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

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, street performer and international performing arts festival performer, whose acts include

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and

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on a unicycle. He is best known, however, for holding the Guinness World Record as "the world's most

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ed person", a title formerly held by

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Tom Leppard. Rich has tattoos covering his entire body, including the insides of his

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, mouth,

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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 intimate 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 tattoo artists.

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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 Guinness World Records

Inspiration and first tattoo

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