They Call Me Supermensch: A Backstage Pass To The Amazing Worlds Of Film, Food, And Rock'n'roll
by Shep Gordon /
2016 / English / EPUB
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An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic
force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars
throughout his storied career.
An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic
force who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars
throughout his storied career.
In the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and
producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of
the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice
Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to
Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther
Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing
the "celebrity chef," and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril
Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé, and many others, including
his holiness the Dalai Lama.
In the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and
producer, Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of
the biggest names in the entertainment industry, from Alice
Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to
Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to Salvador Dali, Luther
Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited with inventing
the "celebrity chef," and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa, Emeril
Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé, and many others, including
his holiness the Dalai Lama.
In this wonderfully engaging memoir, the charismatic
entertainment legend recalls his life, from his humble beginnings
as a "shy, no self-esteem, Jewish nebbisher kid with no ambition"
in Oceanside, Long Island, to his unexpected rise as one of the
most influential and respected personalities in show business,
revered for his kindness, charisma—and fondness for a good time.
In this wonderfully engaging memoir, the charismatic
entertainment legend recalls his life, from his humble beginnings
as a "shy, no self-esteem, Jewish nebbisher kid with no ambition"
in Oceanside, Long Island, to his unexpected rise as one of the
most influential and respected personalities in show business,
revered for his kindness, charisma—and fondness for a good time.
Gordon shares riotous anecdotes and outrageous accounts of his
free-wheeling, globe-trotting experiences with some of the
biggest celebrities of the past five decades, including his first
meeting with Janice Joplin in 1968, when the raspy singer punched
him in the face. Told with incomparable humor and heart,
Gordon shares riotous anecdotes and outrageous accounts of his
free-wheeling, globe-trotting experiences with some of the
biggest celebrities of the past five decades, including his first
meeting with Janice Joplin in 1968, when the raspy singer punched
him in the face. Told with incomparable humor and heart,They
Call Me Supermensch
They
Call Me Supermensch is a sincere, hilarious
behind-the-scenes look at the worlds of music and entertainment
from the consummate Hollywood insider.
is a sincere, hilarious
behind-the-scenes look at the worlds of music and entertainment
from the consummate Hollywood insider.