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Lew Dockstader Bert Williams, shown here in blackface, was the highest-paid African-American entertainer of his day.. This is a list of entertainers known to have performed in blackface makeup, whether in a minstrel show, as satire or historical depiction of such roles, or in a portrayal of a character using makeup as a racial disguise, for whatever reason.
Grimaldi was known as a master in the use of expressions of the body and face, unique sense of comic timing, imaginative byplay, and his overall comic abilities. He was famous and influential enough in his time to have had Charles Dickens write his biography. Today clowns are often called Joeys in honour of Joseph Grimaldi.
Dodo Delwyn – once a famous Ziegfeld star, is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks in 1953 film The Clown; played by Red Skelton; Dr. Rockso – the Rock & Roll Clown from Metalocalypse; Fatso the Clown – clown statue in The 70s Show episode titled "Fun It" Fizbo the Clown - Cam Tucker's clown character from Modern Family.
A humorist (American English) or humourist (British English) is an intellectual who uses humor in writing or public speaking. [1] Humorists are distinct from comedians, who are show business entertainers whose business is to make an audience laugh, though it is possible for some persons to occupy both roles in the course of their careers.
Her drawings take well-known artworks and famous characters, but with a fun twist: instead of their faces, there's a hole where her cat, Sima, peeks through.Sima, a 6-year-old rescue cat, has ...
Kate Moss. Discovered at the age of 14 at JFK Airport in New York, Kate Moss quickly rose to supermodel status in the 1990s. She became the face of the "heroin chic" fashion trend, characterized ...
Caricature of Aubrey Beardsley by Max Beerbohm (1896), taken from Caricatures of Twenty-five Gentlemen. A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon).
Max and Moritz - Principal characters of the book of the same name written by Wilhelm Busch in 1865. Famous for their tricks, Max and Moritz quickly became famous characters in Germany. The Mask - Wears a mask imbued with Loki's powers and lack of inhibition. Mister Mxyzptlk - An imp from the fifth dimension featured in the Superman comics.