Pat Cashin (1968–2016) was an American professional clown and actor who obtained the rights to the character
Captain Kangaroo
''Captain Kangaroo'' is an American children's television series that aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for 29 years, from 1955 to 1984, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program ...
with the intention of reviving the show. Cashin was a graduate of the
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. In addition to his work as a clown, he also acted (notably in a popular advertisement for Visa),
ran the "Clown Alley" blog, and was a very popular
mall Santa
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.
His premature death in 2016, at age 48, effectively ended the proposed revival of the new Captain Kangaroo program, but the character has since been put up for sale by his estate.
External links
Pat Cashin's Clown Alley
RIP Pat Cashin
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American clowns
1968 births
2016 deaths