Rusty Nails (Portland clown)
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Rusty Nails was a Portland-based television clown whose character and style are widely regarded as a key inspiration for The Simpsons’ Krusty the Clown.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
television clown
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television personality ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Portland, Oregon media culture ⓘ |
| basedIn | Portland, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | influenced American animated television through Krusty the Clown ⓘ |
| genre | children’s television ⓘ |
| hasAudience | children ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
traditional circus-clown style
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whiteface clown makeup ⓘ |
| hasGenre | live-action children’s entertainment ⓘ |
| hasRole | host of children’s segments and skits ⓘ |
| hasType | local television celebrity ⓘ |
| influenced | Matt Groening’s conception of Krusty the Clown ⓘ |
| inspirationFor |
Krusty the Clown
NERFINISHED
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The Simpsons character Krusty the Clown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | Krusty the Clown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseRelation | real-life counterpart to Krusty the Clown’s profession and style ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being cited as an influence on The Simpsons
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hosting children’s television shows in Portland, Oregon ⓘ local TV clown persona in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| notableIn | Portland television history ⓘ |
| occupation |
clown
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television host ⓘ |
| partOf | local children’s TV programming in Portland, Oregon ⓘ |
| performerOf | clown character "Rusty Nails" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Portland, Oregon television studios ⓘ |
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