Tai

Tai (1968-2021) was a trained elephant who has had a successful performing career in films, television, and commercials. Weighing 8,800 pounds, Tai portrayed faithful Shep in the Creature Shop film George of the Jungle with Brendan Fraser, and received screen credit for the role. She reunited with Fraser in 2003's Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
Tai's film resume includes a featured part in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book opposite John Cleese, a cameo in Whoopie Goldberg's Made in America, an uncredited role in Pee-Wee Herman's Big Top Pee-wee, and starring roles in Operation Dumbo Drop, Larger Than Life and Water for Elephants. The elephant has also appeared in magazine covers and print ads for the likes of Vanity Fair (with Madonna) and Chanel, and has also posed with Goldie Hawn. In 2002, the elephant was a featured guest on the Sci Fi Channel series Jeremiah. 
==External links==
*Have Trunk Will Travel - Tai's Trainers (archived)
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Category:Creature Shop Movie Actors
Category:Live Animals