Herschel Shmoikel Pinkus Yerucham Krustofsky (הרשל פינחס ירוחם קרוסטופסקי, born c.1935), more commonly known as Krusty the Clown (or Krusty the Klown), is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. According to his fictional biography, as pieced together from various episodes and comic books, he is a world professional clown who is currently signed to Krustylu Studios clowning on its enterprise brand. Krusty is the long-time clown host of Bart and Lisa's favorite TV show, a combination of kiddie variety-television hijinks with a sidekick, and cartoons (including the Tom and Jerry parody Itchy and Scratchy). One of Krusty's trademarks is changing the spelling of many words that begin with C to instead begin with K, as evidenced by the occasional spelling of his name, Krusty the Klown, and with such events as the unfortunately-named Krusty's Komedy Klassic show (KKK), performed at the Apollo Theater.