Speaking of hip-hop, what was the name of the clown responsible for the "clowning" style of dance that emerged out of Los Angeles in the early '90s, which later evolved into krumping?

Thomas Johnson was born in Detroit and was then raised in South Central Los Angeles, California. During a job working as a typist clerk, a co-worker asked him to be a clown at her kid's birthday party, which he accepted. From that point on, Tommy the Clown was at the forefront of a dance movement called "Clowning," which encouraged street kids to participate.

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