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(December 2019) This is a list of notable clowns. ## Circus-style - [Lulu Adams](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lulu_Adams&action=edit&redlink=1) - early 20th century British female clown - [Albert Alter](/source/Albert_Alter) - American clown - António Branco – *[Batatinha](/source/Batatinha)* (literally *Little Potato*), from [Portugal](/source/Portugal) - [Arthur Vercoe Pedlar](/source/Arthur_Vercoe_Pedlar) – "Vercoe", an English clown - [Barry Lubin](/source/Barry_Lubin) – "Grandma", star clown of the [Big Apple Circus](/source/Big_Apple_Circus) - *[Bim Bom](/source/Bim_Bom)* – clown duo of early 20th Century Russia - *[Carequinha](/source/Carequinha)* – Brazilian clown and actor, born in a circus to a circus family [Brazil](/source/Brazil) - [Cepillín](/source/Cepillin) – Mexican clown - [Cha-U-Kao](/source/Cha-U-Kao) - French clown, performer at the [Moulin Rouge](/source/Moulin_Rouge) - [Charlie Bell](/source/Charlie_Bell_(clown)) – American clown, [Ringling Bros. circus](/source/Ringling_Bros._and_Barnum_%26_Bailey_Circus) - [Charlie Cairoli](/source/Charlie_Cairoli) – Italian-born British clown - [Pinto Colvig](/source/Pinto_Colvig) - American clown who later became famous as the voice of [Goofy](/source/Goofy). - [Daniel Rice](/source/Dan_Rice) (1823–1901) – American clown of the 19th century and principal inspiration for *Uncle Sam*. - [David Shiner](/source/David_Shiner_(clown)) – Tony Award-winning American born mime and circus clown who has appeared on Broadway and with several European circuses - Demetrius Nock – "[Bello Nock](/source/Bello_Nock)," star clown in [Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus](/source/Ringling_Brothers_Barnum_and_Bailey_Circus) - [Dimitri](/source/Dimitri_(clown)) – Swiss clown and mime - [Emmett Kelly](/source/Emmett_Kelly) – American tramp clown - [Frankie Saluto](/source/Frankie_Saluto) – American clown, [Ringling Bros. circus](/source/Ringling_Bros._and_Barnum_%26_Bailey_Circus) - The [Fratellini Family](/source/Fratellini_Family) – family of French clowns - [George Carl](/source/George_Carl) – American clown who performed mainly in Europe. - [Glen "Frosty" Little](/source/Glen_%22Frosty%22_Little) – America's last living Master Clown and longtime "Boss Clown" with the [Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus](/source/Ringling_Brothers_and_Barnum_and_Bailey_Circus) - [Greg and Karen DeSanto](/source/Greg_and_Karen_DeSanto) – husband and wife clown/comedy team - *[Grock](/source/Grock)* – [Charles Adrien Wettach](/source/Charles_Adrien_Wettach) (1880–1959), Swiss clown - [Joe Jackson](/source/Joe_Jackson_Sr.) Sr. and Jr. – tramp clown entree with a breakaway bicycle - Johann Ludwig Jacob *[Lou Jacobs](/source/Lou_Jacobs)* (1903–1992) – American Master Clown. Credited with inventing the [clown car](/source/Clown_car) gag. - [Josep Andreu i Lasserre](/source/Josep_Andreu_i_Lasserre) – *[Charlie Rivel](/source/Charlie_Rivel)* European clown - Jose de Jesus Medrano – *[Chuchin](/source/Chuchin)* (1953–1984), Mexican clown and performance star - [José Vega Santana](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Vega_Santana) – *[Remi](/source/Remi_(the_clown))* (1958–) – "Puerto Rico's Greatest Clown" - [Michael Halvarson](/source/Michael_Halvarson) – Swedish clown and star pickpocket entertainer who has appeared in [Cirque du Soleil](/source/Cirque_du_Soleil) Kooza - Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev – *[Karandash](/source/Karandash)* (1901–1983), Soviet Clown and clowning teacher. - [Nicolai Poliakoff](/source/Nicolai_Poliakoff) – *[Coco the Clown](/source/Coco_the_Clown)* longtime star clown of the Bertram Mills Circus - [Oleg Popov](/source/Oleg_Popov) (1930–2016), Russian clown, student of *[Karandash](/source/Karandash)* - [Otto