Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- John Finlay was born in 1984. He is famous for his appearance in the Netflix documentary “The Tiger King.”
- “The Tiger King” follows the life of Mr. Joe Exotic (real name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage) and his staff’s life running Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park, one of the biggest private zoos in America.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- John was born in Texas. Growing up, he was quite violent in nature.
- At age 19, in year 2003, he joined Joe Exotic’s zoo.
- Within a month of his hiring, Joe and John got in a relationship. John mentions that he was ‘young and dumb’ when he entered this relation.
- Another man, Travis Maldonado, started working at Joe’s zoo in December 2013 and, like Finlay, swiftly began a relationship with Exotic
- Mr. Exotic married John and Travis Michael Maldonado in a three-way ceremony in 2014! All three men wore gaudy bright pink shirts for the ceremony, which John now says was just a publicity scam.
- Joe Exotic and John ultimately fought, and after a heated confrontation in the zoo’s parking lot, Finlay was arrested and charged with violent assault.
- Later, in 2015, Exotic married Maldonado formally, and his legal name became Joseph Maldonado.
- Surprisingly, neither John Finlay nor Travis Maldonado identified as gay and regularly had affairs with women.
- On October 6, 2017, Travis fatally shot himself on the zoo’s premises.
- Currently, John is living with his wife, Stormey Sanders, in Oklahoma, and sources also say that they both have a child together. Stormy and John had first met in 2019 & got married in 2021. She is an accountant by profession, whereas Finlay works as a welder.
- There is a Facebook page named “The truth about John Finlay,” which has more than 50,000 followers. Sanders manages this account. There are a lot of John’s images on this page.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Allegedly, John was not very happy with how his character is portrayed in the show ‘The Tiger King.’ However, despite the way he was previously depicted, he doesn’t mind starring in the sequel to the series.
- In the show, John’s body was full of tattoos, and one of them above his groin even said, “Privately Owned by Joe Exotic.” Finlay eventually wants to cover up all the other tattoos as well, to help get rid of the bad memories of his time with Exotic.
- He had broken, uneven teeth, which he later fixed after his departure from the show.
- Finlay was heavily addicted to meth and has been clean for more than six years now.
- In an interview, John mentioned that he used to have a lot of pent-up negative thoughts and a bad aura. However, by quitting thinking about his past and letting go of the negative stuff, he has now managed to start living a good life.