What celebrity autobiographies have you read or listened to?
What celebrity autobiographies have you read or listened to?
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What celebrity autobiographies have you read or listened to?
Kendra Wilkinson, Shawn Johnson, The Zobrists, and I *think* thats it
Tiffany Haddish, Chrissy Metz…..hmmmm I’d have to sift through my list for others but those are the most recent lol
Anthony Hopkins, John leguizamo
Most recently
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
One of my favorite audiobooks! Why can’t she be my bestie?
I think lots of people wanted to hang out with her after listening to that
Marilyn Manson’s The Long Hard Road Out of Hell
And The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue.
Opinions on The Heroin Diaries? Thinking of reading it!
These are both on my ThriftBooks wishlist!
@Beth It’s been a while, but i remember it being an eye opening read. It got me into Sixx’s new band Sixx AM. They released an album along with the book
@Lysa yeah, I love Sixx AM, don’t really listen to Motley Crue so much. Loved the Heroin Diaries album, reckon it’s worth a read too
Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Motley Crue’s The Dirt. Corey Feldman, Tatum O’Neal, Grace Kelly, Princess Diana. I think that’s all?
All but one have been audiobooks
Anna Kendrick Scrappy Little Nobody
Drew Barrymore Wildflower
Aisha Tyler Self Inflicted Wounds
Bob Saget Dirty Daddy
Mackenzie Philips High On Life
Shirley Jones Memoir
Billy Crystal Still Foolin’ Them
Gabrielle Union We’re Going To Need More Wine
Sadie Robertson Live Original
Lily Collins Unfiltered
Lauren Graham Talking As Fast As I Can
Rory Feek This Life I Live
Dianne Lake Member of The Family (not really a celebrity, but a notorious subject matter)
Richard Hammond, Anna Kendrick, Lauren Graham, Bryan Cranston, and David Spade.
I listen to Julie Andrews narrate hers and it was a brilliant.
@Donna ? I would love to listen to that!!!
Lauren Graham’s “Talking As Fast As I Can” and I’m partway through Hannah Hart’s “Buffering”.
Slash, Scott Weiland, Mary Forsberg Weiland, Leah Remini…
Oh and Christopher Reeve…
And Johnny Cash… and Vivian Cash…
Carol Burnett, Christopher Plummer, Alan Cumming, Helen Mirren are the few I can remember at this time.
Clinton Kelly …I hate everyone back t you…loved it!
Taylor launter
Goldie Hawn, Jane Fonda, Vincent Van Gogh.
Lots. ???Recommend Life by Keith Richards.
Julius Ceaser ,Eddie Rickenbacker,Benjamin Franklin,Nikolas Tesla ,Patton , Theodore Roosevelt ……
Slash
Johnny Cash The Man in Black (Autobiography), in his own words.
Felicia Day
Rick Springfield, and Eric Burdon in tbr pile. I know there are others but they are not in my head atm.
And Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama and Jack Kennedy.
Sebastian Bach’s 18 And Life On Skid Row which was fantastic
I need to add this to my TBR pile!
@Meredith I here both of Duff McKagan’s autobiographies were really good and so was Slash’s autobiography
I’m almost done with Slash’s! And just ordered Duffs! ?
Elizabeth Gilbert and Rachel Hollis. Not really autobiographies, but auto-inspirational with stories of their lives. I loved them both.
Jade goody, Lynda Bellingham, McFly, lee Evans, Paul O’Grady (their all the ones I can remember, there is probably more)
I have Graham Norton, John bishop and Julie Walters on my shelf to read.
My aunt loved celebrity autobiography’s so when she died I took all the ones that I wanted to read. I won’t get rid of them after I have read them cause it’s one of the only things I have that belonged to my aunt. X
I really wanna read the krays. It’s not a autobiography but it really fascinated me
I’ve read Barbra Walters’ book. It was pretty good. (From what I remember.)
My Squirrel Days(Ellie Kemper), As You Wish(Cary Elwes), Evidence Not Seen(Rose-Diebler)
NOFX and the Hepatitis Bathtub. Really good read. These guys had seen some shit. My favorite band since the 7th grade.
I’ve also read Last Words, George Carlin’s bio. It was ok. Worth picking up.
I’ve read Chuck Berry’s too. It felt inflated and embellish. I wanted to say: we get it dude, you this you’re the shit.
Had anyone read Life by Keith Richards?
A JFK one; I’m not generally interested in biographies but I’m fascinated with the Kennedys. I also have 2 others on my tbr, one on Julius Caesar and the other on Guevara
I guess it’s an autobiography. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. I listened to the audiobook read by Noah.
@Kirby Food you like it?
@Lori I really liked it. I watch his show and am a fan as it is. He writes about his childhood growing up as a mixed (“colored,” which was worse than black) child in apartheid South Africa. Interesting read and emotional in places. He seems like a genuinely optimistic person.
