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