Griebling](/source/Otto_Griebling) – (1896–1972), American Master Clown with the Cole Bros. and Ringling circuses [Muhammad Ali](/source/Muhammad_Ali) with clowns Charlie Frye and [Skeeter Reece](/source/Skeeter_Reece) in 1980 - [Paul Hunt](/source/Paul_Hunt_(gymnast)) – gymnast clown - [Pierre Étaix](/source/Pierre_%C3%89taix) (1928–2016), French clown, comedian and filmmaker - [Pogo the Clown](/source/John_Wayne_Gacy) - American serial killer John Wayne Gacy, who volunteered as a clown at hospitals - [Rafael Padilla](/source/Chocolat_(clown)) – Cuban-born clown, performing in France as "Chocolat" - [Roly Bain](/source/Roly_Bain) (1954 – 2016) English [priest](/source/Priest) and [clown](/source/Clown) who preached and performed as Holy Roly. He helped set up the organisation Holy Fools. - [Sergey Pavlov](/source/Sergey_Alexandrovich_Pavlov) – "Lalala", Russian clown, director and actor - [Skeeter Reece](/source/Skeeter_Reece) – American clown - [Steve Smith](/source/Steve_Smith_(clown)) – "T.J. Tatters", longtime director of Ringling [Clown College](/source/Clown_College) - [Tiririca](/source/Tiririca) - Brazilian clown who started his career in the circus, later becoming a singer, gaining fame on TV and becoming a politician - [Vicki Gabereau](/source/Vicki_Gabereau) – *Rosie Sunshine,* ran as a candidate in the 1974 Toronto mayoral election - [Yuri Nikulin](/source/Yuri_Nikulin) – Russian clown and actor - [Jack Perry](/source/Zig_and_Zag_(Australian_performers)) and [Doug McKenzie](/source/Zig_and_Zag_(Australian_performers)) – *[Zig and Zag](/source/Zig_and_Zag_(Australian_performers))* Australian television clowns ## Rodeo - [Flint Rasmussen](/source/Flint_Rasmussen) – seven-time winner of *Man in the Can* award. - [Johnny Tatum](/source/Johnny_Tatum) – American rodeo clown - [Quail Dobbs](/source/Quail_Dobbs) – American rodeo clown - [Slim Pickens](/source/Slim_Pickens) – American rodeo clown and film actor. ## Film - [Abbott and Costello](/source/Abbott_and_Costello) (William (Bud) Abbott, 1897–1974; Louis Costello, 1906–1959) – American comedy duo specializing in the white clown (straight man)/red clown (comic) relationship - [Ben Turpin](/source/Ben_Turpin) (September 19, 1869 – July 1, 1940) – cross-eyed comedian, best remembered for his work in silent films - [Buster Keaton](/source/Buster_Keaton) (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) – "The Great Stoneface" - [Charlie Chaplin](/source/Charlie_Chaplin) (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) – British born comedian. His principal character was "The Little Tramp" - [Chester Conklin](/source/Chester_Conklin) (January 11, 1886 – October 11, 1971) – American comedian and actor - [Harry Langdon](/source/Harry_Langdon) (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) – American silent film comedian and mime - [Jacques Tati](/source/Jacques_Tati) (October 9, 1908 – November 5, 1982) – French comedian, mime and filmmaker; played the socially inept [Monsieur Hulot](/source/Monsieur_Hulot) - [Keystone Cops](/source/Keystone_Cops) – incompetent group of policemen created by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company between 1912 and 1917 - [Laurel and Hardy](/source/Laurel_and_Hardy) – comedy duo in film - [Martin and Lewis](/source/Martin_and_Lewis) – American comedy duo, comprising singer Dean Martin (as the "straight man") and comedian Jerry Lewis (as his stooge) - [The Marx Brothers](/source/The_Marx_Brothers) – team of sibling comedians that appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television - [Peter Sellers](/source/Peter_Sellers) (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980) – English comedian and actor; played [Inspector Clouseu](/source/The_Pink_Panther_(disambiguation)) - [Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle](/source/Roscoe_%22Fatty%22_Arbuckle) (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) – actor, was