“The Boy With the Pretty Eyes”: What did the Cat Man Look Like Before Numerous Plastic Surgeries?

Recall the man who, in the 2000s, changed into Cat Man, a monster like a feline? Dennis Avner, a Michigan programmer with ancestry from the Huron and Lakota Indian tribes, made an astounding transformation in an effort to fully embrace the essence of his cat-eating tribal totem animal.

While the media frequently referred to Dennis as “Cat Man,” he wanted to be called by his totemic name, “Stalking Cat.” He had numerous large plastic procedures done as part of his aim to look like a tiger. Avner went to considerable pains to mimic the appearance of fangs on his teeth, split his upper lip, and alter his eyebrows and hairline. He also had tattoos all over his face and body and wore yellow contacts with a cat’s eye logo on them. Amazingly, piercings were used to keep a moustache put into his top lip.

Dennis Avner received invites to several TV shows and interviews as a result of his remarkable metamorphosis, which attracted significant media interest. Stalking Cat freely acknowledged that he never took account of the costs associated with his multiple surgeries, stressing that spiritual development rather than financial worries drove his quest.

It’s interesting to note that it’s difficult to locate pre-transformation photos of Cat Man online. Avner purposefully avoided drawing attention to his previous appearance. But a childhood photo of him with beautiful eyes and an innocent demeanour has turned up, providing a window into his past before his incredible journey of self-transformation.