Tiger Beat is an American teen fan magazine originally published by The Laufer Company and marketed primarily to adolescent girls.Tiger Beat was founded in September 1965 by Charles "Chuck" Laufer, his brother Ira Laufer, and television producer and host Lloyd Thaxton. The magazine has as its forte teen idol gossip, movies, music and fashion, with Charles Laufer having described the magazine's content as "guys in their 20s singing 'La La' songs to 13-year-old girls."