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Act like you got some sense : and other things my daughters taught me / Jamie Foxx, with Nick Chiles.
Van Pelt Library PN2287.F632 A3 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foxx, Jamie, author.
- Chiles, Nick, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foxx, Jamie.
- Father and child--Biography.
- Father and child.
- Actors--United States--Biography.
- Actors.
- African American actors--Biography.
- African American actors.
- Biography.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biography.
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 221 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021
- Summary:
- "In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, award-winning, multi-talented entertainer Jamie Foxx shares the story of being raised by his no-nonsense grandmother, the glamour and pitfalls of life in Hollywood, and the lessons he took from both worlds to raise his two daughters"-- Provided by publisher
- From Academy Award-winning actor, comedian, and musician Jamie Foxx, a candid and funny look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters. Jamie Foxx is not only one of the country's most talented multi-hyphenates, he's also starring in his most humbling and long-running role yet as father to two complicated girls: Corinne, 25, and Anelise, 11. While Corinne and Anelise have very different personalities, there is one thing they agree on: Dad gets on their motherf***ing nerves. Every day with his girls brings hurdles and hilarity, but he's learned a lot along the way. Like, despite never-ending pizza slices and game-tokens, Chuck E. Cheese is not a proper Dad understudy and, if you close your eyes for a minute while watching your toddler, you might find her gone when you wake up. You would think being a Hollywood A-lister would ease his dad-duty struggles, but it often feels to Jamie like more of a hindrance than a help. For example, a teenage girl who just wants to blend in with her friends will not be excited to see her dad's flashy new Rolls Royce convertible at the front of the carpool lane. And readers not only get Jamie's point of view. But in a bold move, Jamie lets his daughters present their sides of the story-often totally at odds with his and sometimes downright embarrassing. ACT LIKE YOU GOT SOME SENSE is a funny, thoughtful, and sensitive book that reveals Jamie Foxx's parenting journey while sharing priceless stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up in humble Terrell, Texas; from his early days in Hollywood; and so much more.
- Contents:
- Parenting ... You ain't ready for it
- Granny
- You better recognize
- Dad rule no. 1: you gotta show up
- The switch from the switch
- Snitches get stitches
- The gift that keeps on giving
- Less money, mo' problems!
- It takes a village
- Give it up for not giving it up
- Getting to the pearly gates
- New dad
- The tale of two parties
- Getting roasted
- Guns vs. Gucci
- The king's gambit
- Love & basketball & knowing when to keep your mouth shut
- That good old family drama
- Now I'm raising my ... Parents?!
- Billie Eilish also raises my daughter
- Trippin' out
- Feminism, realism, and a little pole dancing
- Dad stop embarrassing me!
- ISBN:
- 9781538703281
- 1538703289
- 9781538710913
- 1538710919
- 9781538710999
- 1538710994
- 9781538722053
- 1538722054
- 9781538719015
- 1538719010
- OCLC:
- 1273729038
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