Bibliograph

Unsuccessful thug, one comedian's journey from Naptown to Tinseltown, Mike Epps

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Label

Unsuccessful thug, one comedian's journey from Naptown to Tinseltown, Mike Epps

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unsuccessful thug

Oclc number

1029055310

Responsibility statement

Mike Epps

Sub title

one comedian's journey from Naptown to Tinseltown

Summary

The stand-up comedian and actor best known for his appearances in the Friday and Hangover films traces his career and celebrity relationships as well as the early brushes with the law and witness to Hollywood racism that shaped his work in comedy

Table Of Contents

Archangel Michael -- The baddest kid in school -- The house at Carrollton and dirty-third -- Our forty acres and a mule -- To grandmother's house we go -- The TV show on central -- Crime doesn't pay, unless it's paying you -- Jail, prison, and work release -- A comedy club and a sewer in Atlanta -- Biting into the Big Apple, with a broken tooth -- Acting lessons on Madison Avenue -- An audition and a funeral -- Forever Day-Day Jones -- "Remember the time" -- A moment for the women in my life -- Hollywood is Stephen Decatur high school -- Being Richard Pryor -- Epilogue: from Hollywood to Naptown

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