The Enigma (performer)

The Enigma
The Enigma in 2018
Born
Paul Lawrence

Long Beach, California, United States
Occupation(s)Performer, actor, musician
Known forExtensive body modifications

The Enigma (born Paul Lawrence) is an American sideshow performer, actor, and musician who has undergone extensive body modification, including horn implants, ear reshaping, multiple body piercings, and a full-body jigsaw-puzzle tattoo. His tattooing process began on December 20, 1992, under the needle of Katzen the Tiger Lady, whom he later married,[1] and has since divorced. To date, the Enigma has had more than two hundred tattoo artists work on him, with as many as twenty-three tattoos underway at one time.[2]

  1. ^ Freaks and Fire: The Underground Reinvention of Circus: Amazon.co.uk: J. Dee Hill, Phil Hollenbeck: Books. ASIN 1932360522.
  2. ^ Tattoos.com Archived March 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine