Inducted into the 1990 Clown Hall of Fame

A 7 year old's dream of being a clown was amply fulfilled when "Buttons" became a Ringling Brothers Circus clown after graduating from their Clown College in 1969. Following his apprentice year with the Blue Unit, he was named Ringling's Goodwill Ambassador and devised many promotional concepts, which he later taught as a Clown College instructor. Since 1983 he has appeared on "Toddlers Friends", a weekly TV show in Chicago, along with writing and producing 100 segments. In 1980, the resident of Buchanan, Virginia, created the "Ronald McDonald School Safety Show" and the "Big Red Shoe Review", also for McDonald's. At 6' 7", Buttons is a giant in his field.

Because reaching the unreachable is his goal, he co-founded Circus of the King, a mass evangelism outreach ministry. The circus has been ministering to the public in Puerto Rico and the United States since 1994. Literally thousands have heard the good news of Jesus Christ through these "Center Ring Crusades."

In addition to the Circus, Chagy has been performing his own solo show for audiences of all ages since 1992. His circus style clown training and his theological education has allowed him the ability to minister everywhere from the smallest of churches to the largest of stadiums.