Joe Exotic

Joseph Allen Maldonado, known professionally as Joe Exotic and nicknamed "The Tiger King," is an American media personality, businessman, and convicted felon who operated the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, from 1998 to 2018. Born in Kansas, Exotic and his family moved to Texas, where he enrolled at Pilot Point High School. After graduation, Exotic briefly served as the chief of police in Eastvale. He then opened a pet store with his brother, but after his brother's death in 1997, Exotic sold the store and founded the G.W. Zoo. During his tenure as director there, he also held magic shows and cub-petting events at venues across the U.S., hosted an online talk show, and worked with producer Rick Kirkham to create a reality television series about himself, but this latter effort ended when most footage was destroyed in a fire in 2015.

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Tiger King star Joe Exotic shows off NEW longer mullet in prison mugshot - as star continues bid for freedom amid 21 year sentence

Joe Exotic Rocking Longer Mullet in New Mug Shot

Tiger King's Joe Exotic shoots his shot at Machine Gun Kelly from prison, says he can turn rapper gay with 'a tiger and a little bit of meth'

Joe Exotic Publicly Thirsts Over Machine Gun Kelly's New Blackout Tattoo

Tiger King Star Joe Exotic Slams Megan Fox & Flirts With MGK From Prison

Joe Exotic, still in prison, shoots shot at Machine Gun Kelly with promises of tigers and meth

Tiger King's Joe Exotic pleads with Kourtney Kardashian to have sister Kim get him out of 'hell hole' prison

Joe Exotic Pleads With Kourtney Kardashian to Have Kim Get Him Out of ‘This Hell Hole’ Prison

Hilary Duff's husband Matthew Koma BAFFLES fans as he chats with jailed Tiger King star Joe Exotic on Instagram - with Netflix star pleading: 'Get me out of here!'

'Tiger King' Joe Exotic Breaks up with Boyfriend Seth Posey

Tiger King's Joe Exotic 'struggling' in solitary confinement cell 'too small for monkeys'

Joe Exotic Slammed by Libertarian Party for 2024 Presidential Bid

Convicted felon Joe Exotic announces bid for 2024 US presidential election

Joe Exotic announces 2024 Presidential run and urges public to 'get over' his past tiger killings

Joe Exotic Says 'Tiger King' Ruined His Life In Exclusive Jailhouse Interview

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Joe Exotic's Doctors Fear His Cancer Has Spread To Bladder -- But Here's Why He's Refusing Treatment!

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Joe Exotic: Refusing Cancer Treatment, Planning to Die In Prison, Sources Say

Joe Exotic's Doctors Think He Has Bladder Cancer, Refusing Further Treatment