Motivational speaker and former tattoo artist from Minnesota, he uses his tattoos and overall demeanour to scare and humour the audience into stopping bullying. He has been widely popular at middle schools and college campuses across the United States, and has recently gone international. Speeches run about $6,500, and he is recognised for being very controversial at his talks. Scary has done such things as vomit apples, make fun of children in wheelchairs and pick on the gym teachers. Audiences usually find the performances enjoyable. There has been recent speculation that his charity KidsVisionHeart, is not actually a non-profit and he is avoiding taxes.