Jamie Keeton (born July 9, 1968) is an American man with a medical condition that enables objects to stick to his skin by suction. Nicknamed "Canhead", [1] he has made a career from demonstrating his abilities, and as of 2022 [update] holds the Guinness World Record for the most drink cans attached by air suction to the head. [2]
Jamie Keeton was born on July 9, 1968. [1] Originally from Pensacola, Florida, he lived in Chicago for about 20 years and later moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin. [1] According to Keeton, he began to notice that his toys and other objects stuck to his body at the age of seven. [1] He discovered the extent of his skin's ability at a baseball game, when he realized that a can from which he was drinking inadvertently became stuck to his shaved head. [2] [3]
Keeton's doctor determined that his skin takes in more oxygen than average, which causes his oxygen level to be 23 percent higher than average and allows non- porous objects to stick to his skin through air suction. [2] [3] Keeton stated that as a result of his rare medical condition he would maintain an average body temperature of 100 °F (38 °C), his burns would heal faster than a normal person's, and he had "abnormally smooth skin". [3] The skin condition is unnamed, and in 2018 Keeton claimed to be one of four people in the world to be affected by it. [3] Keeton's blood type is A negative and he was born prematurely. Keeton may suffer from a condition called sticky skin syndrome. His condition may also be from proteins in his sweat, or genetic conditions affecting his body temperature. [4]
Keeton has built a career out of his skin condition, such as by advertising products and businesses or acting as a master of ceremonies at various events, [5] at which he can earn "10 to 20 thousand dollars a weekend". [2] He has appeared on television shows to demonstrate his talent, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Late Late Show with James Corden. In 2016, he appeared on Nature's Weirdest Events, a nature documentary series produced by the BBC, in which Keeton was referred to as a "human–octopus hybrid guy". [6] In 2020 he appeared on the Go-Big Show on TBS, a television show featuring extreme talents. [7]
In 2022, Keeton was awarded the Guinness World Record for the "most drink cans placed on the head using air suction", attaching ten cans to his head for at least five seconds. [2] He had previously set the record with eight cans in 2016, [8] but lost it in 2019. [2]