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Gregory Paul McLaren (born 1971), who goes by the name of Lucky Diamond Rich, is a

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performance artist, street performer and international performing arts festival performer, whose acts include sword swallowing and

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on a

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. He is best known, however, for holding the

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as "the world's most

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ed person", a title formerly held by Englishman Tom Leppard. Rich has tattoos covering his entire body, including the insides of his

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, ears and

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. He has held the certified record since 2006, being 100 percent tattooed.

Inspiration and first tattoo

As a young boy, he read about and became interested in the most tattooed men and women. It did not go much further than just a thought until he got his first tattoo, which was of a small

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on his hip. He went on to tattoo every part of his body including every crevice and genital area. He has tattooed some white over his black tattoos and added colour. His tattoos have collectively taken over a thousand hours to ink, and have been worked on by hundreds of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rich, Lucky Diamond 1971 births Living people People known for being heavily tattooed Sword swallowers Street theatre New Zealand artists Jugglers World record holders

Inspiration and first tattoo

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