WORLD FAMOUS BUSHMAN

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'David Johnson' also known as the 'World Famous Bushman', is a busker (street performer) who has been entertaining passers-by along Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco since 1980. His current act began after he tried dressing as a robot but found there were too many others doing the same thing. Johnson hides behind branches and waits for unsuspecting people to wander by. When they approach, he jumps out and startles them. Crowds gather to watch him work, often including those he has previously scared.
Crowds usually watch Johnson in front of Joe's Crab Shack, located across the street from where Johnson usually sits, to see Johnson entertain people.
In a "good year", Johnson claims to earn $60,000.^[1] He once employed a bodyguard to protect him against attacks by the unamused, to distract his targets, and to alert him to the approach of elderly people so he can avoid scaring them,^[2] but the two had a falling out, after which Johnson says his former partner began a campaign to ruin his image by aping his act and aggressively panhandling.^[3]
The police have received a number of complaints about the Bushman, and Fisherman's Wharf merchants have tried to shut him down.^[3] In 2004, he was charged with four misdemeanors, but a jury cleared him. The District Attorney subsequently dropped several remaining public nuisance complaints.^[5]

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The Bushman giving a scare

1. Spookster more than a sidewalk spectacle Erica Edwards
2. Bush League Steve Rubenstein
3. 'Bushman' wearing out wharf welcome Phillip Matier
4. 'Bushman' wearing out wharf welcome Phillip Matier
5. Bushman of Fisherman's Wharf Gets the last Ugga-Bugga Phillip Matier

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★ Video of the Bushman at work

★ Another video of The World Famous Bushman

★ Information on finding The World Famous Bushman