▁his ▁career , ▁he ▁often ▁wore ▁a ▁suit ▁and ▁top ▁hat , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁Ring ling ▁brothers ▁he ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁Vik ing , ▁sport ing ▁a ▁full ▁be ard ▁and ▁horn ed ▁hel met . ▁Bil led ▁at ▁, ▁he ▁initially ▁made ▁US $ 2 0 0 ▁( US $ 2 , 0 5 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁per ▁week ▁when ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁but ▁soon ▁gained ▁popular ity ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁att raction , ▁ear ning ▁over ▁US $ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁( US $ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁per ▁week ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁A ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Show men ' s ▁Association ▁( T SA ) ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Independent ▁Show men ' s ▁Association ▁( II SA ), ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁their ▁char itable ▁activities . ▁His ▁memory ▁is ▁hon oured ▁with ▁personal ▁belong ings ▁displayed ▁in ▁the ▁Show men ' s ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁II SA ▁in ▁Gib s ont on , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Florida . ▁He ▁married ▁and ▁had ▁one ▁child , ▁of ▁average ▁height . ▁He ▁spoke ▁four ▁languages : ▁I cel and ic , ▁Dan ish , ▁German ▁and ▁English . ▁After ▁sust aining ▁a ▁fall