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David Howard Thornton

David Howard Thornton

Actor · Born November 30, 1979 · Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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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.

Acted in 19

2020s

  1. 2026

    The Dead Place

    The New Kid

  2. Rough Cut

    Arnold Drewitt

  3. 2025
  4. Namaka

    Walter Notch

  5. 2024

    A Very Special Terrifier Christmas

    Art the Clown

  6. 2023
  7. 2022
  8. 2021

    The Dark Offerings

    Tim Cobb

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  1. Night of the Living Dead II

    Movie

  2. Stream 2: Sudden Death

    Player 2

  3. Screamboat 2: Nothing Stays Dead

    Steamboat Willie

  4. Behind the Mask II: The Return of Leslie Vernon

    Arthur

Appearances5

2020s

  1. 2025

    Christmas Chaos: Making 'The Mean One'

    Self

  2. Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3

    Self - Art the Clown

  3. 2023

    The Horror We Make

    Self

  4. 2022