Joe Exotic

Birth : 1963-03-05, Garden City, Kansas, USA

History

Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage (né Schreibvogel; born March 5, 1963), known professionally as Joe Exotic and nicknamed "The Tiger King", is an American media personality, businessman, former chief of police, and convicted felon who operated the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (also known as the G.W. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma from 1998 to 2018. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Exotic, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic

Self

This special sees Louis travel to America to investigate the story of a man who has become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: the gun-toting, self-described 'gay hillbilly' and 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic.

Death to 2020

Self (archive footage)

2020: A year so [insert adjective of choice here], even the creators of Black Mirror couldn't make it up… but that doesn't mean they don't have a little something to add. This comedy event that tells the story of the dreadful year that was — and perhaps still is? The documentary-style special weaves together some of the world's most (fictitious) renowned voices with real-life archival footage.

Surviving Joe Exotic

Self (archive footage)

The story behind Joe Exotic and the infamous G.W. Zoo, featuring interviews with Joe, his ex-employees, rescue leaders, exotic animal experts and others with firsthand knowledge of the animal trafficking and breeding that fueled Joe Exotic's empire.

Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets

Self

The programme follows Theroux as he travels to the United States to meet people who own animals normally found in Africa and Asia, including big cats and dangerous primates. In the programme, Theroux visits GW Exotic Animal Foundation in Oklahoma.