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A smiling portrait of John Rinaldi in his 70s.

Meet John "Lil John" Rinaldi

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2026-12-03 18:00:00 2026-12-03 19:00:00 America/New_York Meet John "Lil John" Rinaldi Reed Memorial Library - Haymaker/Jenkins Room

Thursday, December 03
6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Haymaker/Jenkins Room

Join us as John "Lil' John" Rinaldi talks about his new book "Lil' John: Laughing My Way Through Life"

John Rinaldi is an entertainer and horror host based in Cleveland, Ohio. He is known as Lil' John of the Big Chuck and Lil' John Show, a late-night program broadcast over Cleveland television station WJW (channel 8) from 1979 until 2007.

In his new book, "Lil' John: Laughing My Way Through Life" John tells humorous stories of life on and off television. He wrestled bears, crashed a hot-air balloon, fought Mike Tyson, and was nearly killed by Elvis impersonators—all while raising millions for charity and winning several Emmy awards. Copies of Rinaldi’s books will be available for purchase and signing.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Author |

TAGS: | Senior (60+) | Adult |

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Haymaker/Jenkins Room
Join us as John "Lil' John" Rinaldi talks about his new book "Lil' John: Laughing My Way Through Life"
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