Larry Da Leopard cause of death: Lance Brieschke, aka Larry Da Leopard died November 28, 2018 of alleged brain swelling. Latty Da Leopard was an organ donor, according to reports online.
However, his official confirmed cause of death is not public.
Larry Da Leopard, real name Lance Brieschke is survived by his baby boy Zoom, his family and many loved ones.
Larry Da Leopard cause of death: What killed Lance Brieschke?
An old friend of mine Larry Da Leopard passed away today. Was such a nice dude, and always willing to give you a free facial tattoo.
An old friend of mine Larry Da Leopard passed away today. Was such a nice dude, and always willing to give you a free facial tattoo.
Larry Da Leopard was a well loved tattoo artist in Austin Texas. He made international headlines in 2013 when pictures and video of his obsession with leopard spots went viral.
According to DailyMail, Larry was on a quest to cover every inch of his body with more than a thousand spots to become half man, half big-cat. He even made the painful decision to ink his private parts as well.
Larry was looking forward to inking his eyelids as well.
He had begun getting leopard tattoos when he was just 20 years old – a decision borne out of a desire to subvert society’s expectations. Five years later, he inked his face with the distinctive spots.
Larry recalled that when his parents first caught sight of the spots on his body, they wept.
For the next decade, Larry had little contact with his family, feeling hurt that they had failed to embrace his brand of self-expression and shunned him for desecrating his body.
‘It took them ten years to come round but now we’ve got a better relationship,’ he said. ‘They can see I’m doing alright for myself.’
As for the rest of the world’s reaction to his spots, tattoo artist Larry da leopard was barred from entering diners and even accused of being the devil.
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Who was Larry Da Leopard?
A Texas tattoo artist’s obsession with leopard spots may have caused a rift with his loved ones, but he believes it has brought him one step closer to becoming a true ‘manimal’ with cat-like reflexes.
Born Lance Brieschke, Larry Da Leopard has covered every inch of his body with more than a thousand spots to become half man, half big-cat.
The 40-year-old is a well-known character in Austin, prowling the streets in little more than a loincloth as part of his outrageous leopard act.
Larry, who refers to himself as a ‘manimal’ – half man, half animal – has no regrets about his choice of body art.
‘My leopard tattoos have given me special leopard powers like seeing in the dark, running really fast and hunting at night,’ he said.
The owner of the Telepathic Tattoo parlor in Austin began getting leopard tattoos at age 20 – a decision borne out of a desire to subvert society’s expectations. Five years later, he inked his face with the distinctive spots.
Larry recalled that when his parents first caught sight of the spots on his body, they wept.
‘My family has a military and Christian background, so they didn’t take to my tattoos very well,’ he said.