The Lizardman (performer)
The Lizardman (Born. Erik Sprague [June 12]], 1972 –) is a freak and sideshow performer, best known as due to his sharpened teeth, full-body tattoo of green scales and bifurcated tongue.
The Lizardman makes his living as a freak, performing before audiences all over the world. He also makes numerous paid television and public appearances. He has mastered and regularly performs many classic sideshow acts such as the human blockhead, fire eating and breathing, gavage, sword swallowing, the bed of nails, the Human Dartboard and the insectivore. He also participates in many public and private flesh hook suspension groups and events, and is highly involved in the body modification community. He also writes articles on the body modification website [[1]].
The Lizardman was a Ph.D. candidate at the University at Albany before beginning his transformation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.
The Lizardman currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Meghan and their pet ferrets.
Becoming the Lizardman
The Lizardman's appearance is the result of numerous incremental body modifications aggregated over the course of several years. More than 650 hours of tattooing, including facial and blackwork tattoos, have created the appearance of lizard-like scales over his entire body. He has stretched earlobes and numerous body piercings, including nipple piercings, an apadravya piercing, and a wide-gauge septum piercing.
A series of Teflon subdermal implants cause his eyebrows to have a ridged appearance. A cosmetic dentist filed four of his teeth into points, and Dr. Lawrence Busino of Albany, New York, surgically bifurcated his tongue by using an argon laser.
Trivia
The lizardman is the host of the Jägermeister tour, with bands including Disturbed, Slayer and slipknot.
See also
External links
- thelizardman.com, The Lizardman's official website documenting the process of his many body modifications.