Who played the clown in the orginal it?
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Who played the clown in the It (miniseries)? Who played the clown in the It film series?
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Who played the clown in the orginal it?
Tim Curry It (character) Clown Bob Bell (actor) Bozo the Clown It (miniseries) Krusty the Clown Clarabell the Clown Doink the Clown The Bozo Show
Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English <b>actor</b> and singer. He is 
known for ... Curry&#39;s first full-time role <b>was</b> as part of the <b>original</b> London cast of 
the musical ... One of Curry&#39;s best-known television roles (and best-known roles 
overall) is as Pennywise the <b>Clown</b> in the 1990 horror miniseries Stephen King&#39;s 
It. It is the title character in Stephen King&#39;s 1986 horror novel It. The character is an 
ancient cosmic ... One <b>original</b> guise is made for the miniseries: Ben Hanscom (
<b>played</b> by Steve Makaj). ... The first reported sighting of people dressed as evil 
<b>clowns was</b> in Greenville, South Carolina, where a small boy spoke to his mother 
of a&nbsp;... It <b>was</b> here that &quot;<b>Clown</b>&quot; came into use as the given name of a stock character. 
Originally a foil for Harlequin&#39;s slyness and adroit nature, <b>Clown was</b> a buffoon or
&nbsp;... Robert Lewis Bell (January 18, 1922 – December 8, 1997), better known as Bob 
Bell, <b>was</b> an American announcer and <b>actor</b> famous for his alter-ego, Bozo the 
<b>Clown</b>. He <b>was</b> the <b>original</b> portrayer of the character for Chicago superstation&nbsp;... Bozo the <b>Clown</b> – sometimes billed as &quot;Bozo, The World&#39;s Most Famous <b>Clown</b>&quot; – 
is a <b>clown</b> character created for children&#39;s entertainment, widely popular in the 
second half of the 20th century. He <b>was</b> introduced in the United States in 1946, 
and to television in 1949, ... starring Vance Colvig, Jr., son of the <b>original</b> &quot;Bozo 
the <b>Clown</b>,&quot; Pinto Colvig. He <b>was</b> also originally planned to <b>play</b> all of It&#39;s forms, not just the <b>clown</b>; however
, the crew thought it <b>was</b> quicker to have different actors <b>play</b> the other forms so&nbsp;... He <b>was</b> designed to look like Homer Simpson with <b>clown</b> makeup, with the 
<b>original</b> idea being that Bart worships a television <b>clown who was</b> actually his 
own&nbsp;... It <b>was</b> only in the episode&#39;s final moments that Clarabell, still gesturing and using 
his horn, revealed to Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob that he could actually&nbsp;... Doink the <b>Clown</b> is a professional wrestling character originally and most 
popularly <b>portrayed</b> ... Matt Osborne, the <b>original</b> man behind Doink, <b>was</b> fired for 
re-occurring drug abuses, eventually leaving the gimmick (after bouncing through 
a few&nbsp;... <b>Original</b> release, June 20, 1960 – July 14, 2001. The Bozo Show <b>was</b> a locally 
produced children&#39;s television program that aired on WGN-TV in Chicago and 
nationally on what is now WGN America. It <b>was</b> based on the children&#39;s record 
book series, Bozo the <b>Clown</b> by Capitol&nbsp;...
Timothy James Curry
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