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.
I know Tim Matheson as Otter in Animal House, a movie I've seen about a million times, and the older sad dude in the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. I like reading bios/memoirs and getting the behind-the-scenes scoops. I wasn't sure how interesting I would find this book or Matheson's life since I don't have a lot of exposure to him. Surprisingly I enjoyed it than I thought I would.
Matheson starts off in the beginning with his childhood (alcoholic parents, broken family and discovering acting at a young age) and brings us up-to-date with what he's doing today (happily married for the third time and in a Netflix series). He's been in many movies and shows, which I didn't know as they aren't shows I watch or have watched.
I liked the writing style ... it was conversational as if he was telling his story to you in person over a cup of coffee or glass of wine. It's fairly high level with just enough detail. I liked his honesty and humor ... he doesn't shy away from the fact that it sounds like he was a slimy dog when he was younger (his second marriage and becoming a father seemed to have settled him down) but I still found him likeable (he sounds like a nice guy). It was interesting to read about his relationships with others in and out of show business and how he always had to keep reinventing himself. I wish there had been photos scattered throughout the book. As a head's up, there is swearing.
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