Oldest Performing Clown

 

 I had just read a news from Internet.

He is the men that recognize as an Oldest Performing Clown by the Guinness World Record.

His name is Floyd Creekmore, born in 1916.
Now he is 96-year-old. He had take the title from Andrew Beyer "Bumbo the Clown"

Who set the record at 86 years old in 2004.

Andrew Beyer

 

 

Floyd Creekmore given the nickname "Creeky" as a child, Floyd has been entertaining people at rodeos and fairs since the age of 10 and likes to say he has performed for people aged 1 to 100.

As a child he would attend the circus and ask clowns for advice on costumes and face paint.
Born in Montana on July 14, 1916 Floyd continues to reside in Billings, Montana today.

He pursued clowning in his spare time and worked as a Rector and then a construction worker before retiring. He has been married to wife, Betty, for 70 years and they have 3 children, 5 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

After retiring Floyd joined the Al Bedoo Shrine Clown unit in 1981 where he could entertain full time.
Shrine clowns aim to raise money for Shrine Hospitals for Children, which provides free care to disabled kids and youngsters who have sustained burns injuries.

Floyd performs as an "Auguste" clown with a classic red nose, white mouth and oversized clothing.
He has around a dozen costumes, some sewn by his wife and niece, and considers his favorite to be a yellow and orange outfit with matching orange hair and yellow bowler hat.