A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Penguin Boy

I first met Penguin Boy when I worked at Art With A Pulse in Glen Burnie, MD. The shop  owner bet me he could do a full sleeve from scratch in less than an hour on a client of his….I fell for it, he won the bet.

Since then Penguin Boy  (Jason Brott) has made quite a name for himself in the sideshow world travelling with the Hellzapoppin Sideshow.

Here he is doing a 2 point suspension as photographed by our very own Allen Falkner.

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One more after the break.

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If you want to know more about the World Famous Penguin Boy, leave some comments here and I will see if he is interested in doing an interview for BME.

Comments

168 responses to “Penguin Boy”

  1. Dangerbitch Avatar
    Dangerbitch

    The look on his face in the first picture is priceless.

  2. Dangerbitch Avatar
    Dangerbitch

    The look on his face in the first picture is priceless.

  3. dr00 Avatar

    Ahh! I want an interview. I’m sure it would be incredibly interesting. I wonder if he can reach his ears to stretch them himself or if someone does it for him.
    His face in the first picture cracked me up.

  4. dr00 Avatar

    Ahh! I want an interview. I’m sure it would be incredibly interesting. I wonder if he can reach his ears to stretch them himself or if someone does it for him.
    His face in the first picture cracked me up.

  5. dr00 Avatar

    Ahh! I want an interview. I’m sure it would be incredibly interesting. I wonder if he can reach his ears to stretch them himself or if someone does it for him.
    His face in the first picture cracked me up.

  6. dr00 Avatar

    Ahh! I want an interview. I’m sure it would be incredibly interesting. I wonder if he can reach his ears to stretch them himself or if someone does it for him.
    His face in the first picture cracked me up.

  7. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    id guess someone does them for him.

  8. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    id guess someone does them for him.

  9. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    id guess someone does them for him.

  10. gandy Avatar
    gandy

    id guess someone does them for him.

  11. Stembot Avatar

    Amazing guy! Great sense of humor too. At the Baltimore convention earlier this year he entered in for best sleeve 🙂

  12. Stembot Avatar

    Amazing guy! Great sense of humor too. At the Baltimore convention earlier this year he entered in for best sleeve 🙂

  13. Stembot Avatar

    Amazing guy! Great sense of humor too. At the Baltimore convention earlier this year he entered in for best sleeve 🙂

  14. Stembot Avatar

    Amazing guy! Great sense of humor too. At the Baltimore convention earlier this year he entered in for best sleeve 🙂

  15. somedisabledasshole Avatar
    somedisabledasshole

    Just wondering what merits an interview? His awesome tattoo’s or his disability or both? opinions please

  16. somedisabledasshole Avatar
    somedisabledasshole

    Just wondering what merits an interview? His awesome tattoo’s or his disability or both? opinions please

  17. somedisabledasshole Avatar
    somedisabledasshole

    Just wondering what merits an interview? His awesome tattoo’s or his disability or both? opinions please

  18. somedisabledasshole Avatar
    somedisabledasshole

    Just wondering what merits an interview? His awesome tattoo’s or his disability or both? opinions please

  19. marshmallowmayhem Avatar
    marshmallowmayhem

    I have a couple of general questions. When did he get started in body modification? What future mods does he have planned?

  20. marshmallowmayhem Avatar
    marshmallowmayhem

    I have a couple of general questions. When did he get started in body modification? What future mods does he have planned?

  21. marshmallowmayhem Avatar
    marshmallowmayhem

    I have a couple of general questions. When did he get started in body modification? What future mods does he have planned?

  22. marshmallowmayhem Avatar
    marshmallowmayhem

    I have a couple of general questions. When did he get started in body modification? What future mods does he have planned?

  23. The Lizardman Avatar

    I will get more from him directly but I can say in the last few days we have talked about his plans for a tongue split and to continue his tattooing to become an “illustrated penguin”

  24. The Lizardman Avatar

    I will get more from him directly but I can say in the last few days we have talked about his plans for a tongue split and to continue his tattooing to become an “illustrated penguin”

  25. The Lizardman Avatar

    I will get more from him directly but I can say in the last few days we have talked about his plans for a tongue split and to continue his tattooing to become an “illustrated penguin”

  26. The Lizardman Avatar

    I will get more from him directly but I can say in the last few days we have talked about his plans for a tongue split and to continue his tattooing to become an “illustrated penguin”

  27. rdza Avatar

    I wish I could read modblog interwieving the guy. He seems totally posotive and I’d love to know more about him.

  28. rdza Avatar

    I wish I could read modblog interwieving the guy. He seems totally posotive and I’d love to know more about him.

  29. rdza Avatar

    I wish I could read modblog interwieving the guy. He seems totally posotive and I’d love to know more about him.

  30. rdza Avatar

    I wish I could read modblog interwieving the guy. He seems totally posotive and I’d love to know more about him.

