Unsuccessful thug : one comedian's journey from Naptown to Tinseltown / Mike Epps.
The stand-up comedian and actor best known for his appearances in the Friday and Hangover films traces his career and celebrity relationships as well as the early brushes with the law and witness to Hollywood racism that shaped his work in comedy.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062684899
- ISBN: 0062684892
- Physical Description: 269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color photographs ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Archangel Michael -- The baddest kid in school -- The house at Carrollton and dirty-third -- Our forty acres and a mule -- To grandmother's house we go -- The TV show on central -- Crime doesn't pay, unless it's paying you -- Jail, prison, and work release -- A comedy club and a sewer in Atlanta -- Biting into the Big Apple, with a broken tooth -- Acting lessons on Madison Avenue -- An audition and a funeral -- Forever Day-Day Jones -- "Remember the time" -- A moment for the women in my life -- Hollywood is Stephen Decatur high school -- Being Richard Pryor -- Epilogue: from Hollywood to Naptown. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | B E637 2018 (Text) | 33126023017753 | Adult Biography | Available | - |