Hollywood Undercover: Revealing the Sordid Secrets of Tinseltown

By Ian Halperin

Book Overview

Ian Halperin is no stranger to undercover investigations. He posed as a model in 2001 to expose the fashion industry, his resulting in the expos Shut Up and Smile. In Hollywood Undercover, he gives us... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845962664
• ISBN13: 9781845962661
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.9" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Very good insught into showbiz

It is a very good book which gives a full insight into the world of showbiz. you could see the book was very well researched.

Humorous account of Hollywood life

This book was written in a funny, conversational style. It poked fun at the business of trying to make it in Hollywood, and revealed a sordid underbelly that I already suspected was there. I really liked the infiltration of the Scientology group, and the author's humorous antics...especially his wardrobe choices. This is a quick, fun read.

Captivating

I bought this book after hearing the author interviewed on a morning radio show (The Jay Thomas Show). What intrigued me the most was that the author said he started out to do a documentary on being an aspiring actor in Hollywood and came to Scientology. During the interview, the author claimed he was hiding out in the mountains of Canada as a result of threats he'd received on the phone and he's scared for his life. Needless to say, I wanted to read all about the mysterious Scientologists. I also was interested to see how everyone in Hollywood knows certain people are gay but that it's totally unknown to the general public. The reason I gave the book 4 stars was because he chooses not to out the actors...I wish he'd name drop.