Paul O'Grady - The Biography - Couverture souple

Simpson, Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1784183210 ISBN 13 : 9781784183219

Editeur : John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Comedian, teatime talk show host and all-round entertainer, multi-award winning Paul O'Grady is one of the most popular figures on British teleion.But his real-life journey has been more dramatic than any of his on-stage stories.Born into a noisy Irish Catholic household in Birkenhead, Paul was always determined to live a colourful life. He was a boxing champion as a boy. He became a dad as a teenager. He has been a barman in a brothel and spent his first years in London working as a carer to some of the capital's most at-risk kids.In this, the first major biography of the star, Neil Simpson reveals the extraordinary highs and the terrible lows of Paul's life. He explains: how Lily Savage was born as a way to make more money - and help Paul take his mind off the horrors he saw every day as a social worker; how tough it was for the 'blonde bombsite from Birkenhead' to break into the entertainment mainstream; and, why Paul decided to risk everything by throwing off Lily's wig and carving out a new career as himself.The depression, the private grief and the near fatal heart attacks that struck as Paul re-invented himself as the funniest and most successful chat show host in the country. Frequently hilarious and sometimes heart-wrenchingly sad, Paul O'Grady has always lived his life on a rollercoaster of emotions. Today he is a proud grandfather, a multimillionaire and a man loved by millions of devoted fans. This is his incredible story.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Young, Handsome And Absurdly Talented, Australian Actor Heath Ledger Shot To Prominence With His First Hollywood Film 10 Things I Hate About You: And A Star Was Born.

With huge charisma and smouldering looks lighting up the screen in a series of subsequent films, Heath was soon established as Hollywood A-list, dating a series of beauties such as Heather Graham and Naomi Watts, and living every young man's dream.

But it was his award-winning and controversial role as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain that cemented his place in the pantheon of acting greats - he was one of the youngest people ever to be nominated for an Oscar. And it was on the set of this film that he fell in love with his co-star Michelle Williams.

Though the relationship wasn't to last, the couple had a daughter in 2005. With the world at his feet and a film-stealing turn in the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, in the can, there was worldwide shock and disbelief when the news broke that he had been found dead in his New York apartment on 22 January 2008. Prescription drugs, found next to his dead body, were thought to be the cause, but mystery surrounded the circumstances.

Was it an accidental death? Or were the pressures of life in the spotlight too great to bear?

What is certain is that this young man, who touched the lives of so many people, leaves behind a grief-stricken public and family, including a two-year old daughter. This is the tragic story of the brilliant actor whose light shone so brightly but all too briefly upon the world.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Blake Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1784183210
• ISBN 13: 9781784183219
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 306
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible