What is Willard Scott?
{{Infobox person | bgcolour = | name = Willard Scott | image = Willard Scott 1997.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = Scott in 1997 | birth_name = Willard Herman Scott, Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date|1934|03|07}} | birth_place = [[Alexandria, Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|9|4|1934|3|7}} | death_place = [[Delaplane, Virginia]], U.S. | nationality = American | occupation = Weather presenter, author, television personality, clown, comedian, radio personality, actor | party = | years_active = 1950&ndash;2015 | spouse = {{marriage|Mary Dwyer Scott|1959|2002|reason=died}} <br>{{marriage|Paris Keena|2014}} | domestic_partner = | children = 2 | family = John {{small|(grandson)}} | website = | notable_works = Weatherman for the ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' show<br>Portrayer of [[Ronald McDonald]] in the original [[McDonald's]] commercials | academyawards = | emmyawards = | tonyawards = | goldenglobeawards = | sagawards = }} '''Willard Herman Scott, Jr.''' (March 7, 1934 &ndash; September 4, 2021) was an [[United States|American]] weather presenter, author, television personality, clown, comedian, radio personality and occasional actor. He was best known for creating and originally playing [[Ronald McDonald]] in the [[McDonald's]] commercials.<ref name=Joy>Willard Scott, ''The Joy of Living''. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1982 ({{ISBN|0-698-11130-3}}).</ref> He was on ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|The Today Show]]'' for many years. He retired in 2015. Scott died on September 4, 2021, of [[natural causes]] in [[Delaplane, Virginia]] at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weisholtz |first1=Drew |title=Willard Scott, legendary TODAY weatherman, dies at 87 |url=https://www.today.com/news/willard-scott-dead-t152927 |website=Today.com |publisher=NBC Universal |access-date=4 Sep