Biography:

Ricardo González Gutiérrez known as Cepillín (born in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican clown as well as a singer, TV host and actor.

Ricardo was a dentist who started to paint his face so that kids would not be afraid of him as he worked on their teeth. He became famous when a local TV channel interviewed him. The name Cepillín means little (tooth) brush, “cepillo” (“de dientes”) in Spanish.

With Televisa he had a show called El Show de Cepillín. This show was an educational, comedy and interview show with guests such as Lou Ferrigno (who was Hulk on the popular TV show). The show was a success in Mexico as well as Chile and Puerto Rico. He arguably became the most famous clown in Mexico.

Cepillín also recorded children songs. The most popular songs were La feria de Cepillín (Cepillín’s Fair), Tomás (“Thomas”) and En el bosque de la China (“In China’s forest”) and La Gallina Cocoua. Cepillín also helped younger artists to acquire fame such as singer Yuri who took a role in his movie Milagro en el circo (“Miracle in the circus”).

Courtesy of last.fm.com