The Guttenberg Bible A Memoir [Hardcover]

Forget being an actor. You don't have the look, you don't have the talent, and your name is ridiculous. You are the last guy I would ever pick to be a movie star.

This was the first piece of advice Steve Guttenberg ever received from an agent. Like many other times in his life, he didn't listen.

In this honest, charming memoir, Guttenberg tells the unique story of his first decade in Hollywood, as he went from being a complete unknown to starring in some of the most successful blockbusters of all time. He spent his early days sneaking onto the Paramount lot and meeting more actors and casting agents than most aspiring actors ever would. Even before the hitPoliceAcademy---which his manager said would be a flop---he had already worked with such luminaries as Lord Laurence Olivier, Richard Widmark, and Gregory Peck. Later he shared the screen with actors such as Mickey Rourke and Sharon Stone long before they became household names.

Guttenberg has lived through the addictive pull of show business and worldwide celebrity (you're no one until you have a stalker, he learns). With a clear-eyed appreciation for the one-of-a-kind experiences that the celebrity lifestyle has to offer, he knew that his family would keep him grounded throughout it all. And his self-awareness and sense of humor about the ups and downs of fame makeThe Guttenberg Bibleone of the most candid Hollywood stories to date.

STEVE GUTTENBERG has starred in more than fifty films over the course of his career, including three successful series:PoliceAcademy,Three Men and a Baby,andCocoon. He has also appeared in such acclaimed work asDiner,The Boys from Brazil,andThe Bedroom Window. On television, his work includesThe Day After,To Race the Wind,andMiracle on Ice,as well asGangsandLove Off Limits,which he directed. As a feature filmmaker, he adapted and directedP.S.,l#-