He's the same thing off camera as he is on camera, and it's exciting. That's a live action true story," he boasted. The actress earned significant appraisals for starring in the lead role of Elliot Reid on the NBC/ABC comedy series Scrubs. I was amazed, and I said, 'Daddy, let me try,'" he said. "Prayers for Turtleman may he come through this," wrote another. He is also known as The Turtleman because of his skill and passion for catching snapping turtles with his bare hands. Of the nearly lethal bite, he said, "And one of the snapping turtles bit me on the pulse, where your wrist is, which I had to get cauterized and I couldn't work for like seven months. "I love you guys. Old Dominion Forced to Postpone 3 Shows After Matthew Ramsey Fractures His Pelvis in ATV Accident, Jay Leno on Powering Through Calamitous Back-to-Back Accidents: 'In 8 Days I Missed 2 Shows', 'Grey's Anatomy': Maggie Pierce Makes a Major Decision as Miranda Bailey Faces a New Threat, 'Challenge' Star Nelson Thomas Reveals He Was Saved from Crash by NFL Player K.J. I Super-Glued it back together. Just please keep praying for me, please.". After the deer incident and the damning Mother Jones investigation which also uncovered inconsistencies in Turtleman's NWCO paperwork, several agencies, including the USDA, The Humane Society of the United States, and PETA either launched investigations or outright called for the cancellation of the show. Just keep praying for me, please, and I'll try to see you all whenever I can.". Professionally known as Pico, Alexander Lukasz Jogalla is a 31-year-old American actor from New York, United States. Updated by the minute, our Dallas Cowboys NFL Tracker: News and views and moves inside The Star and around the league . However, they engaged on April 14, 2016, before they split. However, Turtleman's most recent serious injury came in 2022 and it had nothing to do with pest removal (or Bigfoot). Many people know "The Turtleman" from the Animal Planet program "Call of the Wildman." Ernie is best known for starring on Animal Planet's Call of The Wildman from 2011 to 2014, and he was also a regular on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno during that time. Sep 14, 2018 Ernie Brown Jr. aka "The Turtleman" owes his nickname to the fact that he is able to catch snapping turtles bare-handed. And sure, the natural inclination here is to think, "His family was diving into ponds for dinner, there's no way they ever went to the dentist," but it seems nature didn't even have a chance to rot out those chompers, because a series of gruesome accidents did it first. He currently engages with fans by showing up at events like the Big East Camping and Outdoor Sports Show in Upstate New York, where fans could pay $15 for a VIP meet-and-greet with the toothless critter catcher, according to The Oneida Daily Dispatch. "We were very worried.". According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ernie aka Turtleman amassed a wealth of $1million. God please lift him up in Jesus name!". Ernie 'Turtleman' Brown Jr. Injured in 'Bad Accident' - People Hope that he comes out on the right side of things. This can primarily be attributed to a Mother Jones expose that shed some light on the rather . The channel aired the reality television series from October 2011 to September 2014. Ernie Brown Jr. is alive and currently resides in Kentucky, United States. Though it was never clearly spelled out that Turtleman became too much of a liability, the abrupt end of the show that same year pretty much speaks for itself. Except for the bull," he said, before backtracking and adding, "This is the top one now, it beat the bull.