Mark Roberts
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Mark Roberts (born December 12, 1964) is a famous British streaker, who has run naked during several international events. He is from Liverpool.
A father of three, Roberts' saga began when he saw a female streaker run down a soccer game naked in Hong Kong. After a bet in a bar, he went naked in front of the crowd himself the next day, and the day after.
Roberts has done this, as of 2004, a total of 273 times, targeting such events as a Mr. Universe contest, a Miss World contest, tennis matches, and his specialty, soccer matches. Nowadays, he is forced to give out his passport and other important documents before big soccer games, as a way to ensure he won't be streaking at these events.
In January 2003, Roberts flew to San Diego, California, United States, where he planned to streak at the Super Bowl XXXVII. He was not able to get tickets for that game, however.
He persisted, and next year on Super Bowl XXXVIII, in Houston, Texas, after a half-time show that had included Janet Jackson's brief nudity moment, he was able to jump onto the field, just before the start of the second half. However, on US television it is not customary to zoom in on such events (it was seen a day later on The Late Show with David Letterman and can be viewed on many internet sites). Tackled by members of the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers, as well as by police and security, he was taken into custody. He had been able to enter the game disguised as a referee, as he had done months before in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville.
The fact that he wore a tattoo on his back promoting the Internet casino GoldenPalace.com at both the UEFA Cup and Super Bowl has led many to believe that he was paid a large amount of money by that company to produce a publicity stunt during both widely seen games.
External links
- Site of Mark Roberts (http://www.thestreaker.org.uk/main.htm)nl:Mark Roberts