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  • Arts & Entertainment

PHOTOS: Most famous clowns, past to present

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Comedian Red Skelton is surrounded by clowns of the Clyde Beatty Circus, giving him a helping hand as he puts on a big nose, in Los Angeles, Calif., in June 1946.
Comedian Soupy Sales demonstrates his serious side by installing a placard in a bus urging teenagers to stay in school, Sept. 25, 1962, in Los Angeles.
Larry Harmon performs as Bozo The Clown in this undated photo. Bozo was born 50 years ago, and is now recognized as the world's most famous clown.
Ronald McDonald participates in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in New York.
Jack Nicholson stars as the maniacal Joker in Warner Brothers' epic action-adventure film :Batman." June 1989 photo.
The infamous Harley Quinn character from Batman at the Legendary Entertainment booth at Comic-Con International 2013.
Krusty the Clown inhales willing visitors to The Simpson's Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
The profile photo from Gags - The Green Bay Clown Facebook page
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Comedian Red Skelton is surrounded by clowns of the Clyde Beatty Circus, giving him a helping hand as he puts on a big nose, in Los Angeles, Calif., in June 1946.
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We're celebrating (and/or cringing about) the most famous clowns in entertainment and news with a photo gallery about these popular, wisecracking or freaky circus acts

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