Ceylon is a wannabe entertainer, who longed to join the circus. He often practices his tricks often in the alleys and streets of Zootropolis with his best friend and companion, D.B. the Frog. When Ceylon was a puppy, his loving mother would take him to the circus yearly. His favorite part was seeing the clowns perform, hence the fact he always wanted to be one.  

Although he has gone through some obstacles in his life, Ceylon never gave up on his dream of being an entertainer. He was always a happy and lively individual, no matter what stood in his way. When he was 15 years old, his mother died from a stroke, thus having to deal with his alcoholic, neglectful, and abusive father, who’d often threaten him. All of this gave Ceylon mild depression for a few days, but despite his depression, he still refrained from giving up on his dreams.

After those few days, he decided to run away from home. And that’s just what he did, late at night, he packed his stuff and went out of the window of his bedroom. He decided to find an alley to stay for the night, and practice his clown tricks the next day. Little did he know, the next day when he woke up to practice his tricks, he had company.

An unclothed green frog, who basically lived in the alley dumpster Ceylon was spending the night in, came out to compliment his talent. Turns out he too, wanted to be an entertainer, but never succeeding since a lot of people were disgusted by him. D.B., was his alias he went by, hence people calling him “dat boy” every time he’d show up on the streets riding his unicycle and use his airhorn. Ceylon wasn’t all that disgusted by him, he felt bad about the fact he has to live in a dumpster. He also loved the fact he owned a unicycle, like the circus performers.

Thus, Ceylon and D.B. became partners and best friends. They were then accompanied with Kira and Ali, whom they met when they saw their practice performances on their journey.