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Highly Recommended
Ghetto Klown
By:
John Leguizamo
Published: October 20th 2015
Synopsis
In Ghetto
Klown, celebrated performer John Leguizamo lays bare his early years in
blue-collar Queens, his salvation through acting and writing, and his colorful
career trajectory. He brings us onto the sets of his films opposite stars such
as Al Pacino and Patrick Swayze and with directors such as Baz Luhrmann and
Brian De Palma, while also opening up about his offstage life in love and
marriage. In this candid graphic novel memoir, Leguizamo offers a strong
message of moving beyond self-doubt—and beyond the doubters—to claim some
happiness.
Originally staged on Broadway in 2011, Ghetto Klown won Leguizamo Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards before being adapted into an HBO special. Now, teaming up with artists Christa Cassano and Shamus Beyale, Leguizamo shares his life story in this vibrant, funny, and moving adaptation.
Originally staged on Broadway in 2011, Ghetto Klown won Leguizamo Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards before being adapted into an HBO special. Now, teaming up with artists Christa Cassano and Shamus Beyale, Leguizamo shares his life story in this vibrant, funny, and moving adaptation.
My Review
So,
if anyone knows me, they know I truly love John Leguizamo, I have seen a few of
his stand-up comedies & movies and grew up on him and truly just love his
work. I saw his book in the library and realized it was a graphic novel, so I gave
it a shot. And let me tell you I am so grateful that I did.
This
book is nothing but amazing. Hands down funny as hell and awesome. I literally
laughed reading this novel from cover to cover. I heard his voice in my head the
entire time while reading this. I loved every page.
The
creativity this man has is amazing not only with his own story but how he got
it across to everyone. Every person can relate to something in this novel. The illustration
is absolutely perfect. Everything flowed so well and matched perfectly.
I
promise this book is well worth the read. It’s an easy quick read and you will love
it. Give it a shot and support our Latin community.
If you are
interested in reading this book, I have provided the information
below where you can purchase this great read. I have
also included the authors bio and info below. Please feel free to leave
any comments, suggestions below or my pages.
Happy Reading Fellow Book
Lovers!!!!
About
the Author
Leguizamo
was born July 22, 1964, in Bogotá, Colombia, to Luz and Alberto Leguizamo. He
was four when his family emigrated to the United States. He was raised in
Queens, New York, attended New York University and studied under legendary
acting coach Lee
Strasberg for only one day before Strasberg passed away. The
extroverted Leguizamo started working the comedy club circuit in New York and
first appeared in front of the cameras in an episode of Miami Vice (1984).
His first film appearance was a small part in Mixed Blood (1984),
and he had minor roles in Casualties of War (1989)
and Die
Hard 2(1990) before playing a liquor store thief who shoots Harrison Ford in Regarding Henry(1991).
His career really started to soar after his first-rate performance in the
independent film Hangin' with the
Homeboys (1991) as a nervous young teenager from the Bronx out for a
night in brightly lit Manhattan with his buddies, facing the career choice of
staying in a supermarket or heading off to college and finding out that the
girl he loves from afar isn't quite what he thought she was.
The year 1991 was also memorable for other reasons, as he hit the stage with his show John Leguizamo: Mambo Mouth (1991), in which he portrayed seven different Latino characters. The witty and incisive show was a smash hit and won the Obie and Outer Circle Critics Award, and later was filmed for HBO, where it picked up a CableACE Award. He returned to the stage two years later with another satirical production poking fun at Latino stereotypes titled John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama (1993). It played in Chicago and New York, and won the Drama Desk Award and four CableACE Awards.
In 1995 he created and starred in the short-lived TV series House of Buggin' (1995), an all-Latino-cast comedy variety show featuring hilarious sketches and comedic routines. The show scored two Emmy nominations and received positive reviews from critics, but it was canceled after only one season. The gifted Leguizamo was still keeping busy in films, with key appearances in Super Mario Bros. (1993), Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Spawn(1997). In 1998 he made his Broadway debut in John Leguizamo: Freak (1998), a "demi-semi-quasi-pseudo-autobiographical" one-man show, which was filmed for HBO by Spike Lee.
Utilizing his distinctive vocal talents, he next voiced a pesky rat in Doctor Dolittle (1998) before appearing in the dynamic Spike Lee-directed Summer of Sam (1999) as a guilt-ridden womanizer, as the Genie of The Lamp in the exciting Arabian Nights (2000) and as Henri DE Toulouse Lautrec in the visually spectacular Moulin Rouge! (2001). He also voiced Sid in the animated Ice Age (2002), co-starred alongside Arnold Schwarzeneggerin Collateral Damage (2002) and directed and starred in the boxing film Undefeated(2003). Afterward, Leguizamo starred in the remake of the John Carpenter hit Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) and George A. Romero's long-awaited fourth "Dead" film, Land of the Dead (2005). There can be no doubt that the remarkably talented Leguizamo has been a breakthrough performer for the Latino community in mainstream Hollywood, in much the same way that Sidney Poitier crashed through celluloid barriers for African-Americans in the early 1960s. Among his many strengths lies his ability to not take his ethnic background too seriously but also to take pride in his Latino heritage. He has opened many doors for his countrymen. A masterly and accomplished performer, movie audiences await Leguizamo's next exciting performance
The year 1991 was also memorable for other reasons, as he hit the stage with his show John Leguizamo: Mambo Mouth (1991), in which he portrayed seven different Latino characters. The witty and incisive show was a smash hit and won the Obie and Outer Circle Critics Award, and later was filmed for HBO, where it picked up a CableACE Award. He returned to the stage two years later with another satirical production poking fun at Latino stereotypes titled John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama (1993). It played in Chicago and New York, and won the Drama Desk Award and four CableACE Awards.
In 1995 he created and starred in the short-lived TV series House of Buggin' (1995), an all-Latino-cast comedy variety show featuring hilarious sketches and comedic routines. The show scored two Emmy nominations and received positive reviews from critics, but it was canceled after only one season. The gifted Leguizamo was still keeping busy in films, with key appearances in Super Mario Bros. (1993), Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Spawn(1997). In 1998 he made his Broadway debut in John Leguizamo: Freak (1998), a "demi-semi-quasi-pseudo-autobiographical" one-man show, which was filmed for HBO by Spike Lee.
Utilizing his distinctive vocal talents, he next voiced a pesky rat in Doctor Dolittle (1998) before appearing in the dynamic Spike Lee-directed Summer of Sam (1999) as a guilt-ridden womanizer, as the Genie of The Lamp in the exciting Arabian Nights (2000) and as Henri DE Toulouse Lautrec in the visually spectacular Moulin Rouge! (2001). He also voiced Sid in the animated Ice Age (2002), co-starred alongside Arnold Schwarzeneggerin Collateral Damage (2002) and directed and starred in the boxing film Undefeated(2003). Afterward, Leguizamo starred in the remake of the John Carpenter hit Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) and George A. Romero's long-awaited fourth "Dead" film, Land of the Dead (2005). There can be no doubt that the remarkably talented Leguizamo has been a breakthrough performer for the Latino community in mainstream Hollywood, in much the same way that Sidney Poitier crashed through celluloid barriers for African-Americans in the early 1960s. Among his many strengths lies his ability to not take his ethnic background too seriously but also to take pride in his Latino heritage. He has opened many doors for his countrymen. A masterly and accomplished performer, movie audiences await Leguizamo's next exciting performance
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