Beau Ryan transforms into Joe Exotic ahead of Stan’s Tiger King spinoff

He’s the former NRL star who has turned his hand to comedy and TV presenting.

And Beau Ryan, 36, transformed into none other than Joe Exotic for a promotional clip released this week ahead of the Stan series JOE vs CAROLE. 

Joined by fellow Stan ambassador Roxy Jacenko for a hilarious Q&A session, titled The Big Cat Quiz, Beau donned Joe’s signature look of a plaid shirt and trucker cap. 

Beau Ryan like you’ve never seen him before: Former NRL star (right), 36, transformed into Joe Exotic in a promotional clip for the Stan series JOE vs CAROLE. Pictured left is PR queen Roxy Jacenko, 42, as Joe’s arch nemesis Carole Baskin 

Beau looked uncannily similar to the notorious American personality, donning platinum blonde tresses, styled into Joe’s famous mullet haircut, and a temporary tiger tattoo on his chest. 

He also wore blue jeans, tucked into brown cowboy boots, and wore a brown shark’s tooth necklace on a strand on black leather.

Beau rounded out his costume with an eyebrow ring, while a pair of Joe’s trademark reflective sunglasses were tucked into one of his shirt pockets.  

Crime: The real Joe Exotic is pictured> Joe has been behind bars since 2020 when he was convicted of trying to hire two different men to kill Carole

Crime: The real Joe Exotic is pictured> Joe has been behind bars since 2020 when he was convicted of trying to hire two different men to kill Carole

Nailed it: Beau looked uncannily similar to the notorious American personality, donning platinum blonde tresses, styled into Joe's famous mullet haircut, and a temporary tiger tattoo on his chest. Beau took part in a hilarious Q&A session with Roxy, titled The Big Cat Quiz

Nailed it: Beau looked uncannily similar to the notorious American personality, donning platinum blonde tresses, styled into Joe’s famous mullet haircut, and a temporary tiger tattoo on his chest. Beau took part in a hilarious Q&A session with Roxy, titled The Big Cat Quiz

In character as Joe for his role as a Stan ambassador, Beau took part in a hilarious Q&A session with Roxy, who channelled his arch nemesis Carole Baskin. 

PR queen Roxy, 42, was styled in a loose-fitting tie-dye pink and orange leopard-print top.

She also wore skinny-leg blue jeans, which were paired with white sneakers, and accessorised with a matching beaded bracelet and necklace.

In character: The media personality also wore blue jeans, tucked into brown cowboy boots, and wore a brown shark's tooth necklace on a strand on black leather

In character: The media personality also wore blue jeans, tucked into brown cowboy boots, and wore a brown shark’s tooth necklace on a strand on black leather 

Details: Beau rounded out his costume with an eyebrow ring, while a pair of Joe's trademark reflective sunglasses were tucked into one of his shirt pockets

Details: Beau rounded out his costume with an eyebrow ring, while a pair of Joe’s trademark reflective sunglasses were tucked into one of his shirt pockets

Like Beau, Roxy also donned a wig, which was styled into cascading long blonde waves down to her waist. 

The upcoming JOE vs CAROLE series chronicles Carole’s feud with Joe and is based on Robert Moor’s podcast.

Saturday Night Live actress and comedian Kate McKinnon completely transforms into Carole, while John Cameron Mitchell plays Joe.

Iconic: Roxy channelled his arch nemesis Carole. The publicist was styled in a loose-fitting tie-dye pink and orange leopard-print top and skinny-leg blue jeans

Iconic: Roxy channelled his arch nemesis Carole. The publicist was styled in a loose-fitting tie-dye pink and orange leopard-print top and skinny-leg blue jeans

Giving it her all: Like Beau, Roxy also donned a wig, which was styled into cascading long blonde waves down to her waist

Giving it her all: Like Beau, Roxy also donned a wig, which was styled into cascading long blonde waves down to her waist

Carole’s husband Howard is portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan, of Twin Peaks and Sex and the City fame.  

The show will be based on the Wondery podcast ‘Joe Exotic’, hosted and reported by Robert Moor, which the Netflix docuseries Tiger King was based on.

The limited series will centre on Carole Baskin, ‘a big cat enthusiast, who learns that fellow exotic animal lover Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel is breeding and using his big cats for profit,’ according to the series description.

‘She sets out to shut down his venture, inciting a quickly escalating rivalry.   

Not long now: The upcoming JOE vs CAROLE series chronicles Carole's feud with Joe and is based on Robert Moor's podcast. Saturday Night Live actress and comedian Kate McKinnon (pictured) completely transforms into Carole

Not long now: The upcoming JOE vs CAROLE series chronicles Carole’s feud with Joe and is based on Robert Moor’s podcast. Saturday Night Live actress and comedian Kate McKinnon (pictured) completely transforms into Carole

Lookalike: The Saturday Night Live actress looks just like the real Carole (pictured)

 Lookalike: The Saturday Night Live actress looks just like the real Carole (pictured) 

But Carole has a checkered past of her own and when the claws come out, Joe will stop at nothing to expose what he sees as her hypocrisy. 

The results prove dangerous,’ the description reads.  

Joe has been behind bars since 2020 when he was convicted of trying to hire two different men to kill Carole. 

JOE vs CAROLE premieres Friday March 4, only on Stan 

Fun! The upcoming series chronicles Carole's feud with Joe (played by John Cameron Mitchell, pictured) and is based on Robert Moor's podcast

Fun! The upcoming series chronicles Carole’s feud with Joe (played by John Cameron Mitchell, pictured) and is based on Robert Moor’s podcast

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