Too Funny for Words: Backstage Tales from Broadway, Television, and the Movies

By Jerry Adler

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1632280965
• ISBN13: 9781632280961
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Viva Editions
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"