From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thomas Johnson, also known as Tommy the Clown, is an American dancer best known as the inventor of the "clowning" style of dance, which evolved into krumping ...

And I became it. I was a drug dealer." And he got caught. After a stint in prison, Johnson got clean. Today his act, Tommy the Clown and the Hip Hop Clowns, has gained recognition across the country.