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The graphic novel adaptation of John Leguizamo's award-winning Broadway play-revised and expanded in paperback, with an all-new introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Teaming up with Brooklyn-based artists and illustrators Christa Cassano and Shamus Beyale, Leguizamo shares his life story as a vibrant, funny graphic novel memoir. This revised and expanded edition includes cover art by Drew Friedman.

In Ghetto Klown, nominated for a 2016 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation, John Leguizamo lays bare his early years, discovering acting, and his career trajectory. He shares his childhood memories and the challenges of balancing life with old friends from his lower-income neighborhood in Queens while trying to maintain a professional persona.

He brings us onto the sets of TV series and major motion pictures opposite some of Hollywood's biggest stars, such as Al Pacino, Patrick Swayze, and Steven Seagal, and with directors like Baz Lurhrman and Brian DePalma. And Leguizamo opens up about his loves and marriages, while addressing his recurring feelings of self-doubt and melancholy in a way that enlightens and still entertains.

Originally staged on Broadway in 2011, Ghetto Klown won Leguizamo the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Outstanding Solo Performance. The show was later adapted into a highly rated HBO special in March 2014.

The graphic novel adaptation of John Leguizamo's award-winning Broadway play-revised and expanded in paperback, with an all-new introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda

About the Author
John Leguizamo's 40-year career in show business includes turns in iconic movies such as Carlito's Way, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Chef, and Disney's Encanto, as well as six award-winning one-man Broadway shows. As writer and performer, Leguizamo created the Off-Broadway sensation Mambo Mouth, (Obie, Outer Critics Circle, Vanguardia Awards), Spic-O-Rama (Dramatists' Guild Hull-Warriner Award for Best American Play, Lucille Lortel Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Broadway Performance, Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance), and a third solo show, Freak, which completed a successful run on Broadway in 1998. A special presentation of Freak, directed by Spike Lee, aired on HBO, winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program. In Fall 2001, Leguizamo returned to Broadway with Sexaholix . . . A Love Story (Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance and Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Performance). Sexaholix also aired as an HBO Special in Spring 2002 and toured widely. In 2018, he received a special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lives in New York City. Christa Cassano is a visual artist and storyteller. She was nominated for an Eisner Award for co-adapting Ghetto Klown into a graphic novel, contributed to the RESIST! newsletter distributed at the Women's March on Washington 2017, and the comix anthologies A.P.B.-Artists against Police Brutality and Schmuck. She was artist in residence at Yaddo and the Atlantic Center for the Arts, a two-time Lloyd Sherwood Grant recipient, a winner of the EspoArte2000 Award for Excellence in Contemporary Art, among others, and is a former member of Hang Dai Studios in Brooklyn. She illustrated a visual life of Native American artist T.C. Cannon for the Museum of Modern Art in 2021, and appears in a Netflix documentary on the Fairbanks Four. Shamus Beyale grew up in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, where he fell in love with reading, movies, video games, comic books, and drawing. After graduating from high school and receiving a Gates Millennium Scholarship, he attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan to study cartooning and graduated with a BFA. He has helped out on art direction for the DC Universe Online video game, published works from Zenescope Entertainment, and has storyboarded numerous TV commercials. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife. Drew Friedman is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator whose work has appeared in publications such as RAW, Heavy Metal, National Lampoon, MAD, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and others. Since the beginning of his career in the 1980s, his work has both satirized and paid homage to celebrities and prominent pop-culture icons. As a portrait artist, Friedman prefers to draw subjects who interest him, from controversial political figures to famous Jewish comedians to legendary comic book creators. Friedman's incredibly detailed, sometimes gruesome, always deliberate pen-and-ink style has been praised by the likes of Kurt Vonnegut and R. Crumb. In 2000, Friedman received awards from the National Cartoonist Society for Newspaper Illustration and Magazine Illustration, and in 2014 he received the Inkpot Award at San Diego Comic-Con. Lin-Manuel Miranda is an award-winning composer, lyricist, singer, actor, producer, and playwright. He is the creator and star of the Broadway musicals In the Heights, which won four Tony Awards, and Hamilton, which won the Pulitzer Prize and 11 Tony Awards, and Disney's Encanto. Miranda's accolades include three Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Kennedy Center Honor. He lives in New York City.

Reviews
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"Ghetto Klown is autobiographical dynamite-this is Leguizamo at his scathing, honest, moving, comedic best. Among the finest portraits of an artist as a young wounded talented man as I've read." * Junot Diaz *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS." * Spike Lee *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing is a cross between hip-hop and Eugene O'Neill. His scathing and unforgiving look at his own life takes no prisoners and, best of all, sets himself-and us-free." * Baz Luhrmann *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"John's writing has always been cutting-edge. His relationships with women, father and son stories, autobiography . . . He is a pioneer in theater and comedy, not just for Latin people, but as much as any comic or playwright I've ever seen or read. No one makes me laugh louder than this man. We are better because of him." * Sophia Vergara *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"The graphic novel of Ghetto Klown captures the infectious spirit of John Leguizamo's live performances with the same surprising humor and cultural insight. These pages make John seem like the coolest super hero in New York." * Jesse Eisenberg *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel." * Parade online *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *
"Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess." * Booklist *



Book Information
ISBN 9781419715198
Author John Leguizamo
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Abrams ComicArts
Publisher Abrams

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