George Savalla Gomes, better known as Carequinha or Baldy the Clown (July 18, 1915 in
Rio Bonito – April 5, 2006 in
São Gonçalo), was a
Brazilian clown
A clown is a person who performs comedy and arts in a state of open-mindedness using physical comedy, typically while wearing distinct makeup or costuming and reversing folkway-norms.
History
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and
actor
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, born in a
circus
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclist ...
to a circus family. He had a thick head of hair, but wore a bald wig, starting from five years old – he was a clown in Circus Ocidental until the age of twelve. He was the first Brazilian clown to have his own TV show – ''Circo Bombril'', later called ''Circus Carequinha'' ran for 16 years.
Filmography
Notes
External links
Carequinha site at Retrotv.uol.com.br*
1915 births
2006 deaths
People from Rio de Janeiro (state)
Brazilian clowns
Brazilian male actors
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