Nevertheless: A Memoir

Author: Alec Baldwin

Brand: Harper Collins India

Edition: 1st

Features:

• HARPER

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 288

Release Date: 04-04-2017

Part Number: 9780062409706

Details: Product Description
One of the most accomplished and outspoken actors today chronicles the highs and lows of his life in this beautifully written, candid memoir.Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood’s most gifted, hilarious and controversial leading men. From his work in popular movies, including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cooler and Martin Scorsese’s The Departed to his role as Jack Donaghy on Tina Fey’s irreverent series 30 Rock, for which he won two Emmys, three Golden Globes and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards, he’s both a household name and a deeply respected actor.In Nevertheless, Baldwin transcends his public persona, making public facets of his life he has long kept private. In this honest, affecting memoir, he introduces us to the Long Island child who felt burdened by his family’s financial strains and his parents’ unhappy marriage; the Washington, DC college student gearing up for a career in politics; the self-named “Love Taxi” who helped friends solve their romantic problems while neglecting his own; theyoung soap actor learning from giants of the theatre; the addict drawn to drugs and alcohol who struggles with sobriety; the husband and father who acknowledges his failings and battles to overcome them and the consummate professional for whom the work is everything. Throughout Nevertheless, one constant emerges: the fearlessness that defines and drives Baldwin’s life.Told with his signature candor, astute observational savvy and devastating wit, Nevertheless reveals an Alec Baldwin we have never fully seen before.
Review
“[A] rich, fascinating, occasionally irascible chronicle.” --
Entertainment Weekly

“Swift, eloquent, witty.” --
Chicago Tribune
From the Back Cover
Over the past three decades, Alec Baldwin has established himself as one of Hollywood’s most gifted, hilarious, and controversial leading men. His work in popular movies—including Beetlejuice, Working Girl, The Hunt for Red October, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cooler, and It’s Complicated—and his roles as Jack Donaghy on Tina Fey’s irreverent series 30 Rock and as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, have made him both a household name and a deeply respected actor.
In Nevertheless, Baldwin transcends his public persona, shedding light on facets of his life he has long kept private. In this honest, affecting memoir, he introduces us to the Long Island child who felt burdened by his family’s financial struggles and his parents’ unhappy marriage; the Washington, DC, college student gearing up for a career in politics; the self-named “Love Taxi” who helped friends solve their romantic problems while neglecting his own; the young soap actor learning from veterans of the theater; the man struggling with a brief addiction to drugs and alcohol; the husband and father who acknowledges his failings and has battled to overcome them; and the consummate professional for whom work is everything. Throughout, he shares an insider’s anecdotes from the sets of beloved movies, insights into what the world’s foremost performers do on stage and screen, and stories of the people, famous and not, who have had the greatest influence on his work and personal happiness.
Told with his signature candor, astute observational savvy, and devastating wit, Nevertheless reveals an Alec Baldwin we have never fully seen before.
About the Author
Alec Baldwin is a multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actor’s Guild Award-winning actor, producer, comedian and philanthropist. He has also been nominated for an Oscar and a Tony Award and the author of the New York Times bestseller A Promise to Ourselves. He lives in New York City with his wife, Hilaria and his children.

EAN: 9780062409706

Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English