TV personality who played Bozo the Clown dies at 89....8^(

www.bostonherald.com ^ | 03-22-2018 | Staff

[Red Badger]

BOSTON — A longtime television personality who played a beloved clown had died, according to family.

WCVB-TV says 89-year-old Frank Avruch, who played Bozo the Clown from 1959 to 1970, has died.

Avruch was a contributor to the station for over 40 years as a host of "Man About Town," and "The Great Entertainment."

He died Tuesday at his Boston home from heart disease, and is survived by his wife Betty, two sons Matthew and Steven and several grandchildren.

Avruch graduated from Boston University in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in Communication.

He was an active philanthropist, and was a board member of UNICEF'S New England Chapter.

"We will miss him greatly," the family said in a statement to WCVB-TV. "Our dad loved the children of all ages who remembered being on his show, and was always grateful for their kind words."

[dfwgator]

“A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants....”

[Red Badger]

Wrong clown...................

[Dr. Ursus]

Joe Biden can fill in!

[Buckeye McFrog]

Actually there were lots of Bozos.
Larry Harmon Productions licensed the suit and the
character to local TV stations all over the country.
There was a different Bozo in each market.
Pat Robertson even had one on his station in Virginia Beach.

[hanamizu]

My mother was a Bozo-ette in high school.

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So much time spent listening to that album. Who knew we’d live to see inflatable shoes?

[Red Badger]

Pat Robertson even had one on his station in Virginia Beach.

Jim Bakker?........................

[Larry Lucido]

A moment of silence.

[Ciaphas Cain]

Willard Scott came to our Boy Scout Jamboree to do weather live for the Today Show. He wore a complete Boy Scout warm weather uniform complete with shorts and red-topped tall green socks.

To this day it's a recurring demon in my nightmares.

[Red Badger]

[steve8714]

I hope someone kept a photogiraffic pimento.

[dsrtsage]

Is homey the clown still around?

[Rebelbase]

Homey don’t play dat.

[dfwgator]

Wrong clown...................

Oh, you're no fun, anymore.

[GreenHornet]

Will all of the other clowns ride to the funeral together in one tiny car?

[Red Badger]

Wrong, clown....................8^)

[Sparky1776]

More on Frank Avruch who had a career beyond Bozo locally here in Boston, back in the day when entertainers entertained.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQfTIfqK0rM

[Snickering Hound]

[pnz1]

I am guessing we had a different one here? I think my mother still has an epic picture of Bozo and me when I was little. Let’s just say I wasn’t a fan of Bozo in person.

[Red Badger]

‘Bozo’ was a syndicated creature and each TV market had their own local Bozo.....................

[Gamecock]

When I was a kid, Bozo the Clown was the clown, bar none.