Who is the man behind the tights

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Early Life: Sparks of Imagination

Raised between a rundown home in NJ with his mom and three sisters and a dim one-bedroom apartment in Hell’s Kitchen, NYC with his dad, jD grew up without money.

 

Yet, hardship fueled his imagination and curiosity. As a child he gathered objects to build wild inventions and art from scavenged scraps.

 

He wrote without knowing this would be his path and, ironically, he dissected pens to understand their mechanics. These early experiments with storytelling and invention shaped the playful, inventive spirit that defines his work.

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