Clowning Around

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| name = Clowning Around

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| director = George Whaley

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| starring = Clayton Williamson
Annie Byron
Jean-Michel Dagory
Ernie Dingo
Van Johnson
Rebecca Smart
Noni Hazlehurst
Jill Perryman
Heath Ledger

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| music = Peter Best

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| distributor = Australian Broadcasting Corporation

| released = {{Film date|1991}}

| runtime = 8 x 24mins episodes

| country = Australia
France
United States

| language = English

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Clowning Around is a 1991 Australian children's series later edited into a family film that was shot on location in Perth, Western Australia and Paris, France. It was based on the novel Clowning Sim by David Martin.Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 119

The film was produced by independent film company Barron Entertainment Films in Western Australia and educational film company WonderWorks in the United States, was directed by George Whaley. It was distributed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It featured Australian actors such as Margaret Williamson, Noni Hazlehurst, Ernie Dingo, Rebecca Smart, and Jill Perryman, and also featured veteran American actor Van Johnson along with French actor Jean-Michel Dago.

This series was followed up with a sequel entitled Clowning Around 2, which was released in 1993.