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How I Got To Be Whoever It Is I Am
Charles Grodin
Springboard Press
April 2009
On Sale: April 9, 2009
272 pages
ISBN: 0446519405
EAN: 9780446519403
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
In his candid and engaging new book HOW I GOT TO BE WHOEVER
IT IS I AM, successful actor, author, and activist, Charles
Grodin, looks back at the major events and private moments
that have shaped his life. And, since Grodin is one of the best storytellers around, he
can't help but entertain while offering insight gained from
a wealth of experience. The combination of being impeached as class president by his
fifth grade teacher (and then winning many school elections
thereafter) with being thrown out of Hebrew School for
asking too many questions (only to find a much better
teacher as a result) informed Grodin's view of himself and
made him adept at dealing with rejection--an important skill
for an actor. Grodin's success in plays in high school and
adventures in college theater led him to a career in acting,
studying with the great teachers like Uta Hagen and Lee
Strasberg. Grodin shares behind-the-scenes tales of working on plays
like Same Time Next Year and movies like The Heartbreak Kid
and Midnight Run--even how close he came to playing the lead
in The Graduate. His stories feature the many actors,
directors, writers, and producers, with whom he's worked,
such as Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Johnny Carson, Orson
Welles, Warren Beatty, and other colorful characters.
Grodin's greatest work isn't limited to stage and screen,
however. He has been an award winning talk show host and
commentator on Sixty Minutes II, and he reveals insights
about the political and personal side of journalism and some
of the larger-than-life characters he's interviewed. Still, it is the personal aspects of Grodin's life that are
truly revealing and funny. He shares intimate anecdotes of
humorous dating experiences during the carefree 70s along
with stories of what it was like to be a young actor then
with friends and colleagues like Robert Redford, Gene
Wilder, and Dustin Hoffman. But it is Grodin's tales of the lives he's helped save with
his relentless advocacy work that make you realize what a
great guy Charles Grodin really is. We are lucky that the
nice guy his friends call, "Chuck" brings us along to share
a little of his journey of how he got to be who he really is! The author is donating 100 percent of his royalties from
sales of this book Mentoring USA, a New York City based
nonprofit that forges powerful, transformative connections
for young people through the advocacy and involvement of
mentors.
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