The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britainâs best-loved actors
Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of World War II, David Jason spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. Giving up on an unloved career as an electrician, he turned his attention to acting and soon, through a natural talent for making people laugh, found himself working with the leading lights of British comedy in the 1960s and 1970s: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Bob Monkhouse, and Ronnie Barker. Barker would become a mentor to David, leading to hugely successful stints in Porridge and Open All Hours. It wasnât until 1981, kitted out with a sheepskin jacket, a flat cap, and a clapped-out Reliant Regal, that David found the part that would capture the nationâs hearts: the beloved Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in Only Fools and Horses. Never a one-trick pony, he had an award-winning spell as TVâs favorite detective Jack Frost, took a country jaunt as Pop Larkin in the Darling Buds of 05, and even voiced a crime-fighting cartoon rodent in the much-loved childrenâs show Danger Mouse. But life hasn't all been so easy: from missing out on a key role in Dadâs Army to nearly drowning in a freak diving accident, David has had his fair share of ups and downs, and has lost some of his nearest and dearest along the way. Davidâs is a touching, funny, and warm-hearted story, which charts the course of his incredible five decades at the top of the entertainment business. He's been a shopkeeper and a detective inspector, a crime-fighter and a market trader, and he ain't finished yet. As Del Boy would say, it's all cushty.
Categories:
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Arts & Literature
- Television Performers
- Arts & Literature
Publisher : Random House UK
Author : Jason, David
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :2014-08-05
Number Of Pages : 400
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0099581167
ISBN-13 : 9780099581161
Item weight : 0.75 lb
Dimensions : 1.26 in x 5.04 in x 7.8 in
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