Click to view larger imageJohn Hadfield lives in Newark Delaware.  He graduated from Conrad High School, where he played a year of soccer (second string goalie behind Roderick Cheese), wrestled and played baseball.  He attended the University of Delaware, playing rugby, getting a degree in Russian language, and discovering the art of clowning and circus skills. 

John enlisted in the army, and during basic training was procured by the White House Communications Agency, working with President Carter in the White House, and playing an important role at the Bonn Summit, the Tokyo Summit and the Begin-Sadat peace talks at Camp David. 

John auditioned and was accepted at the Ringling Bros. Clown College in 1982, then traveled two years with the Royal Lichtenstein Circus, and then Click to view larger imageback to Delaware, performing as Crash the Clown, with Chris Shelton in The Crash Brothers, and landing several interestingClick to view larger image commercial modeling jobs and acting roles.   John’s most prestigious (fun) acting job was a principal role in the movie Gettysburg, where he had a speaking part in a scene with Jeff Daniels. 
 

John spends his free time competing in dog agility with his (Akita) dog Kenny, is a black belt in aikido, and ski races with the Wilmington Ski Club.  Besides Crash the Clown and The Crash Brothers, John performs The Science Show and his newest program - John Hadfield in Concert.
 

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