ANGEL OCASIO'S COMEDY

A top physical comedian, actor, clown, writer, and ukulele player, Angel Ocasio performs and teaches comedy & clowning skills throughout the United States. He has also performed and taught in Puerto Rico, Canada, Bermuda, Malaysia, China,  Mexico, and Cuba. He produces, directs, writes, performs, and emcees for variety, vaudeville, & USO style shows. He is also an actor who has appeared in several T.V. commercials & television shows (Harley-Davidson, Figaro’s Pizza, GRIMM, etc.). As a strolling act, Angel has entertained the audiences of such top performers as Willie Nelson, James Taylor, John Mayer, and Pink Martini. He has performed on stage as the opening act for Wayne Newton and Patrick Lamb. Angel had a short stint as a featured clown for Culpepper & Merriweather Great Combined Circus and made promotional appearances for Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He also entertained at a Cirque du Soleil “Saltimbanco” premiere party in Portland, Oregon. A graduate of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, Class of ’84. Angel was selected as the Clowns of America International 2003 “Clown of the Year.” Since 2011, Angel has been the official Portland Rose Festival’s award-winning “Clown Prince” and is the artistic director for the Rose Festival Clowns. As a poet & writer, Angel is also the author of “Clowning: Keep it simple, keep it real”