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 ...

In the years following World War I, Lou Jacobs performed with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and became a career clown, entertaining for six decades.

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.

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This 35-year-old western Pennsylvania woman, identified as Melody Kasmarik and known for playing 'Lulu the Clown' at local children's parties, is now the subject of a police investigation and search.

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… ...