Peter Robinson was born the son of Norwegian immigrants. He stated that during his childhood, he had a normal appearance until his early teens when his weight began to drop rapidly. He first went on exhibition in 1895, working at Coney Island and later Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Robinson was married twice, both times to circus fat ...
58 pound carnival side show entertainer who billed himself as "The Living Skeleton". In 1922 he married fellow side show entertainer 467 pound Baby Bunny Smith.