书目

Life of Lee

内容简介

LeeEvansisoneofthebest-lovedcomediansinthecountry;aHollywoodstarabletoselloutarenasintheblinkofeye.Buthewasnotalwayssucharoaringsuccess."TheLifeofLee"isanutterlyhilariousandverymovingautobiographychartinghisupsanddownsonthewaytothetop.LeetakesusonadarklyhumorousjourneythroughhischildhoodspentrunningwildonaBristolhousingestateandhisunconventionalschooldays,whenhewaspubliclyderidedas'afailure'byasadisticteacher.Inthisbrilliantlyentertainingandengagingtale,healsoguidesusthroughagrimteenageperiodofnumerousdead-endjobs.Whenhewascleaningtoiletsandpluckingturkeys,hecouldneverhaveimaginedthatonedayhewouldbeplayingtothousandsofadoringfansattheO2Arena.ThebookalsorevealshowasaboyLeegothisfirsttasteofshowbiz,livingoutofasuitcaseandaccompanyinghisentertainerfatheraroundthesmoky,rowdy,unforgivingworking-men'sclubandtheatrecircuit.Desperatelystrugglingtobeaccepted,thisquietyoungloneralwayssawhimselfasanoutsider.Buthefinallymettheloveofhislifeandaccidentallydiscoveredtheoneplacewherehefeltathome:thestage."TheLifeofLee"isastorythatislikeitssubject:compelling,touching,charmingand,aboveall,fantasticallyfunny.

作者简介

InNovember2005,thecomedianLeeEvanssmashedtheworldrecordbyplayingtothelargestevercomedyaudience,10,108peopleattheManchesterEveningNewsArena.TherecordmerelyunderlinedhisstatusasthemostpopularcomedianintheUK.Aformerboxer,Leewentontobreakmorerecords.Onhis'Big'tourof2008,hesoldmorethan500,000ticketsonfifty-ninearenadates.HehasnowsoldinexcessoffourmillionDVDs.ThePerrierAward-winningcomedian,whowasborninBristolin1964,hasalsoenjoyedgreatsuccessasamoviestar,headlininginsuchfilmsasThere'sSomethingAboutMary,MouseHunt,TheFifthElement,TheMartinsandthecriticallyacclaimedFunnyBones.Inaddition,hehasmadeabigsplashinWestEndshowssuchasthemusical,TheProducers(withNathanLane),Endgame(withSirMichaelGambon)andTheDumbWaiter(withJasonIsaacs),receivingnumeroustheatreawardsalongtheway.LeehasbeenhappilymarriedtoHeatherfortwenty-sevenyears.TheyliveinEssexandhaveadaughtercalledMollie.

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