I wrote this for attention / Lukas Gage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gage, Lukas, 1995- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Men.

Boys.

Teenage boys.

Parenting.

Fatherhood.

Child rearing.

men (male humans).

Television actors and actresses--United States--Biography.

Television actors and actresses.

Borderline personality disorder--Patients--Anecdotes.

Borderline personality disorder.

Coming of age--Anecdotes.

Coming of age.

Dysfunctional families--Anecdotes.

Dysfunctional families.

Gage, Lukas, 1995-.

Gage, Lukas.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

301 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.

Summary:

"A riveting and heartwarming memoir by the actor of White Lotus and Euphoria that details his upbringing in the west coast -- including a broken family, struggles with addiction, sex, borderline personality disorder--and his commitment to being the center of attention at all times, even as he actually becomes a star. Lukas Gage was having one of the shittiest weeks of his life. His beloved grandmother was dying. And Lukas was sitting next to his father, a man who had been mostly absent in his son's childhood--except when talking to Lukas about tits because he loved nothing more than tits, and listening to Howard Stern on the radio. They were across the street from a building in Century City, where months prior, Lukas had to grapple with the dissolution of his marriage. This week had it all: death, divorce, and daddy issues. In that room, Lukas did the smartest thing anyone can do in a crisis: doom scroll to see what random people on the internet were saying about him. People were calling him an attention whore--and they were absolutely right. Lukas Gage was no stranger to going viral. He loved attention. As a toddler, he set his room on fire. As a child, he hugged and flirted with women at Hooters to his father's delight. As a teen, he stole handles of alcohol and cherry cough syrup. He had sex at a restroom in Chili's, and fell hopelessly in love with a girl who wore an ankle monitor. He became an actor and filmed that scene in White Lotus (if you know, you know). Lukas was scared of attention and yet he craved it more than anything in the world. I Wrote This for Attention is a riveting, exquisite memoir full of heart that chronicles Lukas's coming of age in the haunting underbelly of San Diego and clawing his way to stardom. Lukas captures the universal anxieties of transitioning from innocence to adulthood, of feeling too much and nothing at all. Sex and death, fame and familial strife, drug abuse and Raya, I Wrote This for Attention is a remarkable achievement of healing, of vaping through therapy sessions, and of having the courage to forgive the family that hurt you and set yourself free." -- Provided by publisher.

I Wrote This for Attention by Lukas Gage is a memoir that reflects on the actor's upbringing on the West Coast, his family relationships, and his experiences with addiction, mental health challenges, and fame. The book recounts personal events from Gage's childhood through his rise in the entertainment industry, including his work on White Lotus and Euphoria. Through stories about family dynamics, early struggles, and public attention, Gage examines themes of identity, vulnerability, and self-acceptance while exploring how personal and professional experiences have shaped his life and perspective.

Contents:

Introduction

Boyhood

Things get hairy: adolescence

Higher education

Work

Health

Friendship

Sex, love, marriage

Fatherhood

Man . . . ners

Life is so rich

Conclusion: A letter to my sons.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-287).

ISBN:

9781668080078

1668080079

OCLC:

1515040417

Publisher Number:

90103206005