EXCLUSIVE: Travis Barker, drummer of the pop-punk group Blink-182 and lover of Kourtney Kardashian, is full of tattoos and, more recently, diamond dental implants.
He is now turning those exploits into a television series.
Barker has partnered with Bullish Content, run by former Kinetic Content executive Paul Lima, and This Is Just a Test Media, the company behind the TLC reality series. I am Jazzto develop Inked and Glazed.
The unscripted series will follow Barker’s new business venture with “diamond dentist” Dr. Tom Connelly, featuring celebrities and musicians undergoing high-end diamond dental implants while simultaneously receiving tattoos on the whole body, all under anesthesia.
This isn’t Barker’s first brush with reality television; the musician starred in MTV Meet the Barkerswhich ran for two seasons and is set to star in the Kardashians’ upcoming Hulu series.
The series was developed by Lima, who has an overall production deal with Aengus James’ This Is Just a Test Media, where he previously worked. His other development credits include TLC’s Little husband in the meadow and Discovery Man against bear.
“Inked and Glazed talks about self-expression, the human body as a canvas, capitalism, eccentricity and entrepreneurship. Travis is a genius,” James said. “It’s the kind of out-of-the-box programming that Paul is great at developing.”
Added Lima. “We are excited to follow Travis and this innovative company as it launches and grows.”
This is just a test and bullish content is represented by CAA.
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