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Are you anybody? : a memoir / Jeffrey Tambor, illustrations by Ben Barnes.

Tambor, Jeffrey, 1944- (author.). Barnes, Ben, (illustrator.).

Summary:

It's rare that an actor embodies even one memorable character over the arc of a career. Jeffrey Tambor has managed to create three, beginning with Hank "Hey Now!" Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show , the series created by Garry Shandling, Jeffrey's first mentor in television. He went on to find two more show creators, Mitch Hurwitz of Arrested Development and Jill Soloway of Transparent , who shared a love of actors and taught him a lot about acting along the way. Are You Anybody? is Tambor's chance to discuss his creative process and immense accomplishments from a life lived onscreen. Drawing from his formative childhood years, in which he describes himself as a fat Hungarian-Jewish kid with a lisp and a depressive father to how he drew inspiration from his life to create these characters, Tambor's memoir is funny, insightful, and uplifting, touching on comedy and the enduring chutzpah required to make it through life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524755621
  • ISBN: 1524755621
  • Physical Description: 354 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First large print edition.
  • Publisher: [New York] : Random House Large Print, [2017]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Red bowtie -- Are you anybody? -- Bar mitzvahed at gunpoint -- My story -- Sealed orders -- Scrambled eggs -- Troubadour -- Tambor's big break -- Lessons from unexpected masters -- Short answers to the question "Wow, what's it like to be you?" -- The twelve most embarrassing moments of my career -- Do it badly, or let's wreck it -- Dailies -- You must fail -- In thrall -- Fuck 'em -- Make 'em laugh, make her laugh -- No, no, no -- Old Mrs. Cohen -- Squeeze the cans -- Reading at the Greyhound bus terminal -- Unhappy hour -- Garry -- George and Oscar -- Waiting for Maura -- Circles.
Subject: Tambor, Jeffrey, 1944-
Television actors and actresses > Biography.
Genre: Large print books.
Autobiographies.

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Are You Anybody? : A Memoir
Are You Anybody? : A Memoir
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Table of Contents

Are You Anybody? : A Memoir

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
1Red Bowtiep. 1
2Are You Anybody?p. 6
3Bar Mitzvahed at Gunpointp. 15
4My Storyp. 32
5Sealed Ordersp. 53
6Scrambled Eggsp. 59
7Troubadourp. 68
8Tambor's Big Breakp. 91
9Lessons from Unexpected Mastersp. 104
10Short Answers to the Question "Wow, What's It Like to Be You?"p. 158
11The Twelve Most Embarrassing Moments of My Careerp. 163
12Do It Badly, or Let's Wreck Itp. 176
13Dailiesp. 183
14You Must Failp. 189
15In Thrallp. 199
16Fuck 'Emp. 212
17Make 'Em Laugh, Make Her Laughp. 227
18No, No, Nop. 236
19Old Mrs. Cohenp. 250
20Squeeze the Cansp. 257
21Reading at the Greyhound Bus Terminalp. 269
22Unhappy Hourp. 276
23Garryp. 281
24George and Oscarp. 304
25Waiting for Maurap. 317
26Circlesp. 344
Acknowledgmentsp. 351
Photography Creditsp. 353

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