Lorenzo the cat

Lorenzo the cat is a feline model, and has appeared in the Miami Herald, New York Daily News, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Times of India, Yahoo! News, Univision and several talk shows. Lorenzo the cat has his own YouTube channel and Facebook. Lorenzo modeling has been featured on the "Today Show" website and Associated Press.
Overview and history.
Lorenzo was abandoned at birth and left in a trash can. Four weeks later, he was adopted by Joann Biondi, a writer and photographer. It was shortly after that when Lorenzo began making his first appearances on news channels and fashion shows. Lorenzo's abilities were discovered purely by accident when Biondi made him wear a tank top one day as a punishment for stealing dirty clothes from the laundry basket and dragging them all around the apartment. In an interview with CNN, Biondi said, "As it turned out, this was not a very effective punishment because Lorenzo was not fazed by the shirt. Quite to the contrary, he loved it! And thus, his modelling career was born".
According to Biondi, Lorenzo is "an international feline sensation". He has pages on MySpace and Facebook, maintains active accounts on both YouTube and Twitter, and has an online fan base consisting of thousands of followers from all over the world. His outfits often engage in both social and political commentaries as well as humor and fashion. These people regularly "cheer him on, ask his advice, and laugh at his wise guy antics" Also, Lorenzo's tastes have expanded beyond just tank tops. These days, he has his own personal tailor—Mr. Luigi of Tuscany—who hand sews all the clothes that the cat wears during his photo shoots.
Career.
Biondi claims that despite Lorenzo's sweet personality and his eagerness to please, sometimes Lorenzo's natural feline habits make the photography sessions more challenging, and according to Lorenzo's website, which Biondi maintains, the shoots can last a few days or take up to a few weeks depending on Lorenzo's level of cooperation. As Biondi acknowledges: "Although Lorenzo enjoys posing, he is still a cat, which means that during a shoot he often wants to chase lizards, tear down backdrops, groom his tail, or take a nap".
Recognition.
Biondi's work has been displayed in several galleries and art museums up and down the East Coast.
Lorenzo has been recognized in several different forms of media, from local papers to international television networks. Some publication credits include: