Who is the real Tarzan?

In the last few years, most people have come across Mike Holston (also known as The Real Tarzann) online. Countless video clips have gone viral, and he continuous to shares his life on social media. He has amassed over 6.2 million followers on Instagram, and 750,000+ subscribers on YouTube.

When was the real Tarzan born?

Character biography According to Burroughs, Tarzan was born in 1888, as the son of a British lord, Lord Greystoke and the lady who was marooned on the Atlantic coast of Africa by mutineers.

Who was the best Tarzan?

Weissmuller is probably the actor most synonymous with Tarzan, having played the character in no less than 12 MGM films in the 1930s and 40’s, beginning with 1932’s “Tarzan the Ape Man.” Many modern moviegoers may have never actually seen his performances, but it was his stint as Tarzan that gave us that distinctive …

Was Tarzan based on a true story?

Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.