Sunny the Tragic Clown was a character from the original Sims game who, if your family owned his painting and their needs dropped too low, would attempt to cheer up and motivate the Sims in said family. Sadly, he was absolutely awful at this and proved more annoying than anything. He actually made an appearance in Sims 3's Sunset Valley, wherein he has already drowned to death and can be found in the graveyard.

But! What if... he had the power to change his fate? What if he didn't have to suffer a tragic death and haunt sad Sims for eternity? What if he could actually prove himself?

This is where you, the player come in. As a believer in second chances, Let's give Sunny a life worth living!

The steps:

1. Create Sunny. His first name is of course "Sunny" and his surname is whatever you deem appropriate. He is a normal Human male, YA or older, and his clothes evoke the traditional "clown" motif, but again, this is up to your interpretation. His required traits are: Neurotic, Coward, Unlucky, and Loser. The remaining trait can be whatever you choose. Choose for him a lifetime wish you deem appropriate.
2. Plonk him down in whatever town OTHER than Sunset Valley you'd like.
3. Sunny must always have a job of some sort. He may have a full-time, part-time, or skill job, but he must always be employed in some way.
4. Develop his skills and abilities to achieve his lifetime wish, You need only accomplish ONE lifetime wish, but I happen to be fond of QuackGames's mod which allows you to have multiple lifetime wishes upon completion of the the previous one, so in theory, he can live forever (provided he never ages) and accomplishes all his lifetime wishes.

And that's it! As Sunny is a truly pathetic individual, it will be quite hard to provide for him a life worth living, As such, I think it would provide a fun challenge to care for such a person. Have fun!