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11 unusual facts about Ronald McDonald


Abdul Kadir Yusuf

His second son, Mohamed Shah, has now retired as Chairman of McDonald's Malaysia and Founder of Ronald McDonald's Children's Charity (RMCC) Malaysia.

Bartholomew John

Although his best known work is probably playing the clown, Ronald McDonald on Australian television.

Bobby Kielty

He earned the nickname "Ronny Mac" due to his similarity to McDonald's mascot, Ronald McDonald.

Fast Food Nation

Regarding the topic of child-targeted marketing, Schlosser explains how the McDonald's Corporation modeled its marketing tactics on The Walt Disney Company, which inspired the creation of advertising icons such as Ronald McDonald and his sidekicks.

Fatimah Hashim

Her second son, Mohamed Shah, has now retired as Chairman of McDonald's Malaysia (division of McDonald's), and founder of Ronald McDonald's Charity Club (RMCC) Malaysia.

Machine Gun in the Clown's Hand

Biafra originally titled the album Osama McDonald (a combination of the names of Osama bin Laden and Ronald McDonald), a name which he was later credited by on the album Never Breathe What You Can't See, which was recorded with The Melvins.

McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure

Based on the McDonald's fast food franchise and four of its corporate mascots from McDonaldland (Ronald McDonald, Hamburglar, Grimace, and Birdie the Early Bird), the game follows the adventures of Ronald McDonald in an attempt to find four pieces of a treasure map, and ultimately, the treasure to which it leads.

Ronald MacDonald

Ronald McDonald, advertising clown for McDonald's fast-food restaurants

Squire Fridell

From 1984 to 1991, he served as the official "Ronald McDonald" clown character in American television commercials for the McDonald's Corporation chain of fast-food restaurants, and even played the McDonald character in Mac and Me.

The Garth Brooks Collection

This album was only available at McDonald's restaurants for a limited time to raise money for the Ronald McDonald Children's Charities.

Three to Get Deadly

As Stephanie attempts to resume her relationship with Morelli, they are constantly interrupted - first by criminals, then by Stephanie's accidental dye job that makes her look like Ronald McDonald.


M.C. Kids

The game is loosely based on the McDonald's fast food franchise and features two kids that venture into the McDonald's fantasy world "McDonaldland" in order to return Ronald McDonald's magical bag, which has been stolen by the Hamburglar.