Who is the man behind the tights

​​​​​​​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. ​ This was among the things that fueled his imagination and curiosity.

 

As a child, jD would search for objects on the street or garbage (or lawns), and build wild inventions, do semi-dangerous experiments and create "art." As an adult, jD still does this (but he longer longer takes things from people's lawn. I mean borrows things).

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jD's mother tells stories of how, when jD was a child, he'd take apart all the pens in the house to understand how they worked.This is possibly what lead to him becoming a writer, despite his inability to spell. He's very dyslexia (He has some funny stories about misreading billboards and meetings with studio presidents).

 

jD credits his dyslexia with his ability to vividly visualize things and helping shape his storytelling. His playful, inventive spirit defines his work. 

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