This article is about the character from The Simpsons. For the 2018 episode, see Krusty the Clown (The Simpsons episode).
"Krusty" redirects here. For other uses, see Krusty (disambiguation).
Fictional character
Krusty the Clown
The Simpsons character
First appearance
"The Krusty the Clown Show"
The Tracey Ullman Show
(1989)
Created by
Matt Groening
Designed by
Matt Groening
Voiced by
Dan Castellaneta
In-universe information
Full name
Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky
Gender
Male
Occupation
Television clown, entertainer, Congressman
Family
Rachel Krustofsky (mother; deceased)
Hyman Krustofsky (father; deceased)
Luke Perry (half-brother; deceased)[1]
Spouse
Holly Hippie (ex-wife)
Mia Farrow (ex-wife)
Eartha Kitt (ex-wife)
Significant others
Princess Penelope Owsley (ex-fiancée)
Children
Sophie Krustofsky (daughter)
Relatives
Jungle Boy (nephew)
Religion
Judaism
Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky (Yiddish: הערשעל שמױקל פּינחס ירוחם קרוסטאַפֿסקי; Hebrew: הירשל שמויקל פנחס ירוחם קרוסטופסקי),[2][3] better known by his stage name Krusty the Clown (sometimes spelled as Krusty the Klown), is a recurring character on the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He is the long-time clown host of Bart and Lisa's favorite TV show, a combination of kiddie variety television hijinks and cartoons including The Itchy & Scratchy Show. Krusty is often portrayed as a cynical, burnt-out, addiction-riddled smoker who is made miserable by show business but continues on anyway. He has become one of the most frequently occurring characters outside the main Simpson family and has been the focus of many episodes, some of which also feature Sideshow Bob.
Krusty was created by cartoonist Matt Groening and partially inspired by Rusty Nails, a television clown from Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon. He was designed to look like Homer Simpson with clown makeup, with the original idea being that Bart worships a television clown who was actually his own father in disguise. His voice is based on Bob Bell, who portrayed WGN-TV's Bozo the Clown. Krusty made his television debut on January 15, 1989, in the Tracey Ullman Show short "The Krusty the Clown Show".
^"Krusty Gets Kancelled". simpsonsarchive.com.
^"Krusty the Clown (Character) from "The Simpsons" (1989)". IMDb. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
^Cohen, Joel H.; Kruse, Nancy (December 7, 2003). "Today I Am a Clown". The Simpsons. Season 15. Episode 6. Fox.
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the Fox network in the United States on February 11, 1996. In this episode, Bart inadvertently exposes KrustytheClown as one of the biggest tax cheats...
Homer Simpson on the animated series The Simpsons (as well as other characters on the show such as Grampa Simpson, KrustytheClown, Groundskeeper Willie...
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