Miami Ink (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Miami Ink is a reality show on TLC that follows the events that take place at "305 Ink" (also known as "Miami Ink"), a tattoo shop in Miami Beach. The show premiered in July 2005 and entered its third season on June 12, 2007.

History

The shop is co-owned by tattoo artists Ami James and Chris Núñez, and also features artists Chris Garver, Darren Brass, and Yoji Harada. Californian artist Kat Von D joined the shop during the first season while Brass had an injured arm. However, at the end of season two, she left the show after a series of escalating personal differences with Ami James. She returned to Los Angeles and landed her own Miami Ink spin-off entitled LA Ink which premiered in August, 2007.

Each episode features a number of customers along with their backstories and motivations for choosing their tattoos. There is also some focus on the personal lives of the artists. Most of the episodes are narrated by James, with Nuñez occasionally filling in. The main musical theme for the show is "Funky Kingston" by Toots and the Maytals. The show has on occasion featured the personalities from other TLC shows such as American Chopper.

The artists on the show are only there during tapings. In order to be tattooed by these artists, customers need to apply on TLC.com.

International screenings

Miami Ink is currently shown in the UK on Discovery Real Time Channel twice a day. In Asia and Australia, Miami Ink airs on Discovery Travel and Living. It also airs in Sweden, on TV6, in Latin America, Spain and Portugal on People & Arts and in Germany on DMAX.

Celebrity customers

The following people have appeared on Miami Ink:

Evan Seinfeld - Musician - Biohazard
Sunny Garcia - Pro surfer
Mark Zupan - Athlete - Murderball
H2O - Band
Phil Varone - Musician - Skid Row/Saigon Kick
Anthony Bourdain - Chef/Author/Television personality
Harold Hunter - Skateboarder
Lloyd Banks - Rapper
Johnny Messner - Actor
Ivy Supersonic - Fashion designer
Chris Jacobs - Host of TLC's Overhaulin'
Reginald 'Fieldy' Arvizu Musician - Korn
Craig Ferguson - Television Host/Actor
A. B. Quintanilla - Mexican American musician and producer
Paul Teutul, Sr. - American Chopper
Paula Meronek - MTV The Real World

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