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Too Funny for Words
Backstage Tales from Broadway, Television, and the Movies
- 240 pages
- English
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About this book
This must read is your golden ticket to a trip down memory lane with of one of Hollywood's most iconic actors. . .
Who almost turned down his iconic role on The Sopranos because he could not sing? Did Katharine Hepburn really build the Uris building? How did a simple handshake with President Kennedy almost end in disaster? In his debut memoir, Too Funny for Words, Jerry Adler reveals all for the first time!
In his career as a theater director, producer, and actor that has spanned over 70 years, Adler has certainly had his fair share of laughs, and is ready to take readers on a reminiscent journey of Hollywood tales past.
With numerous stories to tell, each funnier than the last, sit back and enjoy a trip behind the scenes. Including unforgettable stories about: Paul Rudd, Robin Williams, Meryl Streep, Larry David, James Gandolfini, Alan Arkin, Woody Allen, JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Barbra Streisand, Joe Pesci, Paul Reiser, George Clooney, Richard Burton, Richard M. Nixon, Katharine Hepburn, Julie Andrews, Orson Welles, and many, many more!
Who almost turned down his iconic role on The Sopranos because he could not sing? Did Katharine Hepburn really build the Uris building? How did a simple handshake with President Kennedy almost end in disaster? In his debut memoir, Too Funny for Words, Jerry Adler reveals all for the first time!
In his career as a theater director, producer, and actor that has spanned over 70 years, Adler has certainly had his fair share of laughs, and is ready to take readers on a reminiscent journey of Hollywood tales past.
With numerous stories to tell, each funnier than the last, sit back and enjoy a trip behind the scenes. Including unforgettable stories about: Paul Rudd, Robin Williams, Meryl Streep, Larry David, James Gandolfini, Alan Arkin, Woody Allen, JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Barbra Streisand, Joe Pesci, Paul Reiser, George Clooney, Richard Burton, Richard M. Nixon, Katharine Hepburn, Julie Andrews, Orson Welles, and many, many more!
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Too Funny for Words: Backstage Tales from Broadway, Television, and the Movies
- Publishing Details
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- 1: Orson Welles. Marilyn Monroe. Milton Berle. George S. Kaufman. Zero Mostel. Ira Gershwin.
- 2: Rex Harrison. Dame Julie Andrews. Moss Hart. Alan J. Lerner. Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Former President John F. Kennedy.
- 3: Barbra Streisand. Jack Benny. Sir Noël Coward. José Ferrer. Florence Henderson. Jerry Herman. Hal Holbrook. Elliott Gould. Lesley Ann Warren. Mike Nichols. Barbara Harris. Alan Alda.
- 4: Harold Pinter. MiloĆĄ Forman. Marlene Dietrich. Jules Feiffer. Peter Ustinov. Angela Lansbury. Peter Glenville.
- 5: Katharine Hepburn. Michael Bennett. André Previn.Sir John Gielgud. Sir Ralph Richardson. Joan Rivers. Jerry Orbach. Sammy Cahn. Ian Richardson. George Rose.
- 6: Richard Rodgers. Liv Ullmann. Richard Harris. Richard Burton. Christine Ebersole. Debbie Allen. Leslie Uggams. Richard Conte. Richard M. Nixon.
- 7: George Clooney. Robin Wright, George C. Scott. Scott Bakula.
- 8: Joe Pesci. Paul Reiser. Helen Hunt. Peter Tolan. Joanna Kerns.
- 9: Woody Allen. Rob Morrow. Diane Keaton.
- 10: Alfred Molina. Sundance Film Festival.
- 11: Tony Danza. Sam Waterston. Adrien Brody. Debbie Harry. Carol Leifer.
- 12: David Chase. James Gandolfini. Vincent Pastore. Michael Imperioli. Steven Van Zandt. Richard Plepler.
- 13: Elaine May. Alan Arkin. Matthew Broderick. Parker Posey. Joanne Whalley. Nancy Marchand. Aida Turturro. Bob Saget. Brie Larson. Kat Dennings.
- 14: Meryl Streep. Richard Schiff. Uma Thurman. Shirley MacLaine. Cameron Diaz. Polly Bergen.
- 15: David Caruso. Larry David. Philip Seymour Hoffman. Charlie Kaufman. Denis Leary. Chris-tine Baranski. Julianna Margulies.
- 16: Michelle & Robert King. Robin Williams. Peter Dinklage. Zachary Levi. Gael GarcĂa Bernal. Oscar Isaac. Jessica Chastain. Al Pacino. Robert De Niro. Jason Alexander. Joey Soloway. Brian Dennehy. Paul Rudd. Abbi Jacobson. Ilana Glazer.
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- About the Author