Actor John Leguizamo is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking one-man shows. A new documentary traces John Leguizamo's career from Mambo Mouth, his first major break, through the development and performance of Ghetto Klown, his latest show.

All this week, in honor of Independence Day, we're airing a series of reports titled My America. We'll be speaking to leading figures in politics, culture, media and the arts, and we're asking what being American means to them. We've also had quite a few listeners — as well as our producers and hosts — weigh in! 

John Leguizamo and Fisher Stevens talk about “Ghetto Klown,” directed by Stevens and starring Leguizamo. The performance follows in the uncensored, uninhibited tradition of Leguizamo’s "Mambo Mouth," "Spic-O-Rama," "Freak," and "Sexaholix…a Love Story," and it takes audiences from his adolescence in Queens to the early days of his acting career in the 1980s avant-garde theatre scene to the sets of major motion pictures. “Ghetto Klown” is playing at the Lyceum Theatre through July 10.

Read more to find out what John Leguizamo is reading and watching!