In Pics : Top 10 Freak Show Acts Of All Time

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5. Mr. Frank Lentini




Born at the turn of the 20^th century, Frank Lentini ultimately became one of the world’s most successful and long-lived sideshow acts. His condition was incredibly unique: Lentini had a third leg. This, on its own, was enough to attract an audience; but, what shocked people even more was the fact that the three-legged man was also equipped with two sets of fully-functioning genitals. Although he was never known to show off this often-aspired-to peculiarity, it was enough to land him a beautiful wife, Theresa Murray. She was the mother of his four two-legged children. One can only imagine the most audacious question asked by audience members: “Frank, we know you’ve got two, but which one do you use?” The answer will never be known.

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4. Pickled Punks




The name is quite ambiguous, and at first we assume that these freak show stars might be selected individuals from bands like Blink 182 or Sum 41 who have been submerged in vinegar and put on display. Unfortunately, the popularized “pickled punks” side show attraction is much more morbid than that. A “pickled punk” is a term used to describe an unborn (or stillborn) fetus that has been preserved in a pickle jar of formaldehyde.
This sideshow attraction was apparently devised in the 1600s by King Frederick III of Denmark, who collected numerous pickled punk specimens. The collection of Ulisse Aldrovandi, an Italian naturalist (pictured above), reached over 18,000 preserved specimens.

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3. Chelsea Charms



The breast show ever, Chelsea Charms, a present-day Las Vegas lap dancer, is said to have the largest breasts in recorded history. Her ****s have made her so famous that she’s gone from sideshow status to the main stage attraction at clubs all over the world. Her gargantuan, size 153XXX breasts, drop jaws and open wallets.


What could be more unbelievable than this photograph? The fact that Chelsea Charms claims to have never undergone any sort of breast augmentation surgery. All natural, or silicone enhanced? You be the judge.

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2. The Elephant Man




Joseph Merrick, a 19^th century sideshow performer, was the victim of a condition beyond words. While many sideshow entertainers retain the ability to speak, smile, or look half-way normal in the face (or at least some part of their body), Elephant Man Joseph Merrick, the British runaway and lifelong carnie, was deformed beyond human identification. Although he may have appeared to have both arms and legs, Merrick’s rampant congenital disorder caused abnormal growths to occur all over his body. In the end, judging by the numerous pictures available online, Merrick is more disfigured than human-figured. He was never able to live anything close to a normal human life, and his emotional state and mental abilities vary from report to report.

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1. Lazarus Colloredo and Joannes Baptista Colloredo



These Italian conjoined twins made their living by entertaining carnival audiences with the simplest act imaginable: standing there. They toured in Europe in the 1600s, and pioneered the idea of a “freak show,” a concept that would later spawn careers for countless individuals who were born with genetic abnormalities or defects.


Unfortunately, the brothers were not “all there.” Joannes Baptista, the smaller of the two conjoined twins, was a mere protrusion in the chest of his mobile counterpart. He could not speak or act freely, but rumor has it that he would squirm and shake his hands and arms if poked in the breast. These sorts of anomalies drew more and more people to attend their visits to local townships, and it is rumored that the brothers made a comfortable living from these “freak show” tours.