The baggy-pants clown in that image is Lou Jacobs, ... Notable among Mr. Jacobs’ famous gags is the miniature motorized car, from which his contorted, 6-foot, ...

With a tiny hat perched on his pointy head and a gargantuan smile drawn on his face, Lou Jacobs was the emblem for the Ringling circus posters. In 1966, he was the first living person to have his ...

If you want to get a sense of what it's like to walk on a high wire, or squeeze yourself into the kind of tiny car legendary clown Lou Jacobs once used, now you can give it a try.

Close your eyes and try to imagine a circus clown. More than likely, the image that comes to mind has a pointy egg-shaped head, with protruding red hair at the sides and a tiny hat atop its bald pe… ...