he wears yellow and red stripes and has wacky hair. he lives in mcdonaldland, with lots of his friends. the first actor to play ronald mcdonald was famous weatherman and bozo the clown actor willard scott. later the actor for coco the clown, michael polakovs, redesigned ronald mcdonald's outfit and make-up, which is the version still used by today's ronald mcdonald actors. the fictional character is a heroic magical adventurer that stands up good and freedom, such as saving the rain forest and supporting ronald mcdonald house charities.