Pat Cashin (1968–2016) was an American professional clown and actor, who owned the rights to the character
Captain Kangaroo
''Captain Kangaroo'' is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television progra ...
, with the intention of reviving the show. Cashin was a graduate of the
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College (originally located in Venice, Florida, then relocated to Baraboo, Wisconsin and finally Sarasota, Florida) trained around 1,400 clowns in the "Ringling style" from its 1968 founding until its 1997 ...
. In addition to his work as a clown, he also acted (notably in a popular advertisement for Visa),
ran the "Clown Alley" blog, and was a very popular
mall Santa.
His premature death in 2016 at 48 effectively ended the proposed revival of the new Captain Kangaroo program, but the character has since been put up for sale by his estate.
External links
Pat Cashin's Clown Alley
RIP Pat Cashin
Notes
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American clowns
1968 births
2016 deaths