Highland County Fair welcomes famous rodeo clown Hollywood Harris Sept. 6
The Highland County Press
The 2015 Highland County Fair welcomes internationally recognized rodeo clown Hollywood Harris on Sunday, Sept. 6.
Longtime Fair Board member Jeff McCoy told The Highland County Press the board and rodeo fans are welcoming Hollywood, otherwise known as Texas native Clifton Harris.
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According to his website at: http://hollywoodandboogerhead.net/About-Hollywood-Harris.html, "Behind the painted face and rag-tag clothes of Rodeo Clown Hollywood, lies a Texas
native, Clifton Harris, who always dreamed of being a rodeo clown."
"I was born into the livestock business and grew up around rodeo," Harris said.
Harris competed for a time, but found he was more suited for comedy – and rodeo clowning was a natural progression.
"As a child, Harris was fascinated by two Texas clowns, Dan and Billy Willis," the website states.
"Harris spent months studying the work of master rodeo clowns, including veterans Quail Dobbs, Lecile Harris and John Gilstrap. Harris became hooked on the comedic skills of actors such as Don Knotts, Red Skelton and the Three Stooges. Physical comedy was always a personal favorite and performers like Steve Martin, Tim Conway and Jim Carrey have been role models."
Harris began as a rodeo clown in 1984. He has been chosen to perform at International Finals Rodeos, both as Comedy Act and Barrel Clown. He won a record six events at the IFR Contract Act Show in Oklahoma City.
After his move to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, the Professional Bull Riders Inc. embraced Harris's brand of comedy and, more importantly, his ability to protect the riders.
Harris also loves magic and is an accomplished illusionist and sleight-of-hand artist. One of his most acclaimed acts is an illusion called "Hollywood Houdini," where Hollywood magically changes places with an assistant who is locked in a box.
When Harris is not clowning around him and his wife Kelly Harris own a shop called Coffee n' Cream in Micanopy, Florida.
For more information, go to: http://hollywoodandboogerhead.net/About-Hollywood-Harris.html and http://micanopycoffeeshop.com/.