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Profile of Bob Bell
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Bob Bell |
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18th January 1922 |
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Flint, Michigan, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Bob Bell (January 18, 1922 – December 8, 1997) was famous for his alter-ego, Bozo the Clown. He was the original portrayer of the character for Chicago superstation WGN-TV.
In 1960, station management asked the character actor and staff announcer to portray Bozo on a live, 30-minute show weekdays at noon, consisting of one-man sketches and cartoons. "Bozo" evolved into "Bozo's Circus" in 1961 as a live, hour-long telecast.
In 1970, Bell received his first Emmy for WGN-TV’s "Bozo’s Circus." He retired from WGN-TV and "The Bozo Show" in 1984, and was inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in 1996. His co-star Roy Brown, the circus cook Cooky, was also inducted in 1993.
Alternate use
"Bob Bell" is also the stage name of Nashville, Tennessee broadcaster Robert Bellar, who has intermittently hosted a sports talk show on clear channel radio station WLAC in Nashville, and served as a television sportscaster and commercial announcer. He is often the play-by-play broadcaster of University of Tennessee pay-per-view football games.
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