What happened to Bozo?

jaknginger

Cancelled in 2001. http://chicagoist.com/2006/04/21/ask_chicagoist_what_happened_to_bozo.php Jul 03 08, 8:13 PM

theresam55

He died. http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx/?news=321555>1=28103& Jul 03 08, 10:35 PM

mjlsr1958

The original Bozo, Bob Bell, retired in 1984 and died in 1997. http://www.tvparty.com/lostbozo.html Jul 03 08, 10:52 PM

BRY2K

Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday (JULY 03) of congestive heart failure. He was 83. Although not the original Bozo, Harmon portrayed the popular clown in countless appearances and, as an entrepreneur, he licensed the character to others, particularly dozens of television stations around the country. The stations in turn hired actors to be their local Bozos. Harmon protected Bozo's reputation with a vengeance, while embracing those who poked good-natured fun at the clown. As Bozo's influence spread through popular culture, his very name became a synonym for clownish behavior. http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/07/03/obit.bozo.ap/index.html Jul 04 08, 4:43 AM

McGruff

In 1946, Capitol Records was a rather small company, attempting to make an entrance into the children's market. They hired a young man named Alan Livingston, who came up with an idea for a book that would have a record included -- children would listen as they read, with an audio signal to turn the page. This was the world's first "read-along" book, and was a huge hit for the small company. It starred a clown narrator, named Bozo. Alan Livingston had hired Pinto Colvig to be the voice of Bozo the Clown. Pinto Colvig was a former circus clown, who at that time was doing character voices for Walt Disney, including Goofy and Snow White's dwarf Grumpy, among others. And the book, "Bozo at the Circus," written by Livingston, illustrated by M. Fischer, and voiced by Pinto Colvig, sold over a million copies. This was a success unheard of at that time for a children's recording. http://www.clown-ministry.com/index_1.php?/site/articles/the_unusual_history_of_bozo_the_clown_attempting_to_unravel_who_did_what_wh/ Pinto, who was born September 11, 1892 passed away on October 3, 1967 from lung cancer at the age of 75. http://www.clown-ministry.com/index_1.php?/site/articles/biography_of_pinto_colvig_the_original_bozo_the_clown/ Jul 04 08, 9:25 PM

McGruff

Willard Scott, Washington, DC's local Bozo (c. 1959) went on to become the longtime weatherman on NBC's Today show. Although he has retired as the Today show's full-time weatherman, Scott continues to appear frequently on the long-running morning program to wish centenarians a happy birthday and to substitute for regular weatherman Al Roker. He is currently the commercial voice of Smucker's jellies — taking over the job from Mason Adams — which sponsors his Today show birthday tributes. Scott is 74. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Scott Jul 04 08, 9:44 PM