The Clown with the Tear-Away Face (also know simply as the Clown) is one of the minor characters in Tim Burton's 1993 stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas. He is a resident of Halloween Town who can tear his face off.
He is voiced by Danny Elfman.
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He is an obese clown with purple-ish skin, dark purple lips, a red nose and sharp teeth. He normally wears a cream-colored suit with purple spots and green and purple striped sleeves. He also wears a purple and green propeller cap, a black belt with a purple and green star buckle and brown shoes. He also has a rubber chicken and a green yoyo on his belt and is always show riding a unicycle. It is shown that whenever he has his face is on, he speaks in a high voice, but when his face is off, he speaks in a deep, booming voice.
As his name suggests, he can tear his face clean off, revealing nothing but darkness.
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- The Clown with the Tear-Away Face was originally intended to be a more sinister character, but his design evolved to incorporate a whimsical charm, making him both creepy and comedic.
