Krusty the Clown is one of the most endearing - and hilarious - characters in The Simpsons, and is an icon of Jewish-American comedy. What is his birth name?

Krusty the Clown was born Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky, as he made his debut on January 15, 1989 in the Tracey Ullman Show short "The Krusty the Clown Show". Created by Matt Groening, he was at least somewhat inspired by Rusty Nails, who was a TV clown from Portland, Oregon.

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