Crazy Legs Conti
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Crazy Legs Conti is an American
competitive eater
. He is currently ranked twentieth in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating
.
. While at Johns Hopkins, he was a three sport athlete. He is known for his distinctive dreadlocks
.
In addition to competitive eating, he has had a variety of jobs including purchasing agent for a steakhouse, screenwriter, bouncer, model, and window washer. Conti has appeared as a commentator for "MLE Chowdown
" on Spike TV
. He also once appeared on the Discovery channel
's "Cash Cab" program with Tim Janus
who won $1600 total by answering the bonus question.
as an early inspiration to begin competitive eating. He won his first competition in New Orleans during Super Bowl weekend 2002
by eating over 400 oysters. He has held several world records, including the green bean
and sweet corn categories.
Conti trains by eating six hot dogs at a time as fast as possible and has studied video of Takeru Kobayashi
in order to improve his technique. He also runs and goes to the gym three times a week to avoid gaining excess weight. This led him to compete in several marathon
s.
He claims that his motivation in competing is the joy of winning, rather than prize money. In addition to his successes, he is known to be magnanimous in defeat.
He is the subject of the 2004 competitive eating documentary
Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
competitive eater
Competitive eating
Competitive eating, or speed eating, is a sport in which participants compete against each other to consume large quantities of food in a short time period. Contests are typically less than 15 minutes in length, with the person consuming the most food being declared the winner...
. He is currently ranked twentieth in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating
International Federation of Competitive Eating
The International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. is an organization that supervises and regulates eating contests across the globe, acting as a central resource for the sport. Top events include the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, La Costena "Feel the Heat" Jalapeno Eating Challenge, and...
.
Early life and career
Conti was raised in Belmont, MA and later attended Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
. While at Johns Hopkins, he was a three sport athlete. He is known for his distinctive dreadlocks
Dreadlocks
Dreadlocks, also called locks, a ras, dreads, "rasta" or Jata , are matted coils of hair. Dreadlocks are usually intentionally formed; because of the variety of different hair textures, various methods are used to encourage the formation of locks such as backcombing...
.
In addition to competitive eating, he has had a variety of jobs including purchasing agent for a steakhouse, screenwriter, bouncer, model, and window washer. Conti has appeared as a commentator for "MLE Chowdown
Major League Eating
Major League Eating is a franchise that sanctions professional competitive eating events and competitive eating television specials. The purported mission of Major League Eating is to maintain a safe environment for all events, while also seeking to create a dynamic and enjoyable fan experience...
" on Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
. He also once appeared on the Discovery channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
's "Cash Cab" program with Tim Janus
Tim Janus
Tim Janus is a competitive eater from New York City known in the competitive eating community as "Eater X." He is a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating , and is one of the most colorful IFOCE characters, both literally and figuratively. He always performs in contests...
who won $1600 total by answering the bonus question.
Competitive eating
Conti counts Eric BookerEric Booker
Eric "Badlands" Booker is an American hip hop artist and record-holding competitive eater.-Competitive Eating:Booker trains for competitions by trying to stretch his stomach and develop jaw strength...
as an early inspiration to begin competitive eating. He won his first competition in New Orleans during Super Bowl weekend 2002
Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 2001 regular season. The American Football Conference champion New England Patriots won their first Super...
by eating over 400 oysters. He has held several world records, including the green bean
Green bean
Green beans , also known as French beans , are the unripe fruit of any kind of bean, including the yardlong bean, the hyacinth bean, the winged bean, and especially the common bean , whose pods are also usually called string beans in the northeastern and western United States, but can also be...
and sweet corn categories.
Conti trains by eating six hot dogs at a time as fast as possible and has studied video of Takeru Kobayashi
Takeru Kobayashi
is a Japanese competitive eater. He held the world record for hot dog eating for nearly six years, and holds several other eating records, including four Guinness Records for hot dogs, meatballs, hamburgers, and pasta....
in order to improve his technique. He also runs and goes to the gym three times a week to avoid gaining excess weight. This led him to compete in several marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
s.
He claims that his motivation in competing is the joy of winning, rather than prize money. In addition to his successes, he is known to be magnanimous in defeat.
He is the subject of the 2004 competitive eating documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
Crazy Legs Conti: Zen And The Art Of Competitive Eating is a 2005 documentary film portraying the culture of competitive eating. It was directed by Danielle Franco and Christopher Kenneally....
.