As a young adult, Jackman was a clown for hire for kids’ birthday parties. He went by the name of Coco the Clown, but unlike most clowns, he didn’t know any magic tricks. “I am really bad at magic,” ...

Contrary to what some may believe, rodeo clowning is serious business. Beneath the makeup, the wigs and the costumes are athletes whose job is to protect the bull riders. Rodeo fans will have several ...

BILLINGS – Floyd “Creeky” Creekmore is one of the quieter acts in the circus, his larger-than-life clown shoes shuffling methodically as he works the crowd, igniting surprised giggles and slack-jawed ...

What magic there is in the imagination--and how much more imagination is sparked when an unopened "box of magic" is pulled from the recesses of a closet and opened for the first time in more four ...

FARGO - When children meet her clown persona for the first time, Cynthia Sillers said they sometimes are afraid because they've never met her before and the makeup is strange to them.But that usually ...

If the stereotype of the sad clown has any validity, it certainly doesn't apply to Bruce Hyman, far better known as Bowey the Clown, who has been entertaining Berkshire youngsters and their parents ...

Though attendees walk the halls in makeup and really big shoes with propellers on them, the World Clown Association convention in Orlando, Florida isn’t much different than most conventions.