involved in the "Fatty Arbuckle scandal" - [Shaggy 2 Dope](/source/Shaggy_2_Dope) – DJ of the [Insane Clown Posse](/source/Insane_Clown_Posse), Detroit-based hip-hop group with a fan army of "schizophrenic wizards" called the juggalos and star of underground film *Big Money Hustlaz* - [Slim Pickens](/source/Slim_Pickens) – rodeo clown and film actor - [Snub Pollard](/source/Snub_Pollard) (November 9, 1889 – January 19, 1962) – silent film comedian, popular in the 1920s - [The Three Stooges](/source/The_Three_Stooges) – slapstick comedians - [W.C. Fields](/source/W.C._Fields) (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946) – American comedian and actor - [Violent J](/source/Violent_J) – leader of the Insane Clown Posse, a Detroit-based hip-hop group and star of *Big Money Hustlaz* underground film. - [Jim Varney](/source/Jim_Varney) - Actor of [Ernest P. Worrell](/source/Ernest_P._Worrell) ## Television - [Lucille Ball](/source/Lucille_Ball) – *I Love Lucy*, *The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour*, *The Lucy Show*, *Here's Lucy* - [Bassie](/source/Bassie_%26_Adriaan) – clown on the Dutch "Bassie & Adriaan" television series, played by Bas van Toor - [Benny Hill](/source/Benny_Hill) – The Benny Hill Show - [Milton Berle](/source/Milton_Berle) – *Texaco Star Theater*, *Berle's Buick Hour* - Blinky the Clown – played by [Russell Scott](/source/Russell_Scott) as the star of "*[Blinky's Fun Club](/source/Blinky's_Fun_Club)*" in [Colorado, Denver](/source/Colorado-Denver). - [Bozo the Clown](/source/Bozo_the_Clown) – franchised character played by many local television performers and on [cartoons](/source/Cartoon), based on the character created in 1946 by [Alan W. Livingston](/source/Alan_W._Livingston) for [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records)' record-reader series - [Bubbles the Clown](/source/Bubbles_the_Clown) – clown doll that appears on BBC test cards F, J & W. - [Charlie Chalk](/source/Charlie_Chalk) – main character of the British children's TV series of the same name. - [Clarabell the Clown](/source/Clarabell_the_Clown) – regular character from the *[Howdy Doody](/source/Howdy_Doody)* television program, originally played by [Bob Keeshan](/source/Bob_Keeshan) of *[Captain Kangaroo](/source/Captain_Kangaroo)* fame. - [Der Clown](/source/Der_Clown) - German TV clown - [Doink the Clown](/source/Doink_the_Clown) – [gimmick](/source/List_of_professional_wrestling_terms#G) used by several wrestlers in the 1990s. Doink began as a [heel](/source/Heel_(professional_wrestling)) wrestler in the [evil clown](/source/Evil_clown) [archetype](/source/Archetype), but later Doinks portrayed the character as a [babyface](/source/Face_(professional_wrestling)) who loved to entertain the children in the crowd. - [Dink the Clown](/source/Dink_the_Clown) – midget sidekick of Doink the Clown. - Flunky the Clown – Character of comedy writer [Jeff Martin](/source/Jeff_Martin_(writer)) on [Late Night With David Letterman](/source/Late_Night_With_David_Letterman) . - [Herman the Clown](/source/Herman_the_Clown) - main character of Finnish series *Pelle Hermanni*. - [Homey the Clown](/source/Damon_Wayans) – character from the *[In Living Color](/source/In_Living_Color)* television program, whose famous [catchphrase](/source/Catchphrase) was "Homey don't play that (or dat)". - [John Michael Howson](/source/John_Michael_Howson) – 'clown' from [*Adventure Island*](/source/Adventure_Island_(TV_series)). - [Nasse Setä](/source/Vesa-Matti_Loiri) – Character of Finnish comedian Vesa-Matti Loiri - [Loonette the Clown](/source/The_Big_Comfy_Couch#Characters) - main character of Canadian series *[The Big Comfy Couch](/source/The_Big_Comfy_Couch)*. - [Mr. Noodle](/source/Mr._Noodle) – character created by [Bill Irwin](/source/Bill_Irwin) for the "[Elmo's World](/source/Elmo's_World)" segment of *[Sesame Street](/source/Sesame_Street)* - [Mr Tumble](/source/Mr_Tumble) – character on *[Something Special](/source/Something_Special_(TV_series))*, played by [Justin Fletcher](/source/Justin_Fletcher) - [Patati Patatá](/source/Patati_Patat%C3%A1) – Brazilian TV - [J.P. Patches](/source/Chris_Wedes) – Seattle children's television mainstay for decades. - [Paul Reubens](/source/Paul_Reubens) – *[Pee-wee Herman](/source/Pee-wee_Herman)*, *[Pee-Wee's Playhouse](/source/Pee-Wee's_Playhouse)*. - [Peppi & Kokki](/source/Peppi_%26_Kokki) - Two Dutch clowns who starred in their own children's TV series. - [Pinky Lee](/source/Pinky_Lee) – *The Pinky Lee Show* - [Pipo de Clown](/source/Pipo_de_Clown) – main character of the Dutch children's TV series of the same name. - [Piñón Fijo](/source/Pi%C3%B1%C3%B3n_Fijo) – Argentine TV - [Red Skelton](/source/Red_Skelton) – *The Red Skelton Show* - [Roberto Gómez Bolaños](/source/Roberto_G%C3%B3mez_Bola%C3%B1os) - Better known as *Chespirito*, he created and played *El Chavo* and *El Chapulín Colorado* - [Rowan Atkinson](/source/Rowan_Atkinson) – *Mr. Bean* - [Jim Allen](/source/Rusty_Nails) – *[Rusty Nails](/source/Rusty_Nails)* (1957–1972), Pacific Northwest children's television clown, and model (in part) for Matt Groening's "Krusty" character on the television program *The Simpsons* - [Sid Caesar](/source/Sid_Caesar) – *Your Show of Shows* and *Caesar's Hour* - [Soupy Sales](/source/Soupy_Sales) – *The Soupy Sales Show* - [Yucko the Clown](/source/Roger_Black_(actor)) – *[The Howard Stern Show](/source/The_Howard_Stern_Show)*, known for rude observations, obscenities and public intoxication - [Os Trapalhões](/source/Os_Trapalh%C3%B5es) - Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias, from the TV show of the same name. - [Zig and Zag (Australian performers)](/source/Zig_and_Zag_(Australian_performers)) ## Theatrical - [A. Robins](/source/A._Robins) – vaudeville's "The Banana Man" and "One Man Music Shop" - [Alan Clay](/source/Alan_Clay) – international clown teacher and performer; author of *Angels Can Fly, a Modern Clown User Guide* - [Alex Tatarsky](/source/Alex_Tatarsky) – American vaudeville-style [bouffon](/source/Bouffon) performer based in New York and Philadelphia - [Alex the Jester](/source/Alex_the_Jester) – "King of Jesters," speaks a contemporary version of the medieval gibberish language [Grammelot](/source/Grammelot). - [Andy Kaufman](/source/Andy_Kaufman) – American comic and practitioner of *[anti-humor](/source/Anti-humor)* - [Avner Eisenberg](/source/Avner_Eisenberg) – also known as Avner the Eccentric, a "Broadway" clown - [Bill Irwin](/source/Bill_Irwin) – Tony Award-winning clown known for his new [vaudeville](/source/Vaudeville)-style performances - [Blue Man Group](/source/Blue_Man_Group) – trio of silent characters that perform covered in blue paint - [Clark and McCullough](/source/Clark_and_McCullough) – Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough started as circus clowns and progressed to be stars of stage and screen - [Sylvester the Jester](/source/Sylvester_the_Jester) – The Human Cartoon - [Dario Fo](/source/Dario_Fo) – Capo Comicio, creator of "Mistero Buffo" and "Accidental Death of an Anarchist"; recipient of the 1997 [Nobel Prize in Literature](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature); uses Arlecchino stage persona, political activist - [Ed Wynn](/source/Ed_Wynn) – The Perfect Fool - [Eric Davis](/source/Eric_Davis_(clown)) – [Cirque du Soleil](/source/Cirque_du_Soleil) clown and creator of [Red Bastard](/source/Red_Bastard) - [Geoff Hoyle](/source/Geoff_Hoyle) – stage clown, started in the [Pickle Family Circus](/source/Pickle_Family_Circus) with Bill Irwin and Larry Pisoni - [George Carl](/source/George_Carl) – longtime