​Multi-disciplinary artist, Leelend Clayton creates mesmerizing and timeless imagery; showcasing beauty in both natural and artificial realities. With keen taste and dynamic, yet distinctive style; Leelend imbues a piece of himself in every work.

 

The greater Baltimore - Washington area based artist's standup comedy is colorful, absurd, and always unapologetically honest. Leelend is a founding member of Broken Diamond Comedy; a producer of the D.C. Comedy Festival. Since his start in 2012, he has featured for acts including Tony Woods, Robert Kelly, Zainab Johnson, and the late Gilbert Gottfried.

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In 2020, Leelend made his silver screen debut appearing in "WW84" alongside Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. in 2023, he co-starred in "Do You Trust Me?", an independent short film produced by Ronald James of Catch the Fade

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Leelend spends his free time, designing clothes, composing and producing original music, screenwriting; and wishing strangers would stop touching his hair.

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