19-643: [REDACTED] Look up Skeeter or skeeter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Skeeter may refer to: North American slang for mosquito , an insect Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Fictional characters [ edit ] Skeeter (Marvel comics) , a nickname for Titania Skeeter (Muppet) , in Muppet Babies Skeeter (South Park) , in South Park one of
38-605: A Britt Music Festival with the Smothers Brothers . Reece and Alter also worked as hospital clowns together. In 1996, he warmed up the crowd at a show with comedians Bobby Slayton and Nick Griffin in Las Vegas. In 2000, he performed as part of Clark County School District 's Class Act program, as well as with the UniverSoul Circus , an as of 2000 all Black and Hispanic performers circus. Reece
57-694: A Bronx local, encouraged kids like Reece to unicycle instead of criminal activity. This initiative would lead to the formation of the King Charles Troupe of performing unicyclists. Reece joined the army , and spent 22 months in Vietnam , saying, "In Vietnam, I was a Black Revolutionary ." He had enjoyed military life in the US, but in Vietnam he saw American soldiers hurting Vietnamese children, and went absent without leave (AWOL). His discharge from
76-401: A Canadian kit aircraft Saunders-Roe Skeeter , a 1950s–1960s British light helicopter Sheffield Skeeter X-1 , an American homebuilt aircraft See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Skeeter Skeets (disambiguation) Skeet (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
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114-605: A cousin who was a member of the King Charles Troupe, and Reece, who was familiar with the troupe from New York, was invited to join. The multi-racial and friendly environment at the circus had a great impact on his outlook on life. In 1975, Reece joined some clowns in an improvised performance at a Thanksgiving dinner. The clowns had put makeup on him, and Reece felt that this was what he wanted to do. In 1977 he attended Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College , which accepted about 50 out of 3000 applicants
133-401: A parakeet that she loved. When she drew a picture of "Skeeter" in school, a teacher told her "Now, Rain, you know there's no such thing as a black clown." Pryor insisted, but the teacher did not believe her. Pryor wanted Reece to come to school with her and prove her point, but he was traveling with the circus. Black circus performers were rare, and as of 1983, he was one of few Black clowns in
152-705: A year, and became a professional clown. He would later return to the Clown College to teach. The unicycle became a part of his clown-act. Comedian Rain Pryor tells in her memoir that Reece was her mother's boyfriend when Pryor was about nine years old (late 1970s). Her mother, who worked as a photographer for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (Ringling), had introduced her to "the world of clowns". "Endlessly entertaining", Reece practiced magic tricks with her, they played games and he gave her
171-820: Is an American clown. He became a clown after serving in the Vietnam War . Reece was born in St. Petersburg, Florida , and raised in the Bronx in New York City. His parents were Amos, a construction worker, and Ella Mae, who worked in the public school system. They had five children. His grandmother nicknamed him "Skeeter" since he was small as newborn. He spent his childhood in both cities, describing his life in St. Petersburg as "pre- civil rights ... all Black people ... very segregated ." In contrast, New York
190-776: The US. He performed with the Ringling in venues like Madison Square Garden , the Spectrum , the Blue Cross Arena and the Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno . He left the Ringling in 1982. In 1983, he was performing with Circus Vargas as "Goodwill Ambassador". In 1987, he was part of a show called Jamboree at the Riviera in Las Vegas. In 1994, Reece was the opening act together with Albert Alter (as "Alter and Reece") at
209-478: The army was later reclassified as honorable . Returning to America at age 21, he later described himself as being in a terrible state, hating America, white people and the establishment . He started "preaching the Black Revolution". His family, worried about him, suggested he could move to Florida where his grandparents lived to calm down, which he did. In Florida, he had a chance meeting with
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247-2386: The novel and film The Help Rita Skeeter , in the Harry Potter series Film [ edit ] Skeeter (film) , a 1993 horror film People [ edit ] Music [ edit ] Skeeter Best (1914–1985), American jazz guitarist Skeeter Brandon (1948–2008), American blues musician Skeeter Bonn (1923–1994), American singer and guitarist Skeeter Davis (1931–2004), American singer Skeeter Thompson , American punk bassist Yung Skeeter , American DJ and recording artist Trevor McFedries (born 1985) Sports [ edit ] Skeeter Barnes (born 1957), American Major League Baseball player Carson Bigbee (1895–1964), American Major League Baseball player Kevin Coghlan (footballer) (1929-2002), Australian rules footballer Fred Fleiter (1897–1973), Australian rules