Zachary "Skeeter" Reece studied with an American circus performer  who created the memorable clown figure "Weary Willie" based on the hobos of what era
Zachary &quot;Skeeter&quot; Reece Skeeter Reece is a clown/unicyclist from the Bronx, NY who began his performing career with the King Charles Troupe (unicyclists who play basketball) in Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Always having a love for comedy, he gravitated toward clowning. He applied and was accepted into the Ringling Clown College. He graduated with the Class of '77, the last class of Bill Ballantine. Skeeter studied with Emmett Kelly, Lou Jacobs, Bobby Kaye,and Duane Thorpe. He was invited to clown with the Greatest Show on Earth. Red Skelton visited the show when he was performing, and told him that he was a great clown, which inspired him to keep going. Skeeter also taught at his alma mater in 1979 and 1980.
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood is a book written by Peter Biskind and published by Simon & Schuster in 1998. "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" is about the 1970s Hollywood, a period of American film known for the production of such films such as "The Godfather," "The Godfather Part II," "Chinatown," "Taxi Driver," "Jaws," "Star Wars," "The Exorcist," and "The Last Picture Show". The title is taken from films which bookend the era: "Easy Rider" (1969) and "Raging Bull" (1980). The book follows Hollywood on the brink of the Vietnam War, when a group of young Hollywood film directors known as the "movie brats" are making their names. It begins in the 1960s and ends in the 1980s.