Billy Gilbert – famous movie clown
Biography of Billy Gilbert (September 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971) Billy Gilbert was an American comedian and actor known for his comic sneeze routines. […]
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Barry Lubin – Grandma
Biography of Barry Lubin – “Grandma” (July 3, 1952 – ) A member of the 1974 class of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown […]
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 […]
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, […]
Mae Busch biography
Biography of Mae Busch (18 June 1891 – 20 April 1946) Mae Busch was an Australian-born film actress who worked in both silent and sound […]
Robert Armin, Shakespeare's clown
Biography of Robert Armin (c. 1568-1612) Robert Armin was one of the clowns that worked with William Shakespeare. And, for whom Shakespeare created some of […]
biography of Ed Wynn, the Perfect Fool
Biography of Ed Wynn (Isaiah Edwin Leopold) (November 9, 1886 – June 19, 1966) Isaiah Edwin Leopold, known around the world as Ed Wynn, was […]
Biography of Don Knotts, famous TV and movie clown
Don Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 25, 2006 ) (Editor’s note: Don Knotts has died of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center […]
Jackie Gleason biography
Biography of Jackie Gleason, TV and movie clown best remembered for his role as Ralph Kramden on TV’s The Honeymooners