In 2016, McDonald's officially retired Ronald after a series of "creepy clown sightings" popped up across the United States. As they escalated from harmless sightings to reports of carrying ...

Ronald McDonald was born in 1963, when weatherman Willard Scott played the deft-footed dancing clown in a series of television commercials. Scott had previously played Bozo the Clown, of which ...

In an effort to improve the company's image, Ronald McDonald has received a makeover. A new ad campaign shows the clown riding a bike, skateboarding and playing basketball against an NBA player.