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A clown is a kind of entertainer, or performance artist, who performs physical comedy and stunts to amuse others. They usually wear grease paint makeup that hides their real face, a large wig with brightly-colored hair, and baggy, padded clothing.

Many clowns belong to a circus, while others freelance or have a talent agent who helps them find work. Some clowns study at a clown college or clown school, where they learn acrobatics, juggling and other physical skills, and ways to interact with an audience. Others learn from experienced clowns, or through study and practice.

Clowns in popular culture

Clowns are sometimes mentioned in other forms of entertainment. Pagliacci is an opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo, about clowns. This theme was borrowed by Smokey Robinson, when he wrote "The Tears of a Clown" working with Stevie Wonder. Red Skelton was a popular entertainer, who performed clown routines on television.

Ronald McDonald is a clown character who is the mascot of McDonald's restaurants. (Jeff Giuliano, who performed Ronald for many years on television, later became a vegetarian.)

In many different media, clowns are often villains due to the possibility of them being creepy. Examples are Pennywise from Stephen King's It and the Joker from the Batman universe.

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-[[Image:Clown chili peppers.jpg|thumb|right|A clown.]]
+[[Image:MG 8571 (19492588742) (cropped).jpg|thumb|150px|right|Clown mascot [[Ronald McDonald]].]]
-A '''clown''' is a kind of {{broken wikt link|entertainer|entertainer}}, or {{broken wikt link|performance artist|performance artist}}, who performs {{broken wikt link|physical comedy|physical comedy}} and [[stunt]]s to amuse others. They usually wear {{broken wikt link|grease paint|grease paint}} [[makeup]] that hides their real face, a large {{broken wikt link|wig|wig}} with brightly-colored hair, and baggy, padded [[clothing]]. Clowns pretend to be [[:wikt:clumsy|clumsy]], but must be {{broken wikt link|agile|agile}} and {{broken wikt link|athletic|athletic}} in real life, to perform their job well.
+A '''clown''' is a kind of [[entertainer]], or [[performing arts|performance artist]], who performs physical [[comedy]] and [[stunt]]s to amuse others. They usually wear [[grease paint]] [[makeup]] that hides their real face, a large [[wig]] with brightly-colored hair, and baggy, padded [[clothing]].
-Many clowns belong to a {{broken wikt link|circus|circus}}, while others {{broken wikt link|freelance|freelance}} or belong to a {{broken wikt link|talent agency|talent agency}}, who helps them find work. Some clowns study at a '''clown college''' or '''clown school''', where they learn {{broken wikt link|acrobatics|acrobatics}}, {{broken wikt link|juggling|juggling}} and other physical skills, and ways to [[:wikt:interact|interact]] with an audience. Others learn from experienced clowns, or through study and practice.
+Many clowns belong to a [[circus]], while others [[freelance]] or have a [[talent agent]] who helps them find work. Some clowns study at a '''clown college''' or '''clown school''', where they learn [[acrobatics]], [[juggling]] and other physical skills, and ways to [[:wikt:interact|interact]] with an audience. Others learn from experienced clowns, or through study and practice.
-== Clowns in Popular Culture ==
+== Clowns in popular culture ==
 [[File:Hobo Clown-2.gif|thumb|140px|left|A hobo clown.]]
-Clowns are sometimes mentioned in other forms of [[entertainment]]. '''''I Pagliacci''''' is an [[opera]] by [[Ruggero Leoncavallo]], about clowns. This theme was borrowed by [[Smokey Robinson]], when he wrote "The Tears of a Clown" working with [[Stevie Wonder]]. [[Red Skelton]] was a popular entertainer, who performed clown routines on television.
+Clowns are sometimes mentioned in other forms of [[entertainment]]. ''[[Pagliacci]]'' is an [[opera]] by [[Ruggero Leoncavallo]], about clowns. This theme was borrowed by [[Smokey Robinson]], when he wrote "The Tears of a Clown" working with [[Stevie Wonder]]. [[Red Skelton]] was a popular entertainer, who performed clown routines on television.
 [[Ronald McDonald]] is a clown character who is the [[mascot]] of [[McDonald's]] restaurants. (Jeff Giuliano, who performed Ronald for many years on television, later became a [[vegetarian]].)
+In many different media, clowns are often [[Villain|villains]] due to the possibility of them being creepy. Examples are [[It (character)|Pennywise]] from [[Stephen King|Stephen King's]] [[It (novel)|It]] and the [[Joker (comics)|Joker]] from the [[Batman]] universe.
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