In fact, before becoming a celebrity regularly appearing on New York red carpets, he lived a perfectly ordinary life. But to understand why Avner decided to change his face in an attempt to become tiger-like, you have to start at the beginning. Dennis Avner was born on the 27th of August 1958. He was born in Flint, Michigan at a time when the “Motor City” was vibrant and thriving. His family later decided to move to northern Michigan and settled in the quiet town of Suttons Bay. Youtube / Totally Obsessed Growing up near the Ottawa and Chippewa Grand Traverse tribe in Sutton’s Bay, Avner became fascinated with the Native American tribe and the spiritual side of their culture. Avner was imbued early on with a “respect for the old traditions” passed down to him by a Huron medicine man, Avner told the Knight Ridder tribune in a 2005 interview. After graduating from Oscoda High School in 1977, he served in the Navy as a submarine technician. After his discharge in 1981, Avner moved to San Diego and began working as a computer technician. At the same time, he found a new interest: tattooing and surgically altering his face.
Driven by his vision and a sense of kinship with a female tiger, Avner went under the knife and began a series of procedures that would change his appearance. “I’ve been a cat person all my life. I’ve always been connected to cats. I’ve always had a near
