Frank Avruch, the first man to play Bozo the Clown, died [in 2018] in Boston at the age of 89, reports Syracuse.com. He played the role of happy red-haired merrymaker from 1959 to 1970, and starred in the nationally-syndicated television show in the 1960s.
Check out Avruch’s wild Bozo hair and outfit in the video above. Pennywise would grovel before this Bozo’s feet!