Thomas Pendelton

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Thomas Pendelton
Born (1971-04-28) April 28, 1971 (age 51)
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Monica Rizzolo
(m. 2005)

Thomas Pendelton (born April 28, 1971) is an American tattoo artist and television personality. He starred in the A&E reality television show Tattoo Highway. [1]

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Career

Pendelton apprenticed under Rick Walters at Bert Grimm's Tattoo in Long Beach, California. [2]

He was a featured tattoo artist on the television show Inked filmed in Las Vegas. [2] He starred in a reality television show titled Tattoo Highway on A&E in 2009. [3]

He is the founder of a clothing line called Ministry of Ink. [4]

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References

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