The Japanese entertainment world is supposed to be a very hard one to crack for foreigners in these lean years of economic doldrums. Once in a while a few people manage to carve out a niche for themselves through a combination of talent, perseverance and luck.
Gaetano "Guy" Totaro is one such guy who has managed to put his "multi-tarento" to good use as an actor who can perform in all contexts, from street to stage and screen. He may not be famous, but his large figure has become quite recognizable in Japan, especially after appearing in TV commercials as "Mr. CC Lemon" and many other over-the-top gaikokujin characters.
This is all nice, of course, but Totaro insists that his real vocation is what is called social clowning — affecting people's lives and communities in a positive way through the art of clowning.