Meet Joe Maggard. From 1995 to 2007, this North Carolina native doubled as the best-recognized fast-food mascot on the planet: Ronald MacDonald. Filmmaker John Dower offers an artful glimpse into the actor’s motley world—after an intense three hours of applying make-up, putting on that familiar costume, and donning a red wig, Maggard becomes the icon. “Like any superhero, he’s ready at a moment’s notice,” Maggard quips. Send in the clowns? Don’t bother, he’s already here.  DP