Publisher's Synopsis
It's rare that an actor embodies even one memorable character over the arc of his or her career. Jeffrey Tambor, Emmy Award-winning television actor, has managed to create three--Hank "Hey Now!" Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show, George/Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development, and his acclaimed Maura "Moppa" Pfefferman on Jill Soloway's Transparent. Are You Anybody? is Tambor's chance to discuss his creative process and immense accomplishments from a life lived onscreen. Drawing from his formative childhood years, in which he describes himself as a fat Hungarian-Jewish kid with a lisp and a nervous, depressive father whose motto was "Don't celebrate. They'll take it away from you!" to how he drew inspiration from his own life in order to create these characters, Tambor's memoir is by turns funny, insightful, and uplifting, touching on comedy and depression and the enduring chutzpah required to make it through life. From introspective, humorous stories to his career and the great colleagues he's worked with, to the pain and exhilaration of auditions, to the fear of success and his triumphant connection with audiences, Tambor covers all aspects of his life and career with his trademark black humor and smartly attuned wit.
