He and his animals made half a dozen appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Digital Original Sue Stio Recalls Visiting Rick Van Thiel’s Clinic Doc and his team of animal actors have also been featured on the big screen including Dr. Dolittle and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as well as working on Disney's Mr. MaGoo, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and Mighty Joe Young. But, they weren’t the only wild characters (and we do mean In "Tiger King" he referred to a woman nicknamed China, who has been living on the preserve since she was 17, his "long-time girlfriend partner." Antle referred to them as his "girls" and called his lifestyle “complex” when asked which house he himself stays at.Although the doc-series alludes that he's in a relationship with all of them, he told “When I say 'my girl,' it’s a cowboy saying, it’s not that these are my wives," he said, adding that the scene was taken out of context.As for how many wives he has, he said he has zero. Doc Antle on the Tonight Show on February 19, 2001. He is the founder and director of The Institute for Greatly Endangered and Rare Species (T.I.G.E.R.S. Over the next couple of decades, Doc's celebrity as an elite animal trainer grew. Tatianna Morales And Djovany Pierre Found Dead In Boston Harbor Despite their feud, they had some elements in common: Exotic and Baskin both dressed flamboyantly, ran their own big cat businesses (although Baskin maintains hers is a sanctuary while Exotic's was a zoo ridden with animal abuse) and YouTube channels. Man Accused Of Killing Cannon Hinnant Had Dinner With His Family a 50-acre wildlife preserve located in South Myrtle Beach, and Howard Baskin, Carole Baskin’s husband, claims in the docu-series that it is the most notorious big cat cub breeder operation in America. However, animal acting in the film industry has since dwindled, Antle told that will scream bloody murder at any use of any animal." Antle claimed he was interviewed several times over the course of many hours. Bhagavan Antle (Aka Dr. Antle, Kevin Antle (The Former Alias being the most common)) is a corrupt businessman notorious for abusing his animals, particularly tigers for profit. And don't miss our own podcast, A year later, Doc was training tigers for Exxon's "Put A Tiger In Your Tank" advertising campaign. He was booked by Britney Spears for the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, and worked on music videos for P. Diddy and Ashante, as well as multiple video projects for Janet Jackson. Digital Original His venture, The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species, paved the way for dozens of others — including the Joe Exotic-led Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park. ""The cultiest thing about us is that I totally believe that yoga has helped me stay limber and strong and made my life a better thing.”hink of him as more of a “country bumpkin than any type of cultist. In the documentary, Antle (real name: Mahamayavi Bhagavan Antle) made all the women working for him call him Baghavan; one worker claimed it meant “lord” in Sanskrit—but the translation seemed to vary, depending on who you ask. Twenty years ago I was more of a dashing fellow but even then I was ultra conservative. The preserve calls itself " a wildlife preservation organization dedicated to promoting global conservation education through entertaining … Going Undercover In Cynthia Campbell Ray Case Others in the docu-series suggested he has up to five and one even said he has nine. I certainly am a single guy and I live in a house by myself. Antle’s name change makes absolutely no sense.