Irvin Romig

Irv 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 acrobatic clown skilled in comedy falls; Irv appeared with many circuses throughout the 1930’s and 1940’s, including the Walter l. Main Circus, Kelly Miller Bros., and Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. He also served in the military in World War II, where he also formed a clown troupe to entertain the troops – The Section 8 Gang.
In 1950, he married Rosie Dobo, who appeared with him in The Greatest Show on Earth.

Irv Romig

Irv performed over twenty years with the Detroit Shrine Circus. From 1952 through 1964, Irv had a daily television show on WXYZ in Detroit. Five times a week, Ricky the Clown came into people’s homes and hearts.

In 2001 Romig was inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame. Irv Romig passed away on May 23, 2010 after a short illness.

“If   I could do something that was a little outstanding, that nobody else could do, I took pride in that. I think that got into my head through the circus. Anytime I found something that I could do that others couldn’t, that made me real happy … inside and all over.”

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