Irvin Romig
Irvin ‘Ricky’ Romig (1920-2010) Irvin ‘Ricky’ Romig was born into show business and was working in the family’s acts by the age of four. An […]
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Footit and Chocolat
George Footit (1864-1921) was a British equestrian, acrobat and clown who was brought into his profession at the young age of twelve. He was known […]
Jackie Le Claire (1927 – 2019)
Jackie’s parents were performers with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus when he was born. He started clowning at a very young age, […]
Charlie Rivel
Josep Andreu i Lasserre (April 23, 1896 – July 26, 1983), best known as Charlie Rivel, was an internationally known Spanish circus clown. He was born in Cubelles (Barcelona, Spain). His […]
The Sherman Brothers
CHESTER SHERMAN ( – 1976) JOE VANI (1913 – Present) Nineteen year old Joe Vani answered an ad looking for an experienced acrobat to […]
Joe Jackson Sr (1873-1942)
Joe Jackson Sr. was born as Joseph Francis Jiranek in Vienna, Austria. He was Austrian bicycle champion, and a member of a world champion bicycle […]
Dimitri (1935 – 2016)
Dimitri was born in Ascona, Switzerland (1935). When he was seven years old he decided he wanted to become a clown. After graduating from school, […]
Bumpsy Anthony
GEORGE “BUMPSY ANTHONY” HULME (1901-1989) “Bumpsy Anthony” was born George Anthony Hulme in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
How Do I Start Clowning? Balloon twisting, part 1
Clown Tutorial – twisting balloon animals, part 1 The first ‘clown skill’ we’ll look at is twisting balloon animals into different shapes. Why balloon animals […]
Halloween posts
Different people have different opinions on Halloween — here’s some articles on the subject that you may enjoy: History of Halloween The day after Halloween […]