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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
February 17, 2015
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781442387775
ISBN-10
1442387777
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 5.75 in.
Weight
0.30 lbs.
Original list price
$29.99
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Maz Jobriani reads his hilarious and moving memoir of growing up Iranian in America, and the quest to make it in Hollywood without having to wear a turban, tote a bomb, or get kicked in the face by Chuck Norris.
When he first started out in show business, Maz Jobrani endured suggestions that he spice up his stand-up act by wearing âthe outfit,â fielded questions about rising gas prices, and got called an Fâin Eye-ranian for being involved in the Iran hostage crisis even though he was only eight years old at the timeâin fact, these things happened so often that he began to wonder: Could I be a terrorist without even knowing it?
Having emigrated with his family to the US during the Iranian Revolution, Maz spent most of his youth desperately trying to fit in with his adopted cultureâwhether that meant learning to play baseball or religiously watching Dallas with his female relatives. But none of his attempts at assimilation made a difference to casting directors, who only auditioned him for the role of kebab-eating, bomb-toting, extremist psychopath.
In this laugh-out-loud memoir, Maz shares his struggle to build an acting career in post-9/11 Hollywoodâfrom playing a terrorist on 24 to playing a terrorist opposite Chuck Norris to his mother asking, âVhy you alvays terrorist?!â (Followed by, âVhy you couldnât be doctor?!â) But finally, through patience, determination, and only the occasional unequivocal compromising of his principles, he found a path to stardom. And he also learned the proper way to die like a bad guy on TV.
When he first started out in show business, Maz Jobrani endured suggestions that he spice up his stand-up act by wearing âthe outfit,â fielded questions about rising gas prices, and got called an Fâin Eye-ranian for being involved in the Iran hostage crisis even though he was only eight years old at the timeâin fact, these things happened so often that he began to wonder: Could I be a terrorist without even knowing it?
Having emigrated with his family to the US during the Iranian Revolution, Maz spent most of his youth desperately trying to fit in with his adopted cultureâwhether that meant learning to play baseball or religiously watching Dallas with his female relatives. But none of his attempts at assimilation made a difference to casting directors, who only auditioned him for the role of kebab-eating, bomb-toting, extremist psychopath.
In this laugh-out-loud memoir, Maz shares his struggle to build an acting career in post-9/11 Hollywoodâfrom playing a terrorist on 24 to playing a terrorist opposite Chuck Norris to his mother asking, âVhy you alvays terrorist?!â (Followed by, âVhy you couldnât be doctor?!â) But finally, through patience, determination, and only the occasional unequivocal compromising of his principles, he found a path to stardom. And he also learned the proper way to die like a bad guy on TV.
Editions
Hardcover
from Simon & Schuster (February 17, 2015)
9781476749983 | details & prices | 225 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.86 lbs | List price $24.00
About: A hilarious and moving memoir of growing up Iranian in America, and the quest to make it in Hollywood without having to wear a turban, tote a bomb, or get kicked in the face by Chuck Norris.
About: A hilarious and moving memoir of growing up Iranian in America, and the quest to make it in Hollywood without having to wear a turban, tote a bomb, or get kicked in the face by Chuck Norris.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (February 16, 2016)
9781476749990 | details & prices | 225 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.00
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
Unabridged edition from Simon & Schuster (February 17, 2015)
9781442387775 | details & prices | 5.25 × 5.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $29.99
About: Maz Jobriani reads his hilarious and moving memoir of growing up Iranian in America, and the quest to make it in Hollywood without having to wear a turban, tote a bomb, or get kicked in the face by Chuck Norris.
About: Maz Jobriani reads his hilarious and moving memoir of growing up Iranian in America, and the quest to make it in Hollywood without having to wear a turban, tote a bomb, or get kicked in the face by Chuck Norris.
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