Bøger af Leon Acord

"I've been trying very hard lately to not become a grumpy old queen... I fear I'm not being entirely successful." Actor/writer Leon Acord (Old Dogs & New Tricks) is annoyed. About cancel culture. About getting older. Precocious parents. Closeted actors. Technology. Racism. Facebook. Culture wars. MAGA. In his new collection of comic essays, queer curmudgeon (queer-mudgeon?) Acord tackles these subjects and more. But it's not all gloom and doom. There are also lighter pieces, about gay men's love of divas, how to embrace getting older, why trans rights benefits everyone, and an extensive catalog of movies made before 2000 that every gay man born after 2000 should see. He discusses how he finally kicked the cigarette habit, how show business has changed in the past 20 years, and why Leslie Jordan inspires him to remain happy even as the world seems to be falling apart. If you enjoyed Acord's 2020 tongue-in-cheek "Hollywood memoir by a non-famous actor" SUB-LEBRITY - The Queer Life of a Show-Biz Footnote, you'll love this new assortment of bitchy but bubbly ruminations on modern-day life. "Acord's own proclivity for trouble means that his accounts can be racy, offensive (to some), forthright, and satisfyingly political." Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review (reviewing SUB-LEBRITY).

"A ribald romp" - Diane Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review A droll, oddly inspirational memoir from the actor Breitbart called "a gay leftist activist," SUB-LEBRITY by Leon Acord (Old Dogs & New Tricks) is an honest, sometimes bitchy but always sincere story about growing up (very) gay in rural Indiana, achieving acting success outside the closet, and generating headlines with his very-public smackdown with Trump-loving Susan Olsen (Cindy, The Brady Bunch)."Vividly written... a superb memoir of a life well lived" - David-Elijah Nahmod, Bay Area Reporter "A life in the arts is richly rewarding, even if it doesn't reward one with riches." From Indiana farm boy to San Francisco queer-theatre veteran...From creator/star of the seminal gay web TV series Old Dogs & New Tricks to his infamous role as Cindy Brady's political arch-enemy... Actor Leon Acord's story, told in his singular, cheeky voice, is "like any other Hollywood memoir...the only difference is, I'm not famous!" With photos & stories from dozens of film & theatre roles, plus tales of bad auditions and a sampling of his hate mail, you'll learn exactly why Acord never became a star!