The Foundation of a Fast Food Empire The First Actor to Play Ronald McDonald

Who was the very first Ronald McDonald? The very first mascot was played by American radio and TV personality, Willard Scott. According to ... Ronald McDonald was first introduced to audiences in 1963, when actor Willard Scott (who played the immensely popular Bozo the Clown at the time) ... Weatherman Willard Scott portrayed the original Ronald McDonald. He went by the title, "Ronald McDonald, the Hamburger-Happy Clown." If you've ... IIRC- and I may not- Willard Scott created the persona of Ronald McDonald and played him in commercials for McDonald's chains in the D.C. metro ... This is an early McDonald's TV commercial from 1963, which also is the debut of their current mascot character Ronald McDonald, played by Willard Scott. He appeared in the first eight of Ronald's television commercials. The actor Jeff Giuliano played Ronald McDonald for many years on television. Willard Scott portrayed the first Ronald McDonald clown in 1963. The ... An actor dressed that way with makeup was involved in a minor ... But somehow I'd never, even once, heard of the big purple blob called Grimace, a denizen of McDonaldland who's celebrating his 52nd birthday ... Or, in McDonald's case, making good enough burgers very cheaply sells burgers. The other McDonald's characters: Grimace, The Hamburgaler, et al, ... Ah, the nostalgic fragrance of happy meals and the sound of kids duking it out in ball pits. That takes me back. So Ronald McDonald and his ...