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10 Famous Clowns: From Comical to Creepy: Media

If you suffer from coulrophobia, proceed with caution.

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Pennywise in the film It
Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in It (2017), a film adaptation of Stephen King's...
New Line Cinema
Joseph Grimaldi as the clown in Harlequin Padmanada; or, The Golden Fish
Joseph Grimaldi as the clown in Harlequin Padmanada; or, The Golden Fish,...
Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Theatre Collection, London
Grock in his dressing room at the Circus Medrano, 1952.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Popov, Oleg
Oleg Popov, 2009.
Patrick Glanz
Kelly, Emmett
Emmett Kelly, 1947.
Florida Memory
Bozo the Clown
Bozo the Clown from the TV series The Bozo Show, 1960.
Rogerbozo
McDonald's: Ronald McDonald
Ronald McDonald, the mascot of McDonald's.
© Marynaanna/Dreamstime.com
The Simpsons: Krusty the Clown
Krusty the Clown in the TV series The Simpsons.
Fox Broadcasting Company
“Killer Clown”
John Wayne Gacy, 1978.
AP/REX/Shutterstock.com
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Scene from Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988), directed by Stephen Chiodo.
Chiodo Brothers Productions