Eak the Geek

Eduardo Arrocha, whose stage name is "Eak the Geek," specialized in eating nails for fifteen years as "The Pain-Proof Man" at New York's Coney Island Circus Sideshow. [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20591182/ Coney Island ‘Geek’ Aspires to be ‘Freak Lawyer’] - Sept. 4, 2007.] Born in Mexico City, Eduardo is a deist and is known by his image (clean shaved head, graying goatee, and face covered with blue tattoos depicting stars, planets, and abstract designs), which HSBC Bank used in advertisements. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/fashion/sundaystyles/06EAK.html Fame Finds Eak the Geak] - Nov. 6, 2005.] In 2007, at age 45, Eduardo moved to Lansing, Michigan to attend law school at Thomas M. Cooley Law School. [ [http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/09/04/law-blog-onel-of-the-day-eak-the-geek/trackback/ Law Blog One L of the Day: Eak the Geek] - Sept. 4, 2007.]

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.coneyisland.com/per.eak.shtml Eak the Geek] at Coney Island Circus Sideshow