star of the [Crazy Horse Saloon](/source/Crazy_Horse_(cabaret)) in Paris - [George Washington Lafayette Fox](/source/G._L._Fox), American stage clown during the 19th century - [James and Jamesy](/source/James_and_Jamesy), Canadian clown duo - [Jango Edwards](/source/Jango_Edwards) – American clown and entertainer in the European cabaret tradition - [John Gilkey](/source/John_Gilkey) – [Cirque du Soleil](/source/Cirque_du_Soleil) clown - [Joseph Grimaldi](/source/Joseph_Grimaldi) – credited with being "the first whiteface clown" — in an homage to Grimaldi, circus clowns began referring to themselves and each other as "Joey"s, and the term 'joey' is now a synonym for clown - [Marceline Orbes](/source/Marceline_Orbes) (1874–1927) – performed in Europe and for many years at the [New York Hippodrome](/source/New_York_Hippodrome). - [Morro and Jasp](/source/Morro_and_Jasp) – Canadian clown duo - [Mump and Smoot](/source/Mump_and_Smoot) – Canadian "clowns of horror" - [Olsen and Johnson](/source/Olsen_and_Johnson) – stars of Broadway's *Hellzapoppin'* - [Puddles Pity Party](/source/Puddles_Pity_Party) (Michael Geier) – American traditional popular singer and [YouTube](/source/YouTube) celebrity who performs as a whiteface clown. Billed as the "sad clown with the golden voice." - [Richard Pochinko](/source/Richard_Pochinko) – founder of "[Canadian Clowning](/source/Canadian_Clowning)" style - [Richard Tarlton](/source/Richard_Tarlton) – actor and clown in the [Elizabethan theatre](/source/English_Renaissance_theatre) in England - [Richard Usher](/source/Richard_Usher) – 19th-century clown, performed at [Astley's Amphitheatre](/source/Astley's_Amphitheatre) - [Robert Armin](/source/Robert_Armin) – actor and clown in Shakespeare's company - [Sergey Pavlov](/source/Sergey_Alexandrovich_Pavlov) – Russian clown "LALALA", creator of "LALALA SHOW" - [Slava Polunin](/source/Slava_Polunin) – Russian-born clown and creator of "Slava's Snowshow" - [Spike Jones](/source/Spike_Jones) and his City Slickers – American musical act featuring [slapstick](/source/Slapstick) circus-style [comedy](/source/Comedy) - [Thomas Monckton](/source/Thomas_Monckton) – award-winning physical clown - [Tommy Cooper](/source/Tommy_Cooper) – British comedy magician - [W. C. Fields](/source/W._C._Fields) – vaudeville comedy star - [Will Kempe](/source/William_Kempe) (*fl. c* 1589–1600) – actor dancer and clown who worked with [Shakespeare](/source/William_Shakespeare); famously jigged his way from [Norwich](/source/Norwich) to [London](/source/London) in 1600 - [Wolfe Bowart](/source/Wolfe_Bowart) – stage clown touring internationally with his productions *LaLaLuna* and *The Shneedles* ## Fictional - Adam the Clown – from the video game *[Dead Rising](/source/Dead_Rising)*. Equipped with two [chainsaws](/source/Chainsaws) that he juggles, he is a [boss](/source/Boss_(video_games)) in the game. - [Binky the Clown](/source/Binky_the_Clown) – from the *[Garfield](/source/Garfield)* comic by [Jim Davis](/source/Jim_Davis_(cartoonist)). - [Buggy the Clown](/source/Buggy_the_Clown) – an antagonist of the [manga](/source/Manga) *[One Piece](/source/One_Piece)* - [Buttons the Clown](/source/Buttons_(clown)) – a central character from the 1952 film *[The Greatest Show on Earth](/source/The_Greatest_Show_on_Earth_(film))*, played by [James Stewart](/source/James_Stewart) - Calvero – clown character played [Charlie Chaplin](/source/Charlie_Chaplin) in the film *[Limelight](/source/Limelight_(1952_film))* - [Captain Spaulding](/source/Captain_Spaulding_(Rob_Zombie)) – from the horror films *[House of 1000 Corpses](/source/House_of_1000_Corpses)* and *[The Devil's Rejects](/source/The_Devil's_Rejects)* - [Chuckles the Clown](/source/Chuckles_the_Clown) – *[Mary Tyler Moore Show](/source/Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show)* background