Ronald McDonald

Ronald McDonald
Ronald McDonald
McDonald's character
	A Ronald McDonald costumed character in 2015
First appearance	1963
Portrayed by	Willard Scott (1963–1965); Michael Polakovs (1965–1968); Ray Rayner (1968–1969); King Moody (1969–1985); Squire Fridell (1985–1991); Jack Doepke (1991–1999); David Hussey (2000–2014); Brad Lennon (2014–)
Voiced by	Squire Fridell (Ronald McDonald and the Adventure Machine, The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure Island); Jack Doepke (The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald; ep. 1–3); David Hussey (The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald; ep. 4–6, McKids Adventures: Get Up and Go with Ronald); Bob Stephenson (Logorama)
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Clown mascot for the McDonald's fast food chain
Home	McDonaldland

Ronald McDonald is a clown character used as the primary mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. He inhabits the fictional world of McDonaldland, with his friends Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar, Grimace, Birdie the Early Bird and The Fry Kids.^[1]

Many people work full-time making appearances as Ronald, visiting children in hospitals and attending regular events. At its height, there may have been as many as 300 full-time clowns at McDonald's restaurants.^[2] There are also Ronald McDonald Houses, where parents can stay overnight with their sick children in nearby chronic care facilities.

^ Bellomo, Mark (2016-10-04). "A Brief History of McDonaldland and the Toys (and Lawsuit) It Spawned". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
^ Heller, Karen (30 March 2018). "It's the worst time in history to be a clown. They just want you to love them again". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

[1] Bellomo, Mark (2016-10-04). "A Brief History of McDonaldland and the Toys (and Lawsuit) It Spawned". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2017-07-10.

[2] Heller, Karen (30 March 2018). "It's the worst time in history to be a clown. They just want you to love them again". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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