There Are Worse Things I Could Do

by Barbeau, Adrienne

• ISBN13: 9780786719303
• ISBN10: 0786719303
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-02
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

A revealing witty memoir of Adrienne Barbeau's career and marriages.

Author Biography

Film, television, and Broadway star, Adrienne Barbeau's career spans forty years and is still evolving. A Tony nomination for her creation of Rizzo in the original Broadway production of Grease led her back to California and the role of Bea Arthur's daughter, Carol, in the hit series Maude. Adrienne's numerous films for television include the Ace Award winning Double Crossed: The Barry Seal Story opposite Dennis Hopper, Scott Turow's Burden of Proof with Hector Elizondo, and most recently, The Santa Trap with Stacy Keach and Robert Hays. Audiences will also remember her from Drew Carey as Oswald's mom and her starring, as Ruthie in HBO's fascinating series Carnivàle. Film audiences know her best from The Fog, Escape from New York, Swamp Thing, Cannonball Run, Creepshow, Back to School, Two Evil Eyes, and The Convent. Soon to be released is the feature comedy A Wake in Providence. Adrienne was recently seen starring in the Off Broadway show, The Property Known as Garland, written by Billy Van Zandt and directed by Glenn Casale.

Table of Contents

The Journals	p. 1
Mostly Armenian	p. 5
Richard	p. 11
Getting Started	p. 27
Matty's Mardi Gras	p. 33
The Process	p. 45
Richard Redux	p. 49
The Mob Revisited	p. 63
Broadway	p. 69
Grease	p. 83
Maude	p. 93
The Sex Symbol	p. 115
Burt	p. 121
The Sex Symbol in Action-Or Lack Thereof	p. 133
Sex in '77	p. 139
Meeting John	p. 145
Singing	p. 153
Marrying John	p. 163
The Fog	p. 167
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions	p. 175
Escape	p. 183
Swamp Thing	p. 191
Creepshow	p. 199
John Cody Carpenter	p. 203
The Healer	p. 209
More Healing	p. 215
The Lawyer	p. 221
Mt. Whitney	p. 225
Meeting Billy	p. 229
Marrying Billy	p. 235
The Rat Movie	p. 247
The Twins	p. 257
Kander and Ebb	p. 273
Manifesting	p. 279
My Mother	p. 283
Carnivale	p. 293
Sex Scenes and Snakes	p. 307
The Stylist	p. 313
Eighteen Days in Queens	p. 323
And Finally...	p. 337
Thank You	p. 341
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