  31. Dean Farrar Avatar
    Dean Farrar

    how the hell he strech his ears

  32. Dean Farrar Avatar
    Dean Farrar

    how the hell he strech his ears

  33. Dean Farrar Avatar
    Dean Farrar

    how the hell he strech his ears

  34. Dean Farrar Avatar
    Dean Farrar

    how the hell he strech his ears

  35. penguin boy Avatar
    penguin boy

    i have streached my ears on my ownand that is a black eye from being dumb. i plan on getting more ink spliting my tounge making my ears bigger. maybe more scaring done. i do not have Thalidomide i am to young for it i have thing called tar syndrome wich can make ur limbs short and have kidney problems and your platelitts run low. i frist got my ear pierced when i was in 5th grade and wanted more i always wanted to look like a lil rocker and always loved drawling so i wanted to get some of my drawlings put on my for ever and the things that i love put on my for ever as well. i got my first tat when i was 17 an plane on getting coverd but not my face lol

  36. penguin boy Avatar
    penguin boy

    i have streached my ears on my ownand that is a black eye from being dumb. i plan on getting more ink spliting my tounge making my ears bigger. maybe more scaring done. i do not have Thalidomide i am to young for it i have thing called tar syndrome wich can make ur limbs short and have kidney problems and your platelitts run low. i frist got my ear pierced when i was in 5th grade and wanted more i always wanted to look like a lil rocker and always loved drawling so i wanted to get some of my drawlings put on my for ever and the things that i love put on my for ever as well. i got my first tat when i was 17 an plane on getting coverd but not my face lol

  37. penguin boy Avatar
    penguin boy

    i have streached my ears on my ownand that is a black eye from being dumb. i plan on getting more ink spliting my tounge making my ears bigger. maybe more scaring done. i do not have Thalidomide i am to young for it i have thing called tar syndrome wich can make ur limbs short and have kidney problems and your platelitts run low. i frist got my ear pierced when i was in 5th grade and wanted more i always wanted to look like a lil rocker and always loved drawling so i wanted to get some of my drawlings put on my for ever and the things that i love put on my for ever as well. i got my first tat when i was 17 an plane on getting coverd but not my face lol

  38. penguin boy Avatar
    penguin boy

    i have streached my ears on my ownand that is a black eye from being dumb. i plan on getting more ink spliting my tounge making my ears bigger. maybe more scaring done. i do not have Thalidomide i am to young for it i have thing called tar syndrome wich can make ur limbs short and have kidney problems and your platelitts run low. i frist got my ear pierced when i was in 5th grade and wanted more i always wanted to look like a lil rocker and always loved drawling so i wanted to get some of my drawlings put on my for ever and the things that i love put on my for ever as well. i got my first tat when i was 17 an plane on getting coverd but not my face lol

  39. Alan Avatar
    Alan

    I’m guessing he can do a lot more for himself than people seem to be giving him credit for?

    E.g. I think he could probably stretch his ears himself with one hand, unless he does not have a properly functioning neck or fingers?

  40. Alan Avatar
    Alan

    I’m guessing he can do a lot more for himself than people seem to be giving him credit for?

    E.g. I think he could probably stretch his ears himself with one hand, unless he does not have a properly functioning neck or fingers?

  41. Alan Avatar
    Alan

    I’m guessing he can do a lot more for himself than people seem to be giving him credit for?

    E.g. I think he could probably stretch his ears himself with one hand, unless he does not have a properly functioning neck or fingers?

  42. Alan Avatar
    Alan

    I’m guessing he can do a lot more for himself than people seem to be giving him credit for?

    E.g. I think he could probably stretch his ears himself with one hand, unless he does not have a properly functioning neck or fingers?

  43. jupiter9 Avatar
    jupiter9

    I photographed him at the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention in January 2008, swinging a bucket of ice by his ears:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jupiter9/2258491158/in/set-72157612661341412/

    His hands worked fine. At least, he was able to write down his email address for me the following year, because I was going to send him a link, but then I lost it. Boo me, hope he sees this so he can see the pics.

  44. jupiter9 Avatar
    jupiter9

    I photographed him at the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention in January 2008, swinging a bucket of ice by his ears:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jupiter9/2258491158/in/set-72157612661341412/

    His hands worked fine. At least, he was able to write down his email address for me the following year, because I was going to send him a link, but then I lost it. Boo me, hope he sees this so he can see the pics.

  45. jupiter9 Avatar
    jupiter9

    I photographed him at the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention in January 2008, swinging a bucket of ice by his ears:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jupiter9/2258491158/in/set-72157612661341412/

    His hands worked fine. At least, he was able to write down his email address for me the following year, because I was going to send him a link, but then I lost it. Boo me, hope he sees this so he can see the pics.

  46. jupiter9 Avatar
    jupiter9

    I photographed him at the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention in January 2008, swinging a bucket of ice by his ears:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jupiter9/2258491158/in/set-72157612661341412/

    His hands worked fine. At least, he was able to write down his email address for me the following year, because I was going to send him a link, but then I lost it. Boo me, hope he sees this so he can see the pics.

  47. penguin boy Avatar
    penguin boy

    yes i can do alot for myself

  48. penguin boy Avatar
    penguin boy

    yes i can do alot for myself

  49. penguin boy Avatar
    penguin boy

    yes i can do alot for myself

  50. penguin boy Avatar
    penguin boy

    yes i can do alot for myself

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