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William "Bill" Denbrough is the main protagonist of Stephen King's It. He is the leader of the Losers Club, ever since he lost his then-six-year-old brother George to the title adversary. He blamed himself for it, and his parents blamed him too. He became friends with the other members, who became his followers. He is the arch-enemy of IT (Pennywise the Dancing Clown).
In the 1990 miniseries, he is played by Richard Thomas as an adult and as a child, he is portrayed by the late Jonathan Brandis, who also plays Bastian Balthazar Bux from The Neverending Story.
Biography[]
Along with Beverly Marsh, Richie Tozier, Eddie Kaspbrak, Mike HanLon, Stan Uris and, Ben Hanscom, Bill was a member of the Loser’s Club and one of the main protagonists of IT. Often nicknamed 'Stuttering Bill' (due to his tendency to stutter) by his associates, he stood out among the seven adherents as being the most optimistic and valiant member. As a result, Bill is generally viewed as the undisputed leader of the club. Bill has the foremost desire which his dear friends follow in defeating the ancient demonic entity IT and is driven by his brother's horrific murder to destroy Pennywise.