Ghetto Klown

Name: Ghetto Klown
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ISBN: 9781419715198

A Graphic Novel

John Leguizamo, Christa Cassano, Shamus Beyale , Lin-Manuel Miranda

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English

Abrams ComicArts
15 February 2025

Individual actors & performers; Autobiography: arts & entertainment

In this graphic novel adaptation of his award-winning Broadway memoir, John Leguizamo lays bare his life story. He shares memories of his early years as an actor on stage, on television, and in major motion pictures opposite some of Hollywood’s biggest stars—including names such as Al Pacino, Patrick Swayze, and Steven Seagal—and working for directors Baz Luhrmann and Brian De Palma. Leguizamo also opens up about his loves and marriages, while addressing self-doubt and melancholy in a way that enlightens and entertains. This revised and expanded paperback includes an all-new introduction by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

By: John Leguizamo
Illustrated by: Christa Cassano, Shamus Beyale, Drew Friedman
Introduction by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Imprint: Abrams ComicArts
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9781419715198
ISBN 10: 1419715194
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 15 February 2025
Recommended Age: From 14 to 99 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Leguizamo’s 30-year career in show business has included turns in movies such as Chef, Ride Along, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, and Carlito’s Way and onstage in five award-winning one-man shows. Christa Cassano is a Brooklyn-based artist and member of Hang Dai Studios in Gowanus. Shamus Beyale grew up in the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and is a Brooklyn-based cartoonist and illustrator.

Reviews for Ghetto Klown: A Graphic Novel

"""A touching and sometimes hilarious graphic novel.""-- ""Parade online"" ""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 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"" ""Though Leguizamo has matured, this insightful and engaging memoir still offers plenty of youthful edginess.""-- ""Booklist"" ""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 Díaz"" ""My main Johnny Legs has done it again. Ghetto Klown as a graphic novel? DOPENESS.""-- ""Spike Lee"" ""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"""