Category: Jeff Lowe

TIGER KING What did Jeff Lowe do before he took over G.W. Zoo? Grandpa’s circus, fraud conviction, Prince lawsuit, Evel Knievel and more!

We take an exhaustive look at the life of “sketchy” Tiger King star Jeff Lowe prior to his involvement with Joe Exotic’s zoo. We begin with Jeff’s grandfather, who Jeff says started a circus in 1928 before becoming an animal trainer with Ringling Brothers. We continue with Jeff’s younger years in Michigan, during which time he made numerous headlines thanks to his big cats attacking local residents. After tackling Jeff’s fraud conviction and the lawsuit filed against him by Prince in 2007, we wrap up with Jeff’s ties to daredevil Evel Knievel and his son, Robbie Knievel.