One of the many horror movies spoofed in the new Scary Movie franchise reboot was Damien Leone’s Terrifier 3, further cementing Art the Clown’s status as a true pop culture icon in the world of modern horror. Scary Movie specifically parodied the memorable scene in Terrifier 3 where Art the Clown hands out “gifts” to children in a mall while dressed up as Santa, and you may have spotted horror icon Felissa Rose in a cameo appearance in that scene!

But who played Art the Clown in the Scary Movie spoof scene? Actor Fedor Steer was the man behind the black & white clown makeup, with his character credited as “Artie Claus.”

Fedor Steer is no stranger to the horror genre, with roles in “Stranger Things,” “The Haunting of Hill House,” and “Evil” paving the way for his Artie Claus performance in Scary Movie.

Steer played William Hill in Mike Flanagan’s “The Haunting of Hill House,” Monstrous Mourner #1 in the fourth season of “Stranger Things,” and several characters throughout the horror series “Evil” including The Manager, Boop Demon, Jinn, and Massive Stick Demon.

Fedor Steer also played a Krampus Guest in Christmas movie Red One starring Dwayne Johnson, as well as Ezra in Haunted Mansion (2023), Vito the Chopper in Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King movie Doctor Sleep, Djinn in “Sleepy Hollow” Season 4, Babyfaced Man in the first season of “Bloodline,” and Cupcake the Clown in the 2014 movie Jersey Shore Massacre.

Back in 2012, Fedor Street had even directed his own horror short titled BFF Zombie, which he also appeared in. You can watch the trailer for BFF Zombie over on YouTube.

Outside the entertainment world, Steer’s life has been just as interesting. Steer’s IMDb bio notes, “Fedor has a diverse range of life experiences. He has been a navigation officer in the Canadian Coast Guard and on cruise ships, a school teacher, a swim coach, a triathlete, and has lived in a number of countries overseas, including Thailand and the UAE. He also owns and operates a software company, Gradicus, that builds database applications for K-12 schools.”

Fedor Steer will next be seen in the post-apocalyptic horror movie Crossed from director Rob Jabbaz (The Sadness), a feature adaptation of the depraved Garth Ennis comic book. He’ll be playing the character Face in the upcoming movie about a twisted apocalyptic pandemic.

Fedor Steer’s appearance as Artie Claus is brief in Scary Movie, but he notes in an Instagram post that more footage was shot for the Terrifier 3 spoof scene. Steer explains, “Sadly, the scene where I cut off [the mall Santa’s] arms and head and twirl in the fountain of blood spewing from his neck didn’t make the movie. Just trust me when I tell you it was awesome!”

Steer tells Sledgehammer Horror, “David Howard Thornton really did a fantastic job as Art the Clown. And I got an even better appreciation of how well he did when I started preparing for this part. I got it because Bob Kurtzman and Marcia King who did the makeup already knew me. I worked with them three or four times before. They had my head cast. In order to save time and go with somebody they knew, they recommended me to the director and producers.”

“That was just fun,” Fedor Steer adds in his chat with Sledgehammer Horror. “It was one day of shooting. We got to just enjoy the day… and see some really cool results from it.”

You can follow along with Fedor Steer’s career over on his Instagram page!

 

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