CHICAGO -- One of the most beloved characters on "The Bozo Show" has died. Marshall Brodien, who played "Wizzo the Wizard" for 26 years, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He ...

As a tribute, Dean chats with Bozo, Joey D’Auria, on the life and legacy of Marshall Brodien, who played Wizzo the Wizard on The Bozo Show.

Dean pays tribute to Marshall Brodien, who famously played Wizzo the Wizard, on WGN-TV’s Bozo’s Circus and The Bozo Show from 1968-1994, by replaying his previous interviews with Marshall, chatting ...

While appearing on the broadcast live from his tea house Madame Zuzu’s, the tuxedoed Smashing Pumpkins frontman debuted “Wizzo” while accompanied by the costumed son of the late Marshall Brodien, who ...

GENEVA, Ill. (AP) — It's been 15 years since Marshall Brodien spent his weekday mornings entertaining children as 'Wizzo the Wizard' on WGN's 'The Bozo Show.' But he's still quick to jump into ...

An Elgin magician is reviving a magical comic character well-known to baby boomers and Gen Xers who grew up watching WGN-TV’s “Bozo’s Circus.” Tom Holbrook will make his debut as Wizzo the Wacky ...

Chicagoans and anyone with access to Chicago’s WGN-TV growing up likely remember Bozo The Clown, the longstanding children’s TV character popularized by the late Larry Harmon. Real Bozo heads will ...

Marshall Brodien, the Emmy-winning performer who played Wizzo the Wizard on Chicago’s “The Bozo Show,” has died, his former TV station WGN reported Friday. He was 84. He had been battling Alzheimer’s ...

Editor's note: Brodien died early Friday. This information was incorrectly reported in an earlier posted version. Groundbreaking magician Marshall Brodien - known to a generation of television viewers ...