Michael Polakovs

The creator of the Ronald McDonald die on December 6, 2009 at the age of 86 years. He was hired by MacDonald in 1966 to create the character Ronal McDonald. He designed Ronald’s clown-face features, chose the canary-yellow jumpsuit and gave him big red shoes and striped socks to reflect the colors of the restaurant. He appeared in the first eight television commercials that featured the character.

Also popular as Coco the Clown - Michael Polakovs.

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