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David Howard Thornton

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David Howard Thornton
Art the Clown is set to unleash chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
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David Howard Thornton was born on November 30th, 1979 in Huntsville, Alabama. He is an actor known for work in stage, film, and voice over. He is best known for his roles as Grandpa Who in the 1st- 5th national tours of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical", the voice of Shizoku and others in the video game "Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom", The Joker in the YouTube series "Nightwing Escalation", and Art the Clown in the film "Terrifier".
BornNovember 30, 1979
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      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    David Howard Thornton in Terrifier (2016)
    Terrifier
    5.5
    • Art the Clown
    • 2016
    David Howard Thornton and Lauren LaVera in Terrifier 2 (2022)
    Terrifier 2
    6.1
    • Art the Clown
    • 2022
    Gotham (2014)
    Gotham
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Orderly
    Antonella Rose, Juliana Lamia, David Howard Thornton, Sienna Hubert-Ross, Charlotte McKee, and Elliott Fullam in Terrifier 3 (2024)
    Terrifier 3
    6.5
    • Art the Clown
    • 2024

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    • Screamboat
      • Steamboat Willie
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Namaka
      • Walter Notch
      • In Production
    • Rough Cut
      • Arnold Drewitt
      • Pre-production
    • The Dead Place
      • The New Kid
      • Post-production
    • Ice Nine Kills: A Work of Art (2024)
      Ice Nine Kills: A Work of Art
      8.6
      Music Video
      • Art The Clown
      • 2024
    • Antonella Rose, Juliana Lamia, David Howard Thornton, Sienna Hubert-Ross, Charlotte McKee, and Elliott Fullam in Terrifier 3 (2024)
      Terrifier 3
      6.5
      • Art the Clown
      • 2024
    • Jeffrey Combs in Stream (2024)
      Stream
      5.4
      • Player 2
      • 2024
    • Joe Pesci, Edie Falco, and Pete Davidson in Bupkis (2023)
      Bupkis
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Art the Clown
      • 2023
    • Krystle Martin and David Howard Thornton in The Mean One (2022)
      The Mean One
      3.9
      • The Mean One
      • 2022
    • David Howard Thornton and Lauren LaVera in Terrifier 2 (2022)
      Terrifier 2
      6.1
      • Art the Clown
      • 2022
    • Alma's Way (2021)
      Alma's Way
      8.2
      TV Series
      • SFX Box
      • 2021
    • Terry Alexander, Eileen Dietz, Tamara Glynn, Felissa Rose, Zach Selwyn, Shawn C. Phillips, Lydia Kalmen-Tran, Leon Andrew Joseph, Elizabeth Piper S., Paul Sheehan, Clifton Dunn, Michael Leavy, Jason Leavy, Benjamin Frankenberg, and Tina Nikolova in The Dark Offerings (2021)
      The Dark Offerings
      5.8
      • Tim Cobb
      • 2021
    • The Indie Escape Network (2021)
      The Indie Escape Network
      8.6
      TV Series
      • (2021)
      • 2021
    • The Exigency (2019)
      The Exigency
      6.5
      • Bumbo
      • 2019
    • The Bravest Knight (2019)
      The Bravest Knight
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Newt
      • Billy Goats (voice)
      • 2019
    • Gotham (2014)
      Gotham
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Orderly
      • 2017
    • David Howard Thornton in Nightwing: Escalation (2011)
      Nightwing: Escalation
      5.0
      TV Series
      • The Joker
      • 2016–2017
    • John Wesley Shipp and Mike Roberts in Powder Burns: An Original Western Audio Drama (2015)
      Powder Burns: An Original Western Audio Drama
      Podcast Series
      • Sam Locker
      • 2017
    • David Howard Thornton in Terrifier (2016)
      Terrifier
      5.5
      • Art the Clown
      • 2016

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    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • November 30, 1979
      • Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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      • Male

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      David Howard Thornton scored a 2017 Voice Arts Award nomination for his performance on the scripted podcast Western "Powder Burns"(Apple Podcasts).

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