ICHOF inductee Irv "Ricky the Clown" Romig in and out of makeup. A veteran of many shows, he enjoyed a 22 year association with the Shrine Circus and 12 years as a Detroit area kid show legend becoming WXYZ's favorite TV clown. His comedy mule act appears in Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth.
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I was fortunate enough to be on the Orin Davenport Show with both Irv, & his father, did you know there used to be 35, "Professional Clowns", on the show in Detroit.
Irv's sister Faye, was one of few trainers to teach ponies to sit up like a dog.
You can find out more about Irv by going here.
http://www.detroitkidshow.com/Irv_Romig.htm
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