David Magidson (born March 6, 1963) is an American professional clown. As his character Boswick the Clown, he has performed for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Make A Circus.[1] He has appeared as a clown in the movies Milk and Dr. Dolittle, as well in commercials for the Pacific Bell Yellow pages, Nissan, and BMW.[2] Since 2010, Magidson has written a blog on Blogger "designed to help family entertainers with all aspects of their performing."[3] As David Magidson, he performed as a member of the comedy-troupe "The Kloons" and in the San Francisco Fringe Festival.[4][5] As the character Boswick the Clown, Magidson appears at over 300 events each year, including schools and libraries, specializing in large juggling, magic, and comedy clown shows for children 4 years old to 8 years old.
David Magidson | |
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 David Magidson as Boswick the Clown on March 24th, 2012 | |
| Born | David Walter Magidson March 6, 1963 Encino, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Emerson College |
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| Website | Boswick.net |
David Magidson lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.[1]
Notable works
editDavid Magidson is the author of the children's joke book "Hey Quit Clowning Around—Think Talk and Act Like a Clown" [6] He has also co-written and starred as Boswick the Clown in the children's DVDs "Here Comes The Clown" as well as "Here Comes Boswick the Clown with Phoebe the Duck", directed by Jay Alexander.[7][8][9]
He has written and starred in two one-man shows. "Through the Eyes of a Clown" was featured in the 2014 San Francisco Fringe Festival.[4] "Pushing 40," cowritten with Ty DeMartino, played at the Shelton Theater as part of the 2003 Comedy on the Square Festival.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Ford, Dave (17 Nov 2000). "Clown Boswick Has a Ball Leading His Entertaining Life". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Boswick The Clown. "About Me". Boswick The Clown. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ Magidson, David. "Musings From a Professional Clown!". Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ a b The Morning Call (22 Apr 1990). "Kloons On Ice Bringing Comedy To Pennsburg". The Morning Call. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ BWW News Desk (21 Feb 2014). "SF Fringe Festival Announces 2014 Lineup; Set for 9/5-20". Wisdom Digital Media. Broadwayworld.com San Francisco. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Magidson, David (25 November 2014). Hey Quit Clowning Around. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1503387980.
- ^ Amazon (27 October 2014). "Here Comes The Clown". Amazon.
- ^ IMdB. "Here Comes The Clown". IMDb.
- ^ Amazon (18 February 2015). "Here Comes Boswick the Clown with Phoebe the Duck". Amazon.
- ^ "Stage Listings". San Francisco Bay Guardian. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 22 May 2015.