as "Pepito the Clown with Jerry Hausner in the "lost pilot" episode
| Pepito Pérez | |
|---|---|
 Pepito and wife Joanne Pérez (aka Joanne Falcy) in the early 1970s | |
| Vital information | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Alias/ Also known as: |
Pepito the Clown |
| Born: | February 16, 1885 |
| Birthplace: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Died | July 13, 1975 (aged 90) |
| Deathplace: | Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
| Occupation/ Career: |
Clown, Entertainer, Actor |
| Years active: | 1920s-1960s |
| Family and Personal information | |
| Spouse(s): | Joanne Pérez, 1936-1975, his death |
| Character/Show information | |
| Appeared on/ involved with: |
I Love Lucy |
| Episodes appeared in: | ""The Lost Pilot" (Unaired Pilot)" |
| Appears as: | Himself, as Pepito the Clown |
Pepito Pérez (born February 16, 1885-died July 13, 1975) appeared in the supposed "lost pilot episode", the original pilot filmed that was later shown as a special on CBS-TV in 1990 which was hosted by Lucie Arnaz.
Career[]
Pepito, who was known as "Pepito the Spanish Clown" who was a screen, stage, vaudeville, and television actor. Pepito was the one time court jester to the Spanish Royal Court of King Alfonso. He was also good friends with Desi Arnaz, and Lucille Ball, and devised clown bits for their vaudeville act in early 1950's.
Lucille once said that Pepito was the driving force in her development as a top comedienne, helping her with pantomine. He appeared in the original 1951 pilot episode for I Love Lucy as "Pepito the Clown", which was thought to be lost until his wife Joanne Pérez, who also guest starred on the series pilot, revealed that she still owned a copy of the original pilot film, that would be restored and then shown as a CBS-TV special on March 30, 1990. Pepito was instrumental in development of the original pilot film shot for show, prop design, as well as the costumes for the pilot.
His movie credits include, Army Girl (1938), Annabella Takes a Tour (1944), Lady in the Dark (1945), A Medal for Benny (1951), and The Raging Tide (1951).
In 1928, Pepito and wife Joanne, who was also known as "Joanne Falcy", were both hired for a pull-out-the-stops stage show performed at Sid Grauman’s Chinese Theater, the live-act opener for the premiere of Charlie Chaplin’s silent film, “The Circus[1] Pepito and Joanne teamed up on Chaplin’s suggestion, with their act highlighting wife Joanne’s flexibility. He’d wheel a wooden box on stage and out would pop Joanne as a “mechanical” doll, who could bend in any direction before being stuffed back in the box.[1] They continued their act together well intoo the early 1960s.
Family/Personal life[]
Pepito and Joanne, who married in 1936, could not have children of their own, so they instead, delighted in teaching kids (mostly girls) to dance, and for whom Pepito created fantastic props and sets, performingd shows with the children at venues as diverse as the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach. [1]
References[]
Exrternal links[]
Pepito Pérez at the Internet Movie Database- Pepito Perez at Find A Grave Memorial
