In 1995, he threw a tattooing party that lasted 24 hours to celebrate the day, and the trend took off. Peck is credited with creating the ritual of offering $13 tattoos on Friday the 13th. One photo showed Peck wearing "brown face paint, an Afro wig and a superhero costume with the letter "N" on it." Peck announced on Instagram he would be leaving the show, stating, "The offensive photos of me which recently surfaced from many years ago can only be a distraction to the amazing show I have loved being a part of and its many talented artists." During season 13, photos of Peck in blackface circulated on the internet after gossip site TMZ published them. Peck continued on as a judge through season 13 in 2020. In January 2012, the first season of Ink Master premiered, with Peck, Dave Navarro, and Chris Nunez as judges. In 1991, at age 19, he started professionally tattooing. Peck started giving himself and his friends tattoos at age 17. His restaurant Tiki Loco is in Deep Ellum, Dallas. Known for his American traditional style tattoos, he is co-owner of Elm Street Tattoo in Dallas, Texas and owner of True Tattoo in Hollywood, California. He left the show after considerable backlash when earlier images surfaced of him in blackface. Along with guitarist Dave Navarro and tattoo artist Chris Nunez, he was a judge on the competition reality television show Ink Master for seasons 1 through 13. Oliver Peck (born July 29, 1971) is an American tattoo artist, restaurateur, and reality television personality.
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