He received his subdermal implants later, in 1996. His tattoo artist was 'Katzen the Tiger Lady', who herself is covered in tattoos that resemble a tiger’s stripes. There were a lot of intense feelings,' he said in an interview with. He had made the decision to tattoo his entire body with puzzle pieces in late 1992, and in the New Year he was sitting down to a mammoth inking session spread over a month. His body modification journey began while in the Jim Rose Circus, in January 1993. In 1991, he was a founding member of the Jim Rose Circus, a touring sideshow event, which he remained a part of until 1998. He holds a Guinness World Record for his tattoos.The Enigma was raised in Seattle and grew up playing music, beginning to study it when he was just six years old. In 2013, he was featured on the cover of Ripley's Believe It or Not! Special Edition. He has twice appeared in National Geographic. The Enigma released a DVD in 2008 with Rose directed by Robert Monson titled Electric Acid Theatre.Īdditionally, the Enigma has been featured in numerous newspapers, magazines, and books. In 2007, he appeared in Billy Talent's music video for their single ' Fallen Leaves'. He performed with Rose in a freak show act called Show Devils. In 2004, the Enigma appeared with Mike Patton, Jane Wiedlin, Karen Black, and Katzen in Steve Balderson's film Firecracker. The Enigma appeared with Jim Rose on The Gong Show in 2008 performing their own chainsaw stunt known as the 'kiss of death.' He was also featured in the 2005 documentary film Freaky Circus Guy alongside sideshow performers Katzen, Danielle D'Meux, and William Darke. This character was also prominently featured on the X-Files pinball machine. Palisade Toys later made a toy based on this character as part of their X-Files PALz action figure line. The Enigma has appeared in a number of television programs including Penn & Teller: Bullshit! and The X-Files (Season 2 - episode 20 ' Humbug'), where he played a character named 'the Conundrum', loosely based upon himself. He has also performed at Detroit's Theatre Bizarre. He performed at Universal Studios Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights event in fall 2007 with Serana Rose, performing various tricks with fire, electricity, power tools and blades. The Enigma then toured with Katzen, playing music and doing sideshow performances under the moniker 'Human Marvels'. In 1991, he got his start as a member of the Jim Rose Circus, with which he performed around the world until 1998, touring with acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Korn, Godsmack, and once opening for David Bowie. Lawrence was born in Long Beach, California, and was raised in Seattle and began studying music when he was six years old. Biography Paul Lawrence in late 1992, before his transformation. 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. His tattooing process began on December 20, 1992, under the needle of ' Katzen the Tiger Lady', whom he later married, and has since divorced. 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.

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