Vinnie Torre from "Taking on Tyson" stars in the Animal Planet reality docu-series.
Vinnie Torre is known as the godfather of the competitive pigeon world and has been at the top of the sport for years. This veteran racer is also a mentor to up-and-coming racers and will take rookie Mike Tyson under his professional care for the upcoming season. Both raised on the streets of New York, Vinnie and Mike are champions of their respective sports. A man who lives for bragging rights, Vinnie is the president of the Lyndhurst Homing Pigeon Club and the chief organizer of the LCM Band Race, the biggest pigeon race in New Jersey. When he's not with his pigeons or visiting major pigeon auctions around the world, Vinnie spends afternoons fishing on his boat.
Vinnie Torre is known as the godfather of the competitive pigeon world and has been at the top of the sport for years. This veteran racer is also a mentor to up-and-coming racers and will take rookie Mike Tyson under his professional care for the upcoming season. Both raised on the streets of New York, Vinnie and Mike are champions of their respective sports. A man who lives for bragging rights, Vinnie is the president of the Lyndhurst Homing Pigeon Club and the chief organizer of the LCM Band Race, the biggest pigeon race in New Jersey. When he's not with his pigeons or visiting major pigeon auctions around the world, Vinnie spends afternoons fishing on his boat.