Timeline of Carl Bird Occupations

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The following is an abridged employment history as a combination of self-reported information by Carl Bird on his Facebook profile as well as externally corroborated details.

Employer / organization Position Location Dates Reason for Leaving
Self Clown Joliet, Illinois 2021 – present —
Rax Restaurant Line cook Joliet, Illinois 2021 Blew his nose into the beef sandwich bun of a man he claimed was a "jabroni".
Stanley Steemer Cleaning tech Joliet, Illinois 2020 Presented falsified identification documents upon being hired, immediately went AWOL when given a company van, sold the cleaning equipment at his favorite pawn shop, and destroyed the interior of the van by the time it was recovered.
Burger King Sanitation Engineer East Joliet, Illinois 2019 – 2021 Did not show up, called in a bizarre excuse, to quote Bird: "My buddy Juan says the van I sold him smells like stale farts and Drakkar Noir when it rains, I gotta go take care of that." Bird was already on probation for smoking cigars in the bathroom while on the clock.
Randy's Adult Entertainment Emporium Jizz Mopper Crest Hill, Illinois 2016 – 2018 Gross incompetence, theft, health code violations.
Emerald City Roller Derby Fluffer Rockford, Illinois 2013 – 2014 Sexual harassment of the roller derby girls.
Biff's Package Goods Bouncer Maywood, Illinois 2012 Excessive force involving the use of a blackjack
Crazy Joe's Mattress Discount Warehouse Marketing Specialist Rockford, IL 2011 – 2012 A pair of elderly women reported that Bird exposed himself to them while wearing the store's promotional mattress character suit. Bird claims "my balls were hanging out, what's the big deal?"
Wild Bill's Ex-Con Rodeo Rodeo clown Rockford, Illinois 2010 – 2011 Bird got incarcerated for misdemeanor wire fraud totaling less than $100.
Belmont Hills Mall Mall Santa Rockford, Illinois 2009 – 2010 Health code violations, smoking on the job and inattentiveness to keeping his working area free of cigarette butts.
Rent-A-Center Laborer Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1997 – 1998 Falsification of workman's comp claim.
Jimmy's House of Organ Meats Display Coordinator Atlantic City, New Jersey 1997 Theft of head cheese
Four Aces Construction Bricklayer East Saint Louis, Illinois 1997 Found asleep, intoxicated, in a portable toilet
St. Louis Public Schools School Bus Driver Saint Louis, Missouri 1996–1997 Terminated when state passed a law requiring criminal background checks for school bus drivers and Bird was discovered to be a felon named Carl Bird. (Bird had been using the alias Duke LaSalle at the time.)
Kaufman Astoria Studios Industrial Sanitation Engineer / Character actor talent scout New York, New York 1980–1983 Allegedly exposed himself to children, denies the allegations and accuses Big Bird of the act. See notes below.

Notes on employment at Kaufman Astoria

According to Bird:

"so my normal gig there was workin as a janitor moppin up puke but they say I knew a bunch of different people so whenever a part came up for a pimp, a hooker, or a drug dealer they had me run the audition. most famously, I found the pimp from National Lampoon's Vacation, the guy that says 'hey fuck yo momma!' when i ran that audition there was a room full of dudes dressed as pimps holding scripts and reading the one line but i had to leave when my fucking goody two shoes cousin was flashing his wiener to kids and they pinned it on me because i got tattoos."

He was employed at Kaufman Astoria Studios primarily in a custodial capacity, although he was occasionally tasked with assisting in casting for minor character roles when studio personnel believed his familiarity with local personalities made him useful for that purpose. Bird has specifically claimed that he participated in the casting process for a minor role in National Lampoon's Vacation.

Bird's employment ended following an allegation of indecent exposure involving a costumed performer. Bird denied responsibility and attributed the incident to his cousin, Big Bird. That explanation was not regarded as credible, as Big Bird was documented to have been filming in another studio at the time. No criminal charge was ultimately brought against Bird, and the allegation could not be proven to the standard necessary for prosecution. Nevertheless, studio management asked Bird to leave, effectively terminating his employment.