@Kirby thanks! I’m a fan as well so I’ll put this on my reading list.
Mary Tyler Moore And Michael Jackson
I like comedian memoirs, Tina Fey, Sam Bee were excellent. Amy Schumer’s book was soso.
You should check this one out if you like comedian memoirs.
@Kayla I will, thanks!
Tina fey, penny marshall, Steve Martin, slash, Trevor Noah, Malala, Jenna miscavige hill, Cheryl strayed, and Rachel Jeff’s.
@Jennifer I love Steve Martin and Tina Fey.
Tina Fey
Amy Poehler
Anna Kendrick
Trevor Noah
Amy Schumer
Lauren Graham
Ben Falcone
Kelly Carlin
Malala
Tina Fey, Chelsea Handler (hilarious), Amy Schumer. Love the funny girls.
Eric Idle, Steven Tyler, Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Davis.
I read lots of bios/autobiographies. Currently reading My Girls by Todd Fisher about his mom, Debbie Reynolds and his sister, Carrie Fisher. It’s entertaining!!
Is Todd Fisher still alive?
yes
Someone would have to be pretty darned impressive for me to have an interest in reading about their life. The only autobiography I recall reading is Katharine Hepburn’s, but that’s just off the top of my head.
Anh Do the luckiest refugee and Back from the dead Patrick Lindsay
James Taylor
Shatner. It was soooo good
Reading Tina Turner My Love Story.
Emir Kusturica. It’s not just bio of a fantastic director it also gives you a glimpse into the life on Balkan during and right after the communist era. It’s funny and sour like his movies. This is my favorite autobiography I read yet.
A bunch. One of the best and most honest ones was Jane Fonda’s first book.
The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper &Gloria Vanderbilt. It’s very emotional, I recommend it to everyone who has lost a parent early in life.
Marilyn Manson, Rex Brown, and just added Maynard James Keenan’s today
Steven Tyler, Paul Stanley, Nikki Sixx…do you see a trend here? Lol
The heroin diaries was a great album always meant to get the book is it good
@Joshua I enjoyed it because I like Motley Crue and Nikki. I’d recommend it.
Unfiltered by Lily Collins
@Stacey-Leigh how is it?
@Unnati I really enjoyed reading it
is she Phil C’s daughter?
@Irene yes she is ?
I adore her and loved listening to her talk about her struggles and about her relationships with her mom and dad.
@Jess so do I. Really one of my role models ?
Poptastic by Tony Blackburn
(One of the best accidently funny books ever)
Tori Spelling which I unexpectedly enjoyed. Sharon Osborne was also very good.
Bryan Cranston – A life in parts
I really enjoyed it!
Just bought Sally Field’s – looking forward to it. I’ve LOVED Amy Poehler’s and Trevor Noah’s books. And I need to track down the update to Jane Fonda’s.
Not a fan of (auto)biographies but enjoy books like Reading Lolita In Tehran which is kind of autobiographical.
Slash, Brian May
William Kirkpatrick, Julius Ceasar, Mirza Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar, Nusrat Fateh ali Khan
Benjamin Franklin.The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass(particularly good), Born Standing Up(Steve Martin)
Spike Milligan… all seven volumes. Brilliant.
Trevor Noah. A funny and intelligent specimen.
Yes that one was very very good
how was it? I mean, he’s such a young man still..curious
Awesome Emily! Irene, it’s one of those I-cant-put-it-down. You won’t regret.
I’m a fellow South African and I didn’t know half of the things he’s gone through. But of course, I wouldn’t.
Still shocked that he was once a DJ and taxi driver! My word!
I’ve only read Bossypants (Tina Fey) and Chelsea Handler’s Uganda Be Kidding Me…these are both great if you want to brutally honest and super funny life stories.
Loretta Lynn, Gelsey Kirkland, Sandra Bernhardt, Shirley MacLaine
Tina Fey Bossypants
Dee Snider, Andy Taylor, Marilyn Manson
How was Manson’s?
@Meredith I really enjoyed it. I’m not a huge fan of his, but I think he is a very interesting person, different from my assumptions.
I’m not a huge fan either but I find him fascinating. I’ll add it to my TBR list! Thanks! ?
Alan Cumming, Amanda Palmer, Amy Poehler. Also Jenny Lawson’s, though I am not sure if she’s considered a celebrity?
Mackenzie Phillips. Um, I know there’s a few more but can’t think of them (I rarely read non-fiction)
I didn’t used to, but now I love listening to audiobiography audiobooks read by the author!
I read Lauren Graham’s Talking as Fast as I Can for a book challenge. Not really my thing, but I like her and her work, so it was enjoyable.
Brian Wilson’s autobiography is great!