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Sam Harris is a singer, songwriter, writer, director, producer, author, and actor on Broadway, film, and television. He is a multi-platinum recording artist with nine studio CDs to his credit including Sam Harris, Sam-I-Am, Standard Time, and Different Stages. On Broadway, He appeared in Cy visa mer Coleman's The Life, in Tommy Tune's Grease, and in Mel Brooks' The Producers. His television credits include The Class, Rules of Engagement, CSI, and Major Crimes. He co-starred in the films In the Weeds and Elena Undone. He co-wrote the television show Down to Earth, co-produced the television special Love Letter to New York, wrote music for the award winning film Little Man, and co-wrote Liza's at the Palace, which won the 2009 Tony Award. He wrote a memoir entitled HAM: Slices of a Life. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Vedertaget namn
Harris, Sam
Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Harris, Samuel Kent
Födelsedag
1961-06-04
Kön
male
Nationalitet
USA
Födelseort
Cushing, Oklahoma, USA
Yrken
actor
director
producer
author
singer/songwriter

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This was... a perfectly adequate read. Some of the stories, especially the ones involving Liza Minnelli, were charming and interesting. A few of the anecdotes about his childhood were quite entertaining. But some of them were a little pointless (it's great that you had this cool friend named Michelle and she was like your girlfriend, but... then... what? What happened to your relationship? Are you still friends? Did you ever tell her you were gay?)

And I'm sorry, but Neil Patrick Harris did a much better job of dramatizing-in-book-form his decision to have kids with his partner.

So, unless you have a special interest in Sam Harris (first winner of Star Search, y'all!), I recommend [b:Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography|20170296|Neil Patrick Harris Choose Your Own Autobiography|Neil Patrick Harris|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1400599072s/20170296.jpg|28028860] instead.
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BraveNewBks | 3 andra recensioner | Mar 10, 2016 |
This book is more of a memoir as told with non-chronological stories about the life of Sam Harris. Since being the winner of Star Search, pursuing a musical career, becoming a minor celebrity and socializing with some famous people, Sam has some interesting stories to tell. We get a pretty good view of his life including his struggles with being gay, his longterm relationship with Danny, their adoption of a son, his career and his social life. I was expecting a compendium of general stories and essays. I did not know anything about Sam Harris and although the book isn't what I expected, I enjoyed his recollections because he has led an interesting life and has some good insights into being gay and becoming a celebrity.

I received a free copy from Netgalley.
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jwood652 | 3 andra recensioner | Oct 21, 2015 |
This book is more of a memoir as told with non-chronological stories about the life of Sam Harris. Since being the winner of Star Search, pursuing a musical career, becoming a minor celebrity and socializing with some famous people, Sam has some interesting stories to tell. We get a pretty good view of his life including his struggles with being gay, his longterm relationship with Danny, their adoption of a son, his career and his social life. I was expecting a compendium of general stories and essays. I did not know anything about Sam Harris and although the book isn't what I expected, I enjoyed his recollections because he has led an interesting life and has some good insights into being gay and becoming a celebrity.

I received a free copy from Netgalley.
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jwood652 | 3 andra recensioner | Oct 21, 2015 |
First, when I requested this book I thought it was a memoir of the atheist 'apologist' Sam Harris - it is not. It worked out okay however, because even though I didn't know THIS Sam Harris by name I am a certified musical theatre dork.

This book is honest and heartbreaking, entertaining and devastating all at the same time. It's a little reminiscent of an Augusten Burroughs memoir, but not quite as funny/tragic. While Harris is painfully honest about coming to terms with his alcoholism, he leaves out the much more important part about recovery and how he 'beat' it. Another extraordinary part in the memoir is his suicide attempt in which his eleven year old brother saves his life by stepping on a darning needle the same night that Harris decided to attempt to take his own life.

There are sweet and funny parts of this memoir concerning his long-time partner and the adoption of their son. I also especially love the eventual love and acceptance that Harris receives from his father.

Overall this is a decent memoir. Great for a short trip - but I'd read Augusten Burroughs, Tina Fey, Samantha Bee, or The Bloggess first. Still... good times.

This review is based on an advance review copy supplied through NetGalley by the publisher.
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Verk
7
Medlemmar
86
Popularitet
#213,013
Betyg
2.8
Recensioner
4
ISBN
149
Språk
17

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