Frank Avruch, known for his role of Bozo the Clown, has died. He was 89 years old. According to The Associated Press (via USA Today), the TV star's family confirmed his death to Wcvb-tv on Thursday and revealed Avruch died of heart disease in his Boston home on Tuesday. "While it's hard to say goodbye, we celebrate the legacy of joy and laughter he brought to millions of children around the world as Bozo the Clown on TV and as a Unicef Ambassador and later as host of Channel 5's Great Entertainment and Boston's Man About Town," Avruch's family told the station, according to the Associated Press via USA Today. "Our dad loved the children of all ages who remembered being on his...
- 3/22/2018
- E! Online
Frank Avruch, longtime Boston TV personality and entertainer known for playing Bozo the Clown, has died. Avruch died Tuesday at his Boston home from heart disease, Wcvb TV reported. He was 89. Avruch starred as the fictional character from 1959 to 1970 on Boston’s version of the show which aired on Wcvb, going on to become the first nationally syndicated Bozo the Clown, according to The Associated Press. Avruch also was a longtime contributor to Wcvb-tv, hosting Man About…...
- 3/22/2018
- Deadline TV
Boston television personality Frank Avruch, who played the popular character Bozo the Clown, passed
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- 3/22/2018
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVGuide.com - Features
Frank Avruch, the Boston-based performer who starred in the first nationally syndicated “Bozo the Clown,” died Tuesday at age 89. According to Boston’s Wcvb, where he worked for more than four decades as an on-air personality on a variety of shows, he died after a long battle with heart disease. The graduate of Boston University got his start in radio but is best known for putting on the greasepaint and red wig to play Bozo in the early heyday of television, from 1959 to 1970. Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2018 (Photos) Though many stations nationwide had their own kids’ show starring...
- 3/22/2018
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Send in The clown ... to God. Frank Avruch, TV's original Bozo the Clown, died Tuesday in Boston after a long battle with heart disease ... according to his family. He was 89. The Boston legend created Bozo back in 1959, and played the lovable clown until 1970. Although Frank wore a lot of hats -- as a local host on radio and Wcvb-tv -- he'll most be remembered for wearing that red-orange wig, oversized red shoes and pajamas with the frilly collar.
- 3/22/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Frank Avruch, best known for playing Bozo the Clown, died on Tuesday following a battle with heart disease. He was 89.
“He had a heart of gold,” Stuart Hersh, Avruch’s manager, said in a statement to The Associated Press. “He brought the Bozo the Clown character to life better than anyone else’s portrayal of Bozo the Clown.”
Avruch portrayed the iconic clown from 1959 through 1970. He was the first to be nationally syndicated by way of the Boston-based program Bozo’s Big Top, which aired in New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., among other select markets. He was also a Unicef ambassador,...
“He had a heart of gold,” Stuart Hersh, Avruch’s manager, said in a statement to The Associated Press. “He brought the Bozo the Clown character to life better than anyone else’s portrayal of Bozo the Clown.”
Avruch portrayed the iconic clown from 1959 through 1970. He was the first to be nationally syndicated by way of the Boston-based program Bozo’s Big Top, which aired in New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., among other select markets. He was also a Unicef ambassador,...
- 3/22/2018
- TVLine.com
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