Rodeo Clown
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Take a pack of trained dogs, a wacky sense of humor and a clown barrel – stir in a rodeo crowd anticipating fun and entertainment – and you have the perfect ingredients for a zany performance by Bert Davis, better known as the Coppertown Clown.
His stage is a rodeo arena and his cast of players bark and wags their tails. Davis has been a rodeo entertainer most of his life - starting at age 16, in 1974 as the youngest bullfighter in the nation – his quick wit, award winning comedy routines and ability to interact with a crowd offers up the promise of tear rolling laughter for his audiences.
The list of awards and honors bestowed upon Davis is as long as the 60,000 miles he travels in a year. He has been selected three times to perform as the featured act at the National Finals Rodeo, 2000, 2003 and 2006. In 2003 and 2004 he was nominated for the PRCA Comedy Act of the Year Award. Bert has worked seven Circuit Finals in the last ten years as the clown, barrelman, and specialty act: Sierra, Columbia River, Prairie, Mountain States, Turquoise, California, and Badlands. Also in the last several years, Bert was named as a Coors Man in the Can Finalist. In 2010, Bert and the Muttley Crew won the Contract Acts Showcase Dress Act Competition which makes four championship titles at that event.
While Davis is undoubtedly a courageous and hilarious performer, it is his numerous dogs that endear him to the spectators. These animal sidekicks and their high energy antics make the Coppertown Clown one of the best animal specialty acts in the industry.
Having performed in 41 States, four Provinces of Canada as well as Australia, Davis’ has gained international notoriety. His unique grease paint and baggy pants appearance placed him in the spotlight for a series of greeting cards and national magazine ads in the early 90s, and his great dogs earned a spot on National Geographic’s “Dogs with Jobs” documentary in 2002. In 2010 Bert with his wife Frannie and their ten dog “Muttley Crew” act were featured on America’s Got Talent. There were over 70,000 acts that initially auditioned. They were the only animal act to make it to round three, “The Vegas Round”. Due to contract obligations, they couldn’t continue on season five of America’s Got Talent.
Not much can throw a funnyman who has faced rampageous bulls on a daily basis for the past 35 years. What keeps this extremely courageous and hilariously talented performer going those thousands of miles, year in and year out? Well, it comes from the heart… Garth Brooks sings “It’s the roar of the Sunday crowd” in Rodeo. But for Bert Davis, the Coppertown Clown, it is the roar of any crowd.
The Clown with all the Dogs antics holds something for everyone. He clowns for kids 8 to 80 with clean humor and comedy that is as much funny as it is uplifting. He is a life cheerleader in rodeo clown’s clothing.
For more information on Bert Davis visit his website: www.coppertownclown.com or checkout Davis’ Muttley Crew on Facebook and become a fan.
