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The Clown with the Tear-Away Face is one of the minor protagonists in Tim Burton's 1993 stop-motion Disney film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Appearance

He is an obese clown who can tear his face off. He normally wears a polka dot suit and a beanie with a propeller.

Personality

He appears to act quite jolly and demented and enjoys taking part in Halloween Town's events.

Appearances

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Clown with the Tear-Away Face is a fat clown who rides a unicycle and can tear off his face to reveal complete darkness and disappear into a puff of smoke. When his face is on, he speaks in a high voice. But when his face is off, he speaks in a deep, booming voice.

Video Game Appearances

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King

Clown Sprite

The Clown with the Tear-Away Face appears in the game and rewards Jack with the Pumpkin Bomb, the final weapon of the game.

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge

He also appears in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge where Jack finds him the sewers upon his return. The Clown then unlocks the gate so that Jack could proceed to the graveyard. In the residential areas, the Clown's unicycle was out of control causing Jack to use one of Dr. Finklestein's inventions to stop the unicycle. He is voiced by Danny Elfman in the movie and by Dee Bradley Baker in the video game spin-off.

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Media
Films: The Nightmare Before Christmas

Books: Zero's Journey ā€¢ Long Live the Pumpkin Queen ā€¢ The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Full Film Script
Video games: ā€¢ Kingdom Hearts ā€¢ Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories ā€¢ Kingdom Hearts II ā€¢ Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days ā€¢ The Pumpkin King ā€¢ Oogie's Revenge ā€¢ Disney Universe ā€¢ Disney Infinity ā€¢ Disney Heroes: Battle Mode ā€¢ Disney Sorcerer's Arena
Soundtrack: Soundtrack ā€¢ Video

Disney Parks
Haunted Mansion Holiday

Entertainment: Oogie Boogie's Freaky Funhouse
Parades: Disney's Fantillusion
Halloween: Disney's Not So Spooky Spectacular ā€¢ Disney Villains Wicked Gathering ā€¢ Frightfully Fun Parade ā€¢ Glow in the Park Halloween Parade ā€¢ Happy Hallowishes ā€¢ Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular ā€¢ Jack Skellingtonā€™s Villainous Gathering ā€¢ Journey to the Halloween Town ā€¢ Karibuni Marketplace ā€¢ The Annex ā€¢ ā€œThis IS Halloween!ā€ Dance Party ā€¢ Villains Night Out! ā€¢ World of Color: Villainous!
Christmas: Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM! ā€¢ What's This? Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-Along

Characters
Jack Skellington ā€¢ Sally ā€¢ Oogie Boogie ā€¢ Lock, Shock, and Barrel ā€¢ Dr. Finkelstein ā€¢ Mayor of Halloween Town ā€¢ Santa Claus ā€¢ Zero ā€¢ Clown with the Tear-Away Face ā€¢ Easter Bunny ā€¢ Mr. Hyde ā€¢ Harlequin Demon ā€¢ Vampire Teddy ā€¢ Toy Duck ā€¢ Pumpkin-in-the-Box ā€¢ Vampires ā€¢ Igor ā€¢ Behemoth ā€¢ Monster Who Lives Under the Stairs ā€¢ Monster Who Lives Under the Bed ā€¢ The Grim Reaper ā€¢ The Devil ā€¢ Wolfman ā€¢ Winged Demon ā€¢ Corpse Family ā€¢ Mummy Boy ā€¢ Undersea Gal ā€¢ Hanging Tree and Skeletons ā€¢ Ghosts ā€¢ Melting Man ā€¢ Halloween Town Band ā€¢ Attic Snake ā€¢ Man-Eating Wreath ā€¢ Jewel ā€¢ Cyclops ā€¢ Citizens of Halloween Town
Objects
Wormā€™s Wort ā€¢ Frogā€™s Breath ā€¢ Deadly Night Shade ā€¢ Frog Gun ā€¢ Worm's Wort Soup ā€¢ Bat Boomerang ā€¢ Pumpkin Bomb ā€¢ Dog Biscuits ā€¢ Shrunken Head ā€¢ Bathtub ā€¢ Run-Over Turtle ā€¢ Soul Robber
Locations
Halloween Town ā€¢ Christmas Town ā€¢ Hinterlands ā€¢ Spiral Hill
Songs
This Is Halloween ā€¢ Jackā€™s Lament ā€¢ Whatā€™s This? ā€¢ Town Meeting Song ā€¢ Jackā€™s Obsession ā€¢ Kidnap the Sandy Claws ā€¢ Making Christmas ā€¢ Oogie Boogie's Song ā€¢ Sallyā€™s Song ā€¢ Poor Jack ā€¢ Finale ā€¢ Dr. Finkelstein's Song
See Also
The Original Poem
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