character who was trampled to death in an episode - Colly Wobble, a clown toy in CBeebies TV show *[Moon and Me](/source/Moon_and_Me)* - Crackers the Clown, played by [Peter Brocco](/source/Peter_Brocco) – "bad-guy" clown in the *[Adventures of Superman](/source/List_of_Adventures_of_Superman_episodes)* episode titled "The Clown Who Cried". - [Dodo Delwyn](/source/Dodo_Delwyn) – once a famous [Ziegfeld](/source/Ziegfeld) star, is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks in 1953 film *[The Clown](/source/The_Clown_(1953_film))*; played by [Red Skelton](/source/Red_Skelton) - Dr. Rockso – the Rock & Roll Clown from *[Metalocalypse](/source/Metalocalypse)* - Fatso the Clown – clown statue in *[The 70s Show](/source/The_70s_Show)* episode titled "Fun It" - Fizbo the Clown - Cam Tucker's clown character from *[Modern Family](/source/Modern_Family)*. - [Frenchy the Clown](/source/Frenchy_the_Clown) – character of the national lampoon comic *Evil clown comics* series. - Fun Gus the Laughing Clown - cursed character in the cosmic/folk horror novel, "The Cursed Earth" by D.T. Neal (Nosetouch Press, 2022). - The Ghost Clown – evil hypnotist clown featured in the *[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!](/source/List_of_Scooby-Doo%2C_Where_Are_You!_episodes)* episode titled "Bedlam in the Big Top" - [Gamzee Makara](/source/Gamzee_Makara) – clown-like Highblood Troll and one of the antagonists of the webcomic *[Homestuck](/source/Homestuck)* - [Geiru Toneido](/source/List_of_Ace_Attorney_characters#Geiru_Toneido) – minor antagonist in *[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice](/source/Phoenix_Wright%3A_Ace_Attorney_%E2%80%93_Spirit_of_Justice)* - *[I Pagliacci](/source/Pagliacci)*, (*The Clowns*) – tragic [opera](/source/Opera) by [Ruggiero Leoncavallo](/source/Ruggiero_Leoncavallo) prominently features [Arlecchino](/source/Arlecchino) as a character - Jack – advertising icon for the [fast food](/source/Fast_food) company, [Jack in the Box](/source/Jack_in_the_Box_(restaurant)) - [Jack Point](/source/Jack_Point) – from the [Judge Dredd Megazine](/source/Judge_Dredd_Megazine)'s [The Simping Detective](/source/The_Simping_Detective) series - Jojo – main character on the [Disney Channel](/source/Disney_Channel)'s *[Jojo's Circus](/source/Jojo's_Circus)* - [The Joker](/source/Joker_(character)) – supervillain often called the "Clown Prince of Crime" created by [DC Comics](/source/DC_Comics) - [Kefka Palazzo](/source/Kefka_Palazzo) – main antagonist of *[Final Fantasy VI](/source/Final_Fantasy_VI)* - Killer Klowns – from the horror films *[Killer Klowns from Outer Space](/source/Killer_Klowns_from_Outer_Space)* - [Koko the Clown](/source/Koko_the_Clown) – from [Max Fleischer](/source/Max_Fleischer)'s *[Out of the Inkwell](/source/Out_of_the_Inkwell)* series of [animated cartoons](/source/Animated_cartoon). [1] - [Krusty the Clown](/source/Krusty_the_Clown) – television clown on the Fox animated television series *[The Simpsons](/source/The_Simpsons)* - [Lawrence "Moe" Curls](/source/List_of_Ace_Attorney_characters#Moe) – minor character in *[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All](/source/Phoenix_Wright%3A_Ace_Attorney_%E2%80%93_Justice_for_All)* - [Mr. Magic Pierrot](/source/Dead_Moon_Circus#Lemures) – a [villain of the week](/source/Villain_of_the_week) in the [fourth season](/source/Sailor_Moon_SuperS) of the *[Sailor Moon](/source/Sailor_Moon_(TV_series))* anime series. Some clown-like monsters called "Pierrot" also appear in the [*Sailor Moon* musicals](/source/Sailor_Moon_musicals) and in the [live-action series](/source/Pretty_Guardian_Sailor_Moon_(2003_TV_series)). - Murder the Clown - from the *[Goosebumps Most Wanted](/source/Goosebumps_Most_Wanted)* book "A Nightmare on Clown Street", also appeared in the 2015 *[Goosebumps](/source/Goosebumps_(film))* film. - [Pennywise the Dancing Clown](/source/Pennywise) (also known as "It") – shape-shifting monster in [Stephen King](/source/Stephen_King)'s *[It](/source/It_(novel))* and its adaptations - Pierrot Bolneze – from *[Yakitate! Japan](/source/Yakitate!