Lawrence Weiss, better known by the stage name Larry Harmon and as his alter ego Bozo the Clown, was an American entertainer.
12 Facts About Larry Harmon
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Larry Harmon began making the first of thousands of appearances as Bozo the Clown after attending a casting call in the late 1940s.
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In 1957, Larry Harmon purchased the licensing rights to the Bozo character from Capitol Records, which had promoted the character on its children's albums as "Bozo the Capitol Clown", and he aggressively marketed the property.
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Larry Harmon produced and provided the voice for a series of Bozo animated cartoons intended to be shown with the live-action show.
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In 1961, Larry Harmon bought the merchandising rights to the likenesses of Laurel and Hardy.
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Larry Harmon performed Stan Laurel's voice in that series, with Jim MacGeorge as Hardy.
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In 1984, Larry Harmon stood as a write-in candidate in the presidential election, with the aim of encouraging people to vote.
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On New Year's Day 1996, Larry Harmon dressed as Bozo for the first time in 10 years, appearing in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.
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Larry Harmon wrote an autobiography titled The Man Behind the Nose: Assassins, Astronauts, Cannibals, and Other Stupendous Tales, published in 2010 by Igniter Books.
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Larry Harmon died of congestive heart failure in his home in Los Angeles, California, on July 3,2008.
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Larry Harmon is interred in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.
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Larry Harmon was married four times and had four children: filmmaker Jeff Harmon and three daughters.