The Scary Guy

The Scary Guy (born December 29, 1953) is a United States based motivational speaker who campaigns worldwide to eliminate hate, violence, prejudice and bullying in schools and corporations. In addition to being a tattoo shop owner, philosopher, comic, entertainer, inspirational speaker and performance artist, his nose, eyebrows and ears are pierced and tattoos cover 85 percent of his body. The Scary Guy legally changed his name from Earl Kenneth Kaufmann in 1998 to The Scary Guy and now focuses on teaching children and adults love and acceptance of all people. His mission is to eliminate hate, violence and prejudice worldwide. His audiences consist of both youth and adults, within schools and corporations worldwide.

Biography
Scary was born December 29, 1953, as Earl Kenneth Kaufmann, and grew up in New Hope, Minnesota, United States, graduating in 1972 from Cooper High School. He was a voice major at Macalester College in Saint Paul.

He has worked with over 5 million people around the world promoting peace through the teaching of love and acceptance of all people. Scary has been featured in over 1,700 newspaper and magazine articles, 700 radio interviews and hundreds of television shows worldwide about his innovative character-building programs.