Damn Glad to Meet You
My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches
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Publisher Description
“I found myself underlining and highlighting things to remember for my own career. It’s also entertaining—a great combination. Tim’s words encourage you to keep dreaming.”--Reba McEntire
“Tim was a cast, crew, and audience favorite on The West Wing. He’s been at the center of some of America’s most iconic film and television. Damn Glad to Meet You is a fascinating, hilarious, and often very moving inside look at his extraordinary career.”--Aaron Sorkin
A “damn good” fun and revealing memoir from the acclaimed Hollywood actor, Tim Matheson
For the past seven decades, Tim Matheson has been an on-screen favorite in Hollywood. In his debut memoir, Tim takes fans behind-the-scenes of his illustrious career, and reveals what it was like to learn from and work alongside the greats, including Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Steven Spielberg, and Aaron Sorkin. Tim also talks about how he transitioned from acting to directing, the role in The West Wing that nabbed him two Emmy nominations–and so much more.
Filled to the brim with both riveting stories of the ever-changing entertainment industry and illuminating insight via “film school boot camp” sidebars, readers everywhere are going to be “damn glad” they read this fascinating memoir.
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The West Wing actor Matheson (Jonny Quest Speaks) reflects on his career in this endearing autobiography. Matheson was raised in 1950s Glendale, Calif., by a single mother who struggled with alcohol and making ends meet. His entertainment career began when his mother contacted the agent representing her boss's son, hoping he could get Matheson work. After booking a tiny part on Window on Main Street at 14, Matheson landed meatier roles on Leave It to Beaver and My Three Sons, and was quickly enamored with the business of make-believe: "Real-world Tim slept on a pullout couch and first had to walk through a closet to brush his teeth. Fake-world Tim now had a cool marble fireplace." In addition to covering his well-known roles—Animal House's Eric Stratton gets special attention—Matheson catalogs lessons he learned on self-respect and close listening from such industry giants as Lucille Ball and Clint Eastwood. He also provides hard-won insights on his personal relationships ("Stop being a jerk and so self-involved") that come across like the aphoristic advice of a favorite uncle. This peek inside the Hollywood dream factory effortlessly balances glamor and gumption.
