Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas, and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends - My Life

Informationen zum Autor John Leguizamo was born in Colombia in 1964 and immigrated to Queens, New York, with his family when he was four years old. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in various New York clubs, and has gone on to critically acclaimed performances on film, television, and Broadway. He lives in New York City. Klappentext Fans of John Leguizamo's smash-hit one-man shows ( Mambo Mouth , Spic-o-rama , Freak , and Sexaholix ) have already gotten a glimpse into his life, but this book tells the whole story, carrying readers along on a wild journey from his childhood in Queens to his current home at the top of the Hollywood pyramid. An acclaimed director, producer, and play-wright, and one of the highest-paid Latin actors in the world, Leguizamo shares the stories behind his many roles—what inspired them and what transpired as he created them—while dishing on his personal relationships with his family, friends, and celebrity colleagues. Here is both an intimate self-portrait and a unique behind-the-scenes look at the magic and chaos of stardom, a keenly intelligent and insanely funny book that celebrates a remarkably talented artist's greatest achievement: growing up Latino in America and succeeding on his own terms. Zusammenfassung Fans of John Leguizamo's smash-hit one-man shows ( Mambo Mouth , Spic-o-rama , Freak , and Sexaholix ) have already gotten a glimpse into his life, but this book tells the whole story, carrying readers along on a wild journey from his childhood in Queens to his current home at the top of the Hollywood pyramid. An acclaimed director, producer, and play-wright, and one of the highest-paid Latin actors in the world, Leguizamo shares the stories behind his many roles—what inspired them and what transpired as he created them—while dishing on his personal relationships with his family, friends, and celebrity colleagues. Here is both an intimate self-portrait and a unique behind-the-scenes look at the magic and chaos of stardom, a keenly intelligent and insanely funny book that celebrates a remarkably talented artist's greatest achievement: growing up Latino in America and succeeding on his own terms. ...

Product details

• Authors: John Leguizamo
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2006
• EAN: 9780060520717
• ISBN: 978-0-06-052071-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Music, Performing Arts, Biography: general, Television, Memoirs, Films, cinema, Theatre Studies, Social and cultural history, Individual artists, art monographs, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Film history, theory or criticism, History of Performing Arts, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Entertainment & Performing Arts, PERFORMING ARTS: Film & Video / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS: Film & Video / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Music, PERFORMING ARTS: General, ART: Women Artists, HISTORY: Women, PERFORMING ARTS: Television / History & Criticism, MUSIC: Essays, HISTORY: Essays, PERFORMING ARTS: Theater / History & Criticism, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs