Bozo the Clown Entertainer Dies at Age 89
Avruch played Bozo the Clown from 1959 to 1970.
Bozo the Clown entertainer and television personality Frank Avruch has died at age 89.
Avruch's family said in a statement to WCVB-TV that Avruch passed away Tuesday from heart disease at his Boston home. Avruch played Bozo the Clown from 1959 to 1970 and was the first nationally-syndicated Bozo the Clown. Bozo is a clown character who was especially popular in the 1960s.
Avruch also hosted “Man About Town” and “The Great Entertainment" for more than 40 years for WCVB-TV, and was a board member of UNICEF’S New England chapter, for whom he toured the world performing as Bozo the clown.
“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 said in a statement.
“Our dad loved the children of all ages who remembered being on his show and was always grateful for their kind words. We will miss him greatly.”
Avruch is survived by his wife Betty, two sons Matthew and Steven, and several grandchildren.
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