• Eric Zander-Hussey is a 66-year-old living in Palmetto, Florida, who has been a clown since 1988. • He and his wife, Kolinda, have worked together as clowns since 2011. They were married in 2013. • The pair have just retired, but said they will always be clowns.

This story is based on a conversation with Eric Zander-Hussey, also known as EZ. It has been edited for length and clarity.

In 2010, Kolinda and I met at a clown convention, where we were introduced to each other while wearing full clown makeup.

I had been a clown since 1988, when I enrolled at clown college. Upon graduation, I was hired to perform with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and then went on to perform at Circus Circus in Las Vegas and as the clown for McDonald's corporation in North Carolina.

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