TIL that the original Bozo the Clown(1946) Pinto Colvig, had a son, Vance Colvig Jr., who landed the job of Bozo in the first local TV station to franchise the character in 1959.

Don_Dickle@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

TIL that the original Bozo the Clown(1946) Pinto Colvig, had a son, Vance Colvig Jr., who landed the job of Bozo in the first local TV station to franchise the character in 1959.

BleatingZombie@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Can somebody smarter than me explain why he’s a “Jr” if he has a different name than his father? Can you be a jr if you’re named after a grandfather or an uncle?

Nougat@fedia.io · 3 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinto_Colvig

Vance DeBar Colvig Sr. (September 11, 1892 – October 3, 1967), known professionally as Pinto Colvig, …

TIL that the original Bozo the Clown(1946) Pinto Colvig, had a son, Vance Colvig Jr., who landed the job of Bozo in the first local TV station to franchise the character in 1959.

TIL that the original Bozo the Clown(1946) Pinto Colvig, had a son, Vance Colvig Jr., who landed the job of Bozo in the first local TV station to franchise the character in 1959.

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