Sunday, January 06, 2008

A TALE OF TWO COCOS


Nicolai "Coco" Poliakoff, star of the Betram Mills Circus and father of Michael and Sascha. Michael left for the United States, first with the Mills Bros. Circus and then with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey before setting out on his own.

Sacha stayed in the UK and adopted his father's makeup and costume appearing as "Coco II" or "Sacha Coco".



Michael "Coco" Polikov, star of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and designer of the makeup and costume of the internationallly known fast food mascot Ronald McDonald. Michael came to America and began a clowning dynasty of his own as his son Graham and several other family members have appeared in the States as "Coco".

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