There's a lot of celebrities (mostly actors, directors, and comedians) that I'd be interested in reading their autobiographies. However, I've blown out my attention span over the years and it takes me awhile to get through a book especially if it's not great. Any celebrities that have a really stand out autobiography that is worth a read?
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Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones (I recommend the audio for this one especially)
Life by Keith Richards
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Norm Macdonald’s Based on a True Story: Not a Memoir is more like a novel than autobiography, but it is very well-written and intensely funny. It’s a ‘true’ story with a few creative literary embellishments.
Hello, Molly by Molly Shannon. It has a lot to do with her childhood trauma.
I enjoyed Lauren Graham’s *Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)*, I actually found good tips about writing in there.
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch by Alison Arngrim
Down the Drain by Julia Fox
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Gypsy by Gypsy Rose Lee. It’s the autobiography the musical was based on. A lot of it is probably not true, but it’s an amazingly entertaining read.
Rik Mayall’s “Bigger than Hitler, Better than Christ” funniest thing I’ve ever read
“Bound for Glory” by Woody Guthrie
“How to Talk Dirty and Influence People” by Lenny Bruce
The Last Hart Beating: From the Dungeon to WWE by Nattie Neidhart.
A Story Lately Told and Watch Me by Anjelica Huston
Leslie Nielsen has a 10/10 autobiography