Frank Avruch, aka Bozo the Clown, will be missed.

Television personality and entertainer Frank Avruch, star of the popular TV program Bozo the Clown, has died from heart disease.

In the words of his manager, Stuart Hersh, “He had a heart of gold. He brought the Bozo the Clown character to life better than anyone else’s portrayal of Bozo the Clown.”