It was the scream heard around the world, or at least in the neighborhood, when a mother of three got the scare of her life after seeing a “scary clown” in the corner of her eye.
Sadly, the New Jersey woman who was part of the hilarious viral video in 2022 passed away after losing her battle with metastatic breast cancer.
Cheryl Granito, of Denville, was a teacher who died last month at the age of 44, leaving behind three young daughters, Harper, 12, Kayla, 7, and Ellie, 4. She is also survived by her husband, 56 years old. Marcos, one year old.
The red-haired, curly-haired man seen in the clip, which has more than 500 million views, is now trying to raise money for the grieving family, and has so far generated almost $40,000 in one GoFundMe.
‘I am the man who comes to collect something from her. I donated $4,000 to GoFundMe myself. Her famous scream spread joy around the world,” Brayden Krupiarz, 20, told DailyMail.com.
Cheryl Granito seen with her daughters, Harper, 12, Kayla, 7, and Ellie, 4.
Cheryl Granito, the woman featured in a viral video that captured a mother’s scream of surprise upon seeing a ‘scary clown’, has died of breast cancer at the age of 44.
One second GoFundMe The family already created it in March and raised $56,000.
The video became so popular that Krupiarz even started an Instagram account dedicated to the encounter, with the username ‘driveway.dude’.
The original video begins innocently enough as Granito is seen talking to a neighbor along with another woman and one of her children.
She seems calm and relaxed on a calm summer day when suddenly Krupiarz can be seen walking down the driveway towards her.
Granito became known for her powerful scream after becoming alarmed by the presence of 20-year-old Brayden Krupiarz, who could be seen walking down a path behind her.
Granito let out an almighty scream that served to scare those around her.
Brayden Krupiarz, 20, appeared to have a “creepy clown” look as he approached.
Cheryl Granito, of Denville, New Jersey, was a teacher who died last month at the age of 44, leaving behind three loving girls, Harper, 12, Kayla, 7, and Ellie, 4, and her 56 years. . -old dad, marcos
Granito was so absorbed in the conversation that she didn’t notice the young man moving silently behind her.
The doorway camera captures her long, curly red hair and mirrored sunglasses.
What may have been an innocent look was seen as “a creepy clown” by Granito, who lets out an ear-piercing scream that lasts several seconds.
The scream, in turn, also alarms his children, who jump back in fright.
‘Holy shit!’ Granite shouts.
Krupiarz seems to be taking advantage of his 15 minutes of fame from the brief encounter by appearing in the same outfit in all of his subsequent videos.
Krupiarz can be heard apologizing and explaining that he had only come to pick up something. It is understood that a package from him had been delivered to his address.
The video still generates laughter even years after it was first uploaded.
‘This video makes me laugh every time! I saved it a LONG time ago so I can come back to it when I need a laugh!’ wrote Wendy Angela.
“I have never laughed so much every time I see it. The best clip on the internet said Battlesu.
‘Forgiveness for simply existing is comedy!’ added another.
Cheryl Granito, who worked as a special education teacher at Lakeview Elementary School, was diagnosed with cancer in 2019.
After her death, Krupiarz wrote on her page: “I am very sad to tell you that the woman with the scream heard around the world has passed away.
‘Cheryl was an amazing mother and had become a great friend. Please share and donate.”