Max Factor cosmetics fortune); convicted sex offender

American Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Sagittarius

Quick Info

ProfessionHeir (Max Factor cosmetics fortune); convicted sex offender
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth15/12/1963
Age62 years
BirthplaceLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Zodiac SignSagittarius

Latest News about Andrew Luster

19/10/2026

Glendora Mayor David Fredendall publicly condemned Luster's release and said the city was outraged that a convicted serial rapist had been placed in the community. Ventura County prosecutors had fought the parole decision for years, arguing that releasing him was a grave injustice to his victims. Community concern has continued over his residence in Glendora.

11/10/2026

Andrew Luster was released from a California prison on parole on 11/10/2026, after the Department of Corrections said he had served his full reduced sentence. Corrections officials stated the release was not an early one, and credited him with 977 days of pre-sentence and good-conduct credit. He was convicted in 2003 on 86 felony counts involving drugging and sexually assaulting unconscious women.

Do you like Andrew Luster?

You can vote only once.

80% like · 20% dislike

Bio/Wiki

SummaryAndrew Stuart Luster is an American heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune who was convicted in 2003 of drugging and sexually assaulting unconscious women. He fled to Mexico during his 2002 trial, was captured in Puerto Vallarta in 2003, and was returned to California to serve his sentence. He was released on parole on 11/10/2026 after serving his sentence and now lives in Glendora, California, where he remains under parole supervision and registered as a sex offender.

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolingAttended Windward School in Los Angeles

Personal Life

ResidenceGlendora, California (under state parole supervision as of October 2026)
UpbringingGrew up in Malibu, California

Family

FatherHenry Luster, a psychiatrist
MotherElizabeth Luster (née Shore)
Great-grandfatherMax Factor Sr., cosmetics founder
Maternal lineHis mother was the adopted daughter of Freda, a daughter of Max Factor Sr.

Career

Known forInheritance from the Max Factor cosmetics family; criminal conviction in 2003
Legal history
Convicted in absentia of 86 felony counts related to drugging and sexually assaulting women with GHB; video recordings of the offences were used as evidence
Sentence of 124 years was vacated by a Ventura County Superior Court judge; later reduced to 50 years
Released from state prison on 11/10/2026 after serving his reduced sentence, and placed on parole
Parole granted by a two-member panel, then reversed by the full parole board after prosecutors challenged it

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He was captured in Mexico in 2003 by bounty hunter Duane Chapman, who later gained fame through the television series Dog the Bounty Hunter.
2. He was originally sentenced to 124 years in prison, a term later reduced after appeal.
3. Prosecutors opposed his parole, and his release was linked to California's Proposition 57.

Also born on 15 December

Information on this page is collected from public sources and may not be 100% accurate. Report an error
Scroll to Top