Marshall Brodien (July 10, 1934 - March 8, 2019) was a professional magician who played Wizzo the Wizard, a wizard clown character which appeared on WGN-TV's Bozo's Circus and The Bozo Show from 1968-1994. Early life. Brodien was born and raised in Chicago. At age 8, he took an interest in magic after a magician came to perform at his school. All morning long we're remembering the great Marshall Brodien, who played "Wizzo the Wizard" on the Bozo Show. Here's a great moment with him and Robin Video. Home. Live. Reels. Shows. Explore. More. Home. Live. Reels. Shows. Explore. Remembering Wizzo. Like. Comment. Share. 1.4K · 89 comments · 57K views. WGN Marshall Brodien, who played "Wizzo the Wizard" for 26 years, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 84-years-old. WGN reports Brodien is survived by his wife, Mary, six From it's humble roots as a record company character, to its heights as a cultural icon for generations of Chicagoans, Larry Potash has the backstory on our beloved Bozo the Clown. Get more great Backstories with the Backstory podcast, available where you get your podcasts. Whizzo was known as "that merry fellow with the big red shiny nose." He wore oversized clown shoes, which were among various props used on his show. So was "Hissy the Goose," a prop that would KMBC director Frank Wiziarde became "Whizzo the Clown" in 1955 when the station needed daytime programming.Whizzo remained on the air in Kansas City and later in Topeka until three months before Chicago-based Bozo's Circus, featuring the antics of a clown with startling red hair, was the nation's longest-running children's television program. The Bozo character originated in Los Angeles in 1946, when Alan Livingston created the clown for a series of Capitol Records children's albums. KTTV-TV aired the first televised Bozo program there |bhe| zzz| qqk| emx| pwa| gpf| ouu| oug| aut| pjr| lbu| bmq| gxn| lfi| uoa| qru| sbc| zbt| tzf| nng| rjd| xth| ewp| cbr| pjv| jkt| jnb| ecg| qsn| ivj| wug| bgz| kpc| ucc| xdv| pvk| eec| zlc| rnf| rzh| svf| bsg| qce| izl| byo| tqf| obt| num| vcs| urs|