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Biography
David Howard Thornton (born November 30, 1979) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur and actor. He is known for work in stage, film, and voice over. He is best known for his roles as Art the Clown in the Terrifier films, 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 as the eponymous character in the Christmas horror parody film The Mean One.
Filmography13 titles
Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3
2025as Self
2025as Self
Terrifier 3
2024as Art the Clown
2024as Art the Clown
Terrifier 2
2022as Art the Clown
2022as Art the Clown
Bupkis
2023as Art the Clown
2023as Art the Clown
Terrifier
2016as Art the Clown
2016as Art the Clown
The Mean One
2022as The Mean One
2022as The Mean One
The Dark Offerings
2021as Tim Cobb
2021as Tim Cobb
Stream
2024as Player 2
2024as Player 2
Screamboat
2025as Steamboat Willie
2025as Steamboat Willie
A Very Special Terrifier Christmas
2024as Art the Clown
2024as Art the Clown
American Clown
2025as Self
2025as Self
Namaka
2025as Walter Notch
2025as Walter Notch
The Horror We Make
2023as Self
2023as Self