Sean Leary began his professional arts career at age 10, writing articles and drawing cartoons for the national newspaper The Comics Buyers Guide.

Throughout his teens he continued to write and illustrate for various newspapers and magazines, and played in a handful of punk and new wave bands, collaborating with such future luminaries as Erik Larsen (``Savage Dragon'') and Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins).

During that time, he also had six gallery showings of his artworks and paintings, recorded three solo albums of instrumental music and was involved in a handful of theatrical productions in various capacities.

With My Verona Productions (the company he founded with Tristan Tapscott in 2004) Sean has produced 16 live stage shows and almost two dozen short films in conjunction with those shows. My Verona's cinematic collaborators on those productions, Bluebox Limited, have since been finalists in Project Greenlight and won the MTV Young Filmmakers Award. 

Sean is the publisher of The Dingo, a humor anthology featuring stand-up comics and humor writers from across North America. 

Sean has been published and been involved in the publishing of 18 books, including eight solo works: Sean Leary's Greatest Hits Volumes One and Two (collections of pop culture columns), Exorcising Ghosts (graphic novel), Your Favorite Band and Dingo Boogaloo (screenplays), Every Number Is Lucky To Someone (collection of short stories) and The Girl Of Dreams And Magick (collection of poetry) and My Life As A Freak Magnet (humorous memoir).

You can also see him on local ABC affiliate WQAD-TV8 as an entertainment correspondent and hear him on radio stations B100, 104 Rock and Star 93.5.

Recent and Current Projects:

* Just opened Leary Literary Agency, a consulting firm and literary agency for authors seeking publishing advice and representation.

* Recently finished writing, directing, producing, acting in and writing part of the music for the indie film YOUR FAVORITE BAND.

* Just had a new humorous memoir, MY LIFE AS A FREAK MAGNET, published. It's distributed in bookstores worldwide and on Amazon.com and various other websites. 

* NEW BOOK OF SHORT STORIES: ``EVERY NUMBER IS LUCKY TO SOMEONE,'' IN STORES NOW. :-) 

 * Writing the romantic road trip novel ``Speed Of Sound'' (for current and past chapters, check out my blog.)

 * Writing the paranormal romantic comedy literary novel ``Synchronicity.''

* Produced and directed the Midwest independent theater premiere of the Broadway show ``The Pillowman.''

* In pre-production and writing the screenplays for the independent films ``The R-Complex'' and ``Every Number Is Lucky To Someone.''

 * Executive producing the debut CD for the band Mommy's Little Monster, which features a song I wrote, ``Talk Talk.'' 

WRITING AND STUFF

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BIO

Sean Leary began his professional arts career at age 10, writing articles and drawing cartoons for the national newspaper The Comics Buyers Guide.

Throughout his teens he continued to write and illustrate for various newspapers and magazines, and played in a handful of punk and new wave bands, collaborating with such future luminaries as Erik Larsen (``Savage Dragon'') and Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing Pumpkins).

During that time, he also had six gallery showings of his artworks and paintings, recorded three solo albums of instrumental music and was involved in a handful of theatrical productions in various capacities.

With My Verona Productions (the company he founded with Tristan Tapscott in 2004) Sean has produced 16 live stage shows and almost two dozen short films in conjunction with those shows. My Verona's cinematic collaborators on those productions, Bluebox Limited, have since been finalists in Project Greenlight and won the MTV Young Filmmakers Award. 

Sean is the publisher of The Dingo, a humor anthology featuring stand-up comics and humor writers from across North America. 

Sean has been published and been involved in the publishing of 16 books, including seven solo works: Sean Leary's Greatest Hits Volumes One and Two (collections of pop culture columns), Exorcising Ghosts (graphic novel), Your Favorite Band and Dingo Boogaloo (screenplays), Every Number Is Lucky To Someone (collection of short stories) and The Girl Of Dreams And Magick (collection of poetry).