Hollywood Harry

Hollywood Harry is the nickname given to former actor, clown and circus performer Harold Kappowitz also known as Koodles the Clown. After being kicked off of Universal Studios due to a decrease in the popularity and an increase in the fear of clowns, Kappowitz retreated into the Hollywood Hills and began to formulate his revenge to get back at those who fired him.

History

When Universal Studios Hollywood began opening the late night studio tour guides in the summer of 2016, multiple guests began to record videos and capture images of a mysterious phantom clown dubbed Hollywood Harry spotted around the backlot. Local Los Angeles residents identified the clown as Harold Kappowitz also known as Koodles the Clown. In the late 1950s, the former circus performer hosted a children's variety show that was filmed on the backlot. When Universal Studios Hollywood opened in 1964, Koodles was used as an unofficial mascot for the park. Decades later, due to sensationalized news stories (likely caused by John Wayne Gacy) and negative portrayal in media, clowns were no longer portrayed as funny, cartoonish characters beloved by children, but scary monsters. Circus attendance plummeted and Kappowitz's fortune along with him. He lost his job and was reduced to becoming an unpaid street performer outside the studio gates. However, he was later kicked off and banned from the property all together due to his increasingly erratic behavior. Kappowitz vanished into the Hollywood Hills and Koodles the Clown faded into near obscurity. His presence remained unnoticed despite the disappearing wildlife in the area and the occasional studio tour guide going missing, both of which were merely brushed aside as merely being the company expanding the park and the changes of seasonal employees. However, Kappowitz got bolder and got closer to the Universal Studios backlot where he was spotted by multiple guests and became known as Hollywood Harry. As the 2016 season went on, people decided to go hunt for the phantom clown, only to discover that he was not alone. He employed dozens of other fired and/or disenfranchised circus performers and clowns to join him in his crusade to get back at the people who fired them.