Dmitri Leybman was born in 1980 in Minsk, Belarus. He is currently an associate writer for the Village Voice, located in New York City. Dmitri attended University of Chicago, receiving a bachelor's degree in English. His current position at the Voice is as a literary critique, while often filling in for music reviewer Robert Christgau. He is currently at work on a history of the short story in the literary canon.

He resides in Manhattan with his wife and 1 child.

Mr. Leybman's personal life, however, leaves much to be desired. Unbeknownst to those familiar with Mr. Leybman's spralling, often pulpy, articles written for the Village Voice, Mr. Leybman hides behind a deck of cards leading many to believe that his views and opinions are probably not reflective of anything in Mr. Leybman's head except for the desire to portray a facade of normalcy and steady behavior.

It is in the more psychotic moments where Mr. Leybman "shows his true colors".

As reported by Alex Youngpeter of the New Yorker, "Leybman is a terror. Whenever there is a press junket for the major publications (in New York) it is expected for him to make a scene after he peruses the bar for a good 2 and a half hours. It's quite sickening."

Youngpeter is just one witness to the self-destructive behavior of Mr. Leybman, but perhaps the most enlightening story comes from a man/woman employed by Gotham Escorts who has taken on the nomer Jose Feliciano*. One evening we sat down with Mr./Ms. Feliciano for a rather candid, yet often frightening conversation about one night the two of them would never forget.

"Well, he said to me, he said, 'Jose, we are going to Baton Rouge', and I was reluc---reluctant to join him because I usually (service) 5 to 6 men in one evening and I was under the impression that Baton Rouge was far away from New York. But this made him mad when I told him that I had to be back for other (appointments) and he then told me that I worked for him now. I asked how much he would pay me to work only for him, but when I said the word 'pay' he started, um, con---convulsing. I don't recall why......It was a very delicate situation."

The night didn't end there for Mr./Ms. Feliciano. While sitting in his borrowed hotel room, Leybman would occasionally begin lighting matches and ask questions like: "Would it be okay if I set you on fire?" or, "Would it be okay if I ate this mattress?"

The hotel encounter with Feliciano lasted a mere 23 minutes, upon which Leybman fell asleep in the bathtub. Feliciano considers himself very lucky, even to this day. "I pray to my Lord that the Leybman stay far, far away from here."

A restraining order issued in February of 2004 has made Feliciano's wish stay true.

This has been Tucker Carlson reporting.

Jose Feliciano's previous aliases include Thom Garrett, Thomasina Garrett, Tommy G, and Glitter Girl.