Jerry Stiller earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and an American Comedy Award for his role as Frank Costanza on Seinfeld. He currently appears on The King of Queens on CBS and has graced the Broadway stage and the silver screen. He lives in New York City.
Kirkus Reviews More than a biography, this is an account of the
whole gamut of emotions and experiences that populate and define a
life.
Donald Margulies Married to Laughter captures the sweet essence of
Jerry Stiller -- and, in its rough-hewn eloquence, demonstrates why
he has been a beloved show business fixture for forty years.
Tony Peyser Los Angeles Times Stiller's gifts as a storyteller are
abundantly clear...Married to Laughter is a...reminder that behind
every successful Hollywood story is a lot of rejection...and tough
luck...He emerges as someone you'd love to have as a dinner guest.
Jerry Stiller has earned his serenity now.
Kirkus Reviews More than a biography, this is an account of
the whole gamut of emotions and experiences that populate and
define a life.
Donald Margulies Married to Laughter captures the sweet
essence of Jerry Stiller -- and, in its rough-hewn eloquence,
demonstrates why he has been a beloved show business fixture for
forty years.
Tony Peyser Los Angeles Times Stiller's gifts as a
storyteller are abundantly clear...Married to Laughter is
a...reminder that behind every successful Hollywood story is a lot
of rejection...and tough luck...He emerges as someone you'd love to
have as a dinner guest. Jerry Stiller has earned his serenity now.
Sheridan, who played Jerry's mother on Seinfeld, tells a smaller story. She depicts one year in her life when she was an aspiring dancer and in love with James Dean. Her story begins in the fall of 1951, before James Dean became the legend he is today. They were together in New York City a little over a year, until Dean was called to Hollywood. This story of two young people in love in a more idealistic time is a good depiction of what it was like struggling to make it in New York City in the early Fifties. Sheridan paints a very different picture of Dean than we have come to know from the countless biographies that have been written about him. Here, Dean is not the doomed, turbulent, brooding prince but sweet and considerate if still charismatic. Sheridan has not written about Dean until now but wanted to correct what has been written about her relationship with Dean and about Dean himself. Both books will please celebrity bio lovers. Sheridan's book is more of an indulgence, but library patrons can't seem to get enough of books about James Dean, so this would add a new dimension. Recommended for public libraries. [Stiller's book was previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/00.]DRosellen Brewer, Monterey Cty. Free Libs., Salinas, CA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
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