Posted on 08/29/2023 2:32:15 PM PDT by Morgana
A barber to the stars who tattooed his entire face to look like a clown is now studying to be a pastor - and has plans to one day open an amusement park that will combine his love of entertaining and faith.
Richie Esposito, 37, better known to his fans as Richie the Barber, took his love for clowning around to a new level when he had his face transformed to resemble the comedic circus character.
His nose is inked bright red, his cheeks blue, and his under eyes adorned with confetti dots. He also dyed his hair bright red to complete his clown-like appearance.
In addition, the dedicated hairdresser had silicone implanted into his eyebrows, giving him a perpetual look of surprise, and red ink tattooed around his mouth to make it look like he was constantly grinning from ear to ear.
But perhaps the most attention-grabbing feature is his split tongue.
Richie, from California, has been intrigued by clowns ever since his grandfather took him to the circus as a young boy.
After becoming 'inspired' by one of the juggling jesters, he began to paint his face with his mom's makeup.
'My grandfather took me to a circus, where I met a clown that showed me how to juggle,' he recalled.
'That clown inspired me so much that I started practicing juggling and painting my face with my mom's makeup.'
Richie grew up in Orange County, the oldest of three boys. He was a creative child who loved drawing, playing guitar, and skateboarding. But his greatest passion was always making people laugh.
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Well one thing is for sure, the Christian world is full of clowns all giving us a bad name.
Ugh. No thanks. Tats are for sailors and military guys.
John Wayne Gacy has entered the chat
“And now children, a special visitor to tell you all about Hell. . .”
More evidence of an unserious, shallow Christianity, which has been metastasizing for at least 2 generations.
Yeah, with two balls.
I hate them on women and this guy is flat out gross.
On a woman they can wear a pretty dress and the ugly tats make them look cheesy.
He seems nice. /s
The only subject he’s fit to preach about, is STUPIDITY.
From the picture, it appears he is attending one of those on-line “Buy a degree” universities .... you know the ones that half the government graduated from.
Keep your Day job Ritchey
I would go to him for counseling
He could have just worn a Biden or Obama mask...
“On a woman they can wear a pretty dress and the ugly tats make them look cheesy.”
On a woman, tats and piercings = easy.
We all float down here...
Stupid is, is stupid does.
There are some truly sick people in this world....
What has been seen cannot be unseen...
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