footballer Skeeter Henry (born 1967), American professional basketball player Summerfield Johnston III (1954–2007), American businessman and polo player Skeeter Kell (1929–2015), American Major League Baseball player Skeeter Newsome (1910–1989), American Major League Baseball player Skeeter Scalzi (1913–1984), American professional baseball player Skeeter Shelton (1888–1954), American collegiate baseball player Skeeter Swift (1946–2017), American professional basketball player Skeeter Werner Walker (1933–2001), American alpine skier Skeeter Webb (1909–1986), American Major League Baseball player Clyde Wright (born 1941), American Major League Baseball player Other fields [ edit ] Skeeter Reece , (1950/1951–), American clown Skeeter Skelton (1928–1988), American lawman and writer Skeeter Thurston , an American-Canadian rodeo cowboy Sports teams [ edit ] Jersey City Skeeters (1885–1933), an American minor league baseball team Newark Skeeters , an American 1920s soccer club Rochester Skeeters (1998–2001), an American basketball club Sugar Land Skeeters (2012-2021), an American baseball team Aircraft [ edit ] Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter , an aerial target drone Curtiss-Robertson CR-1 Skeeter , an American 1930s light sports aircraft Fisher FP-505 Skeeter ,
266-2271: The novel and film The Help Rita Skeeter , in the Harry Potter series Film [ edit ] Skeeter (film) , a 1993 horror film People [ edit ] Music [ edit ] Skeeter Best (1914–1985), American jazz guitarist Skeeter Brandon (1948–2008), American blues musician Skeeter Bonn (1923–1994), American singer and guitarist Skeeter Davis (1931–2004), American singer Skeeter Thompson , American punk bassist Yung Skeeter , American DJ and recording artist Trevor McFedries (born 1985) Sports [ edit ] Skeeter Barnes (born 1957), American Major League Baseball player Carson Bigbee (1895–1964), American Major League Baseball player Kevin Coghlan (footballer) (1929-2002), Australian rules footballer Fred Fleiter (1897–1973), Australian rules footballer Skeeter Henry (born 1967), American professional basketball player Summerfield Johnston III (1954–2007), American businessman and polo player Skeeter Kell (1929–2015), American Major League Baseball player Skeeter Newsome (1910–1989), American Major League Baseball player Skeeter Scalzi (1913–1984), American professional baseball player Skeeter Shelton (1888–1954), American collegiate baseball player Skeeter Swift (1946–2017), American professional basketball player Skeeter Werner Walker (1933–2001), American alpine skier Skeeter Webb (1909–1986), American Major League Baseball player Clyde Wright (born 1941), American Major League Baseball player Other fields [ edit ] Skeeter Reece , (1950/1951–), American clown Skeeter Skelton (1928–1988), American lawman and writer Skeeter Thurston , an American-Canadian rodeo cowboy Sports teams [ edit ] Jersey City Skeeters (1885–1933), an American minor league baseball team Newark Skeeters , an American 1920s soccer club Rochester Skeeters (1998–2001), an American basketball club Sugar Land Skeeters (2012-2021), an American baseball team Aircraft [ edit ] Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter , an aerial target drone Curtiss-Robertson CR-1 Skeeter , an American 1930s light sports aircraft Fisher FP-505 Skeeter ,
285-472: The title Skeeter . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skeeter&oldid=1243266344 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Nicknames Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Skeeter From Misplaced Pages,
304-519: The title Skeeter . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skeeter&oldid=1243266344 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Nicknames Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Skeeter Reece Zachary " Skeeter " Reece (born 1950 or 1951)
323-681: The title characters of Muggs and Skeeter , an American daily comic strip (1927–1974) Skeeter, a recurring Saturday Night Live character Skeeter, nickname of Naomi Oates Harper, in Mama's Family Skeeter, in Cousin Skeeter Skeeter the Paperboy, on-screen persona of Australian TV host James Kemsley Skeeter Bronson, in the movie Bedtime Stories Skeeter Valentine , in Doug Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, in
342-443: The title characters of Muggs and Skeeter , an American daily comic strip (1927–1974) Skeeter, a recurring Saturday Night Live character Skeeter, nickname of Naomi Oates Harper, in Mama's Family Skeeter, in Cousin Skeeter Skeeter the Paperboy, on-screen persona of Australian TV host James Kemsley Skeeter Bronson, in the movie Bedtime Stories Skeeter Valentine , in Doug Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, in
361-506: Was "a whole different world. White kids, Spanish kids – living in our building!" This, he says, made him a "chameleon", adapting to both environments. In Florida, with his grandmother, he was a good kid, in New York, he would act out and steal. He went to Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bronx, played basketball and ran track. He later found the athletic experience useful in clowning. He also learned how to unicycle . Jerry King,
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