_Japan)*, clown, bread judge and master of ceremonies, he's also the [crown prince](/source/Crown_prince) of Monaco according to the series - Rajoo – circus clown and the central character in [Raj Kapoor](/source/Raj_Kapoor)'s film *[Mera Naam Joker](/source/Mera_Naam_Joker)* - Rollo the Clown – played by William (Billy) Wayne, the "good-guy" clown in the *[Adventures of Superman](/source/List_of_Adventures_of_Superman_episodes)* episode titled "The Clown Who Cried". - Rollo the Clown – from the 1991 film *[The Little Engine That Could](/source/The_Little_Engine_That_Could_(1991_film))*, based on the [children's book of the same name](/source/The_Little_Engine_That_Could). - [Ronald McDonald](/source/Ronald_McDonald) – [McDonald's](/source/McDonald's) fast-food restaurant chain's advertising clown character, first portrayed by [Willard Scott](/source/Willard_Scott). - Sacarrolha - protagonist in a long-running Brazilian comic strip, created by [Primaggio Mantovi](/source/Primaggio_Mantovi). [2] - [Shakes the Clown](/source/Shakes_the_Clown) – title character of the film of the same name. - [Simeon Saint](/source/List_of_Ace_Attorney_characters#Simeon_Saint) – primary antagonist in *[Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit](/source/Ace_Attorney_Investigations_2%3A_Prosecutor's_Gambit)* - Splinters – title character in a newspaper comic strip by William Steinigans, which ran between 1911 and 1912. [3] - Stan – clown name of the character [Louison](/source/Louison) in the 1991 French film *[Delicatessen](/source/Delicatessen_(1991_film))*. - [Sweet Tooth](/source/Sweet_Tooth_(Twisted_Metal)) – sociopathic serial killer who is a primary protagonist/antagonist in the*[Twisted Metal](/source/Twisted_Metal)* franchise. - Tricky the clown from the [Newgrounds](/source/Newgrounds) series Madness Combat - [Violator](/source/Violator_(comics)) – serial killer and one of the enemies from the *[Spawn](/source/Spawn_(character))* franchise. - Vulgar the Clown – protagonist of the 2000 motion picture *[Vulgar](/source/Vulgar_(film))* - Wobble – [roly-poly](/source/Roly-poly_toy) clown from the [BBC](/source/BBC) children's TV show *Playbus* (later *[Playdays](/source/Playdays)*) - [Yorick](/source/Yorick) – court jester who featured as the subject of a lengthy soliloquy in [Shakespeare's](/source/William_Shakespeare) *[Hamlet](/source/Hamlet)* ## See also - [Evil clown](/source/Evil_clown) - [List of jesters](/source/List_of_jesters) ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Clowns](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Clowns). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Max Fleischer"](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180721043919/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm) from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-06-06. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Primaggio Mantovi"](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mantovi_primaggio.htm). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135643/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mantovi_primaggio.htm) from the original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-01-28. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["William Steinigans"](https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/steinigans_william.htm). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180812054321/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/steinigans_william.htm) from the original on 2018-08-12. 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