RichMan,PoorManAMemoir

Onedayyou'rethesexiestmanalive,andanotherdayyourfaceislikeaflattenedroad-killedbirdintheworstmugshotofalltime.Inacareerspanningfivedecades,NickNoltehasenduredtheritesofHollywoodcelebrity.RisingfromobscuritytoleadingrolesandOscarnominations,hehasbeenbothcelebratedandvilifiedinthemedia;survivedmarriages,divorces,andastringofromances;wasnamedtheSexiestManAlivebyPeoplemagazine;andsufferedpublichumiliationoverhisdrugandalcoholissues,includingadrug-fueledtripdownalongroadofnothingnessthatendedinarrest.Despitetheseupsanddowns,Noltehasremainedtruetothecraftheloves,portrayingadiverserangeofcharacterswithhistrademarkphysicalityandindeliblegravellyvoice.Already35whenhisperformanceinthe1976miniseriesRichMan,PoorManlaunchedhimtostardom,NolteneverlearnedtoplaybyHollywood'srules.Arebelwhodefiesexpectations,anobsessivemethodactorwhowillgotoextremesforarole(helivedamongthehomelesstoprepareforDownandOutinBeverlyHills),Nolteismotivatedmorebyedgier,morepersonalprojectsthanbyboxofficesuccess.Todayheiscleanyetstilldriven,jugglinganumberofupcomingworksandraisinghisyoungdaughter.Amanwhorefusestohidehismistakes,Noltenowdelivershismostrevealingperformanceyet.Hisrevealingmemoir,filledwithsixteenpagesofcolorphotos,offersacandid,unvarnishedclose-uplookattheman,thecareer,theloves,andthelife.