Ron Severini
Ron Severini is the CEO of The SEVERINI Company, LLC.
With 60+ years in show business, Ron has served as Musician; Comedy Writer; Idea Man; Talent Agent; Artist Manager; Casting Director; Professional Circus Clown, Producer, Director, Author, Artist, CEO … and the world’s ONLY accredited “Professor of American Clowning”.
After high school Ron ran away from home (actually he took a bus) and graduated Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, eventually becoming “Boss Clown”, “Ambassador of Goodwill” and ultimately Dean & Director of Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey’s world-famous Clown College.
For a look at Ron’s show business career (thus far), click on: Ron’s BIO
Ron’s BIO
1963 – 1970 ~ Musician & Street Performer
1971 ~ Graduate
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
1971 – 1976 ~ Professional Circus Clown
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus
1975 -1976 ~ Boss Clown
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus – Blue Unit
1977 – 1978 ~ Ambassador of Goodwill
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus – Red & Blue Unit
1978 – 1984 ~ Dean & Director
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown College
1982 – 1984 ~ Director of Clowns
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus World
1982 ~ Professor
Lehigh University – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Awarded a Visiting Professorship in the first-ever Accredited class in:
“The Study of the American Clown”
1984 – 1985 ~ Comedic Creative Consultant
Walt Disney’s – World on Ice (First ever/World Premiere)
1986 – 1990 ~ Special Project Manager
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus
1987 – 1988 ~ Clown Casting Director & Comedic Creative Consultant
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus – Gold Unit/Japan
1988 ~ Executive Committee Member
TV Special – Co-writer… starring Dick Van Dyke
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown College “20th Reunion”
1986 – 1988 ~ Special Project Manager & Casting Director
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey – Disneyland “Circus Fantasy”
1986 – 1988 ~ Special Project Manager & Casting Director
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey – Thrill Circus
1989 – 1990 ~ Dean & Director
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey “Clown College Japan”
1990 – 1999 ~ Director of Talent Casting & Booking
Walt Disney World
1995 – 1996 ~ Casting Director & Judge
STAR SEARCH – MGM Studios
1997 – 1999 ~ Talent Casting Director – Worldwide Special Events
The Walt Disney Company
2000 – 2020 ~ Executive Producer
CASTLE TALENT, Inc.
2004 ~ Associate Producer
TOXIC AUDIO
Drama Desk Award Winner – “The Most Unique Theatrical Production”
2000 – 2015 ~ Talent Agent & Exclusive Artist Representative
TOXIC AUDIO – World-wide
2008 ~ Executive Producer
GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW – Off Broadway
2011 – 2015 ~ Talent Casting Partner
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
2012 ~ Author
“The Great American Circus Clown” – Otto Griebling
2014 ~ Author
“The ART of a Clown” – Jim Howle
2017 – Present ~ CEO & Executive Producer
The SEVERINI Company, LLC
2018 – 2020 ~ Official Historian
World Clown Association
2020 ~ Author
“Ringling Remembered” … Through the Eyes of a Circus Clown
2021 ~ – Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient – “Legacy of Laughter”
World Clown Association
2022 ~ Author
“A GIFT of LOVE & LAUGHTER”
AWARDS
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