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by Unky Herb on September 13th, 2005
Willard Scott created Ronald McDonald and was the first person to play him, appearing in local commercials for Washington, D.C. area McDonald's. Kids (and the media) fell in love with the friendly clown-clad pitchman; thus his character quickly blossomed into the international enigma we all grew up adoring. Oficially, his first public appearance was in 1963 at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Scott based Ronald on Bozo the Clown, whom he played on the "Bozo the Clown Show", which was popular in New England when I was a youngster.
Useless Info: Good Ol' Ronny was promoted to "Chief of Happiness Officer" on 28 August 03.
by Anonymous on November 28th, 2008
Wayne Murray?
by Dazed and Confused on December 25th, 2007
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by Fun2WinPrizes on November 18th, 2005
Has he been the only one ever to play this role?
by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on February 9th, 2006