Leo Fitzpatrick from Kids and The Wire is here

Turned Out A Punk

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🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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The KIDS had their say because Leo Fitzpatrick has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the actor, DJ and all around cultural force to talk all things punk. From going to the Brooklyn Banks for the first time, to being intimidated by ABC NO RIO, to making KIDS, to escaping to London, to the pre-Meet Me In The Bathroom NY and so much more: don't miss this one!!!

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Hey, everyone, welcome to Turned Out a Punk. I'm your host, Demian Abraham, and today on the show, Leo Fitzpatrick is here.
0:39.6	Leo Fitzpatrick first burst on to the movie screens as Telly, one of the all-time
0:46.9	great, great, terrifying cinematic villains of my young life.
0:55.0	Telly was, of course, the primary character,
0:59.0	one of the primary characters in the movie, Kids.
1:02.0	He was, Leo, I mean, when I say this was like 15 when he did that role.
1:06.0	From there, he went on to do all sorts of other roles.
1:09.0	Like he, in this interview, kind of downplays it, but I remember seeing him pop up and all sorts of things.
1:14.1	I've always been a huge fan of him.
1:15.5	And then to see him show up later on in The Wire has been, was incredible.
1:20.8	But Leo's done tons of other stuff other than just act.
1:24.4	And he is kind of the first to say that.
1:26.9	He is also a gallery owner of the incredible, incredibly cool gallery in New York called
1:34.0	Public Access.
1:36.0	They've been an Instagram page.
1:37.4	We're going to link in the bottom below.
1:39.4	But he's someone who just has a lot of cultural impact that I don't think people necessarily talk about or appreciate sometimes.
1:49.4	Like he has been involved in cool shit since he was 14.
1:55.2	And so to get the opportunity to sit down and talk to him, that is something that, oh, I've wanted to do for a very long time outside of this podcast.
2:02.9	I've always wanted to meet Leo Fitzpatrick. And so thanks to your show producer and guest
2:09.0	booker, my brother, Tristan Abraham, it is happening today. And my gosh, what a great conversation.
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