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Pinto Colvig was a significant figure in early twentieth-century entertainment as an American clown and voice actor. He is best known for originating the role of Bozo the Clown for Walt Disney’s animated shorts and radio programs. His distinctive vocal style and physical comedy performances establis...
Bob Bell was an American television performer who portrayed Bozo the Clown on WGN-TV in Chicago from 1960 until 1984. Because WGN was carried nationally as a superstation, his specific portrayal became the most widely recognized version of the Bozo character across the United States. Bell’s Bozo wor...
Larry Harmon was an American entertainer who purchased the licensing rights to the character Bozo the Clown in the 1950s. Although he did not create Bozo, Harmon heavily popularized the character by training hundreds of actors and franchising the role to local television stations across the United S...
Willard Scott was an American television personality and weather presenter best known for his long tenure as the weatherman on NBC's Today show, a role he held from 1980 until his semi-retirement in 1996. In 1963, Scott originated the character Ronald McDonald, the mascot for McDonald's, appearing i...
Frank Avruch was an American television personality who portrayed Bozo the Clown on Boston's WBZ-TV starting in 1959, becoming the first nationally syndicated Bozo.
