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Laura Dern
Laura Elizabeth Dern (born February 10, 1967) is an American actress, director, and producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including five Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for three Academy Awards.
Joe Exotic
Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage (born March 5, 1963), better known by his stage name Joe Exotic, is an American former zoo operator, internet personality, musician, and convicted felon. The former owner and operator of the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (a.k.a. G. W. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Maldonado-Passage had claimed to be the most prolific breeder of tigers in the United States. He twice unsuccessfully ran for public office, first for President of the United States in 2016 as an independent, and then for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018 as a Libertarian.
Carole Baskin
Carole Baskin (born June 6, 1961) is an American animal rights activist and owner of Big Cat Rescue, a non-profit animal sanctuary based near Tampa, Florida. Baskin drew public attention when she was featured in the 2020 Netflix documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness about Oklahoma-based private zoo operator known as Joe Exotic. The Netflix series follows both Baskin and Joe Exotic, filming their ongoing and escalating feuds over exotic animals in private zoos. Following the series' release, Baskin has been targeted by Internet memes related to the disappearance of Don Lewis, her second husband.
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Kevin Bacon leads bookmakers’ list of stars to play Joe Exotic in Tiger King movie
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hollywood.comKevin Bacon and Wendi Mclendon-Covey are oddsmakers’ favorites to play Tiger King rivals Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin in a film adaptation of the smash-hit Netflix docuseries.
Bookies at SportsBetting.ag have named the A-listers they think gamblers should be risking a flutter on when it comes to casting the inevitable movie based on the stunning true-crime tale.
And Footloose star Bacon has topped their list of actors who they think could pull off the outrageous Joe Exotic. Ed Norton, Billy Bob Thornton and Joe Dirt star David Spade are also on the betting sheet, as is Ben Stiller, while McLendon-Covey leads a casting list for Carole that also features Allison Janney, Kristen Wiig, Jennifer Coolidge, and Laura Dern.
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