Under My Skin
Anthony "Tattoo Tony" Rodriguez
Founder & Curator – Tattoo Museum of the Jersey Shore. Owner – Under My Skin Tattoo Studio.
Tony began his journey into tattooing in the mid-1980s, raised on the streets of Asbury Park where he was always drawing, always creating. He broke into the industry the hard way, eventually opening studios in Tennessee and Florida before returning to New Jersey to rebuild.
Around 2000, he got back on his feet at 1st Class Tattoo in Long Branch, later opening Dark City Tattoo in Asbury Park. Today, after four decades in the industry, Tony continues to tattoo full-time, build custom machines, and grow both his studio and the Tattoo Museum of the Jersey Shore.
Style & Craft
Four decades of hands-on experience across a broad range of styles, custom tattoo machine building, and a deep, personal connection to Jersey Shore tattoo history.
Celebrity clients: Bret Michaels, Ricky Medlocke, Peter Keys, Ted Poley, Jon Rechner, Afa Anoa'i Jr., Samu Anoa'i, Gene Snitsky, Scott Bigelow, Vaitanoa Lloyd Anoa'i, Butch Patrick.
TV & Film: Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It, Celebrity Apprentice, Oddities, The Comedian.
A Sample of Tony's Tattoos
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