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Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage (born March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Joe Exotic, is an American former zoo operator, internet personality, musician, and convicted felon. The former owner and operator of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (a.k.a. G. W. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Maldonado-Passage had claimed to be the most prolific breeder of tigers in the United States. He twice unsuccessfully ran for public office, first for President of the United States in 2016 as an independent, and then for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 as a Libertarian.
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Netflix's Tiger King Joe Exotic ran bonkers pet shop where he 'slept with loaded guns'

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Long before Netflix'snotorious Tiger King 'Joe Exotic' became a household name, he was already making waves as the owner of a pet shop in Arlington, Texas.

A life-long animal lover, Joe Maldonado-Passage, nee Schreibvogel, 57, opened the store 'Pet Safari' with his first husband and his brother Garold in 1986.

When his bother died in a car crash in 1997 he sold the pet shop for $70,000 and set up the Garold Wayne Exotic Animal Memorial Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

When the zoo opened in 1999 Joe always claimed it was to fulfil his brother's dreams, but it wasn't to last. These days the disgraced former zookeeper is better known for serving 22 years in prison for his involvement in a murder-for-hire plot and wildlife charges – as documented

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