List of Tiger King subjects
The American true crime documentary streaming television miniseries Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness (titled onscreen as simply Tiger King) features a large cast of characters, with the majority of them being big cat enthusiasts.
He ran as a candidate for president of the United States as well as for governor of Oklahoma, but neither campaign managed to garner significant public support.
In 2019 he was convicted on 17 federal charges of animal abuse (eight violations of the Lacey Act and nine of the Endangered Species Act[2]) and two counts of murder-for-hire, for a plot to kill Carole Baskin, the chief executive officer of Big Cat Rescue, an animal rescue organization for exotic cats.
[3] Exotic is the main focus of Tiger King, with the documentary discussing his zookeeping career, political runs and feud with Baskin.
As a result of the documentary, Exotic received significant amounts of attention on social media, inspiring several internet memes and gaining a fanbase.
She and Don Lewis founded Wildlife on Easy Street, an animal sanctuary near Tampa for big cats, in 1992.
She is the current chief executive officer of the sanctuary, which she renamed to Big Cat Rescue sometime after Lewis's disappearance in 1997.
[5][6][7] She has used social media such as Facebook and YouTube and her "The Cat Chat" podcast to promote activism against private zoos.
From the age of 14, he filmed more than 3,000 hours of a video diary; this included footage during his tenure on Inside Edition during which he was addicted to crack cocaine.
[23] As an interviewee in Tiger King, Kirkham did not receive royalties from the show, but allowed Goode and Chaiklin to use footage of Exotic he owned for a few thousand dollars.
He and his wife Lauren gained ownership of the Greater Wynewood Exotic Animal Park for legal reasons.
Following Exotic's retirement from the zoo in 2018 Lowe remained as the zoo's owner, renaming it "Tiger King Park", until mid-2020 when a court awarded ownership of the property to the Baskins, and Lowe's USDA exhibitor's license was suspended due to poor veterinary care.
He lost his legs in an accident in April 1994, and worked at the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park starting in 2006.
He opted to have his left forearm amputated and return to work within a week, instead of undergoing a two-year series of surgeries that might have saved his arm.
He became famous after Tiger King because of his missing teeth, which many viewers speculated was due to constant drug use.
Before meeting Exotic over punching the meat truck, Maldonado jokingly asked if he's "trying to make him blow his top.
In Tiger King, Dial explained the situation to the viewers; I was sitting in a chair looking at him when he put a gun to his head.
In the past year, I've been doing some political soul-searching.After the success of Tiger King, Dial revealed that he has moved on from everything that happened at the G.W.
He ultimately became a key figure in making the case against Exotic, becoming an FBI informant to assist in his conviction.
Garretson had a private collection of big cats but decided to focus on strip joints and bars, followed by a water recreation and jet ski rental business.
After the release of the first season of Tiger King, Garretson received death threats and hate mail for his role in Exotic's conviction.
[50][51] Mario Tabraue is a Cuban American zookeeper and former drug trafficker, who claimed to be the inspiration for Al Pacino's Tony Montana in the 1983 crime drama film Scarface.
Lewis's daughters have recently hired attorney John Michael Phillips and filed a lawsuit against Baskin, seeking information about his death and fraud to documents.
[10] According to Baskin, Lewis was obsessed with sex and would frequently fly to Costa Rica, where he had substantial real estate holdings, to have affairs – timing the trips for whenever she was menstruating.
[61] Baskin claims that he filed the restraining order because she would haul off some of his "junk" property whenever he visited Costa Rica.
When any of my friends asked what I thought his response might be before the release of the documentary, I said 'he will call me crazy and try to minimize my involvement.'
Starr quickly grew to fame by working with various production companies such as Bangbros, Brazzers, and Naughty America to name a few.
[68][69][70] Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (/ʃəˈkiːl/ shə-KEEL; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" (/ʃæk/ SHAK), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.
One of these visits is featured briefly in the first episode of Tiger King, causing viewers to speculate that O'Neal was one of Exotic's friends and trading partners.
During a COVID-19 press conference in April 2020, Tiger King and the possibility of Exotic receiving a pardon was a topic of conversation.
