Actress of a certain age : my twenty-year trail to overnight success
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
Physical Description
viii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
Jeff Hiller's memoir is a funny, honest account of his long, often unglamorous journey to success as an actor. After decades of temp jobs and small roles, he finally found his breakout on HBO's Somebody Somewhere at forty. Blending humor and heart, Hiller reflects on growing up gay and Lutheran in Texas, facing rejection, and holding on to dreams despite setbacks. It's a relatable story for anyone who's ever struggled to make a dream come true.
Notes
Chapters are titled after memoirs by other actors.
Contents
- Girl walks into a bar by Rachel Dratch
- Finding me by Viola Davis
- Stories I only tell my friends by Rob Lowe
- Little girl lost by Drew Barrymore
- Scrappy little nobody by Anna Kendrick
- Are you there, vodka? It's me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
- I don't know what you know me from by Judy Greer
- Around the way girl by Taraji P. Henson
- So, anyway by John Cleese
- This will only hurt a little by Busy Philipps
- Inside out by Demi Moore
- STori telling by Tori Spelling
- Baggage: tales from a fully packed life by Alan Cumming
- Yes please by Amy Poehler
- Out on a limb by Shirley MacLaine
- The greatest love story ever told by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally
- Don't stand too close to a naked man by Tim Allen
- Guts by Kristen Johnston
- Speedbumps by Teri Garr
- A very punchable face by Colin Jost
- Every day I'm hustling by Vivica A. Fox
- My life so far by Jane Fonda
- The bedwetter by Sarah Silverman
- The house of hidden meanings by RuPaul.