Peter Funt

Gebundenes Buch

Self-Amused

A Tell-Some Memoir

Beschreibung

Based on a lifetime doing TV's original reality show, "Candid Camera," as well as experiences from an insane number of odd jobs, Self-Amused offers laughs, loves and "Candid Camera" secrets, with zero universality. Peter Funt is surely the only person to ever be profiled in The New York Times while also writing for The Times, and at the same time selling copies of The Times on street corners. He was an award-winning journalist at ABC News, launched a national magazine that reached 1.5 million circulation-and also sold birthday cakes, dried flowers and restaurant placemats on which he printed news reports. Against the advice of lawyers, Peter argued a case on Court TV. He foolishly hit Cybill Shepherd with a four-layer cake, and sat next to Clint Eastwood on a private jet as Clint cuddled a baby pig. He spent a day with Mickey Mantle and painted a billboard on a highway outside Denver. Peter's bookkeeper stole $250,000 and his house was twice burglarized. He's rescued three cats and one crow, kidnapped a baby deer, and battled raccoons. Dad Allen Funt once painted Peter white from head to toe and had him pose as a Roman statue in an art gallery. He also ordered Peter to hang from a 10-foot ceiling so people might think they were in an "upside-down room." Peter says he's most proud of an award from a plumbing supply company, declaring the famous slogan "Smile, you're on Candid Camera" the most popular graffiti above restroom urinals. BONUS: Self-Amused comes with a free download of 15 "Candid Camera" sequences.

Autor

Peter Funt is a television host, speaker and columnist, continuing the Funt Family tradition of making peoplesmile.In addition to hosting the landmark series "Candid Camera," Peter's reports appear in The Wall Street Journal,USA Today and Washington Post. His writing and public appearances contain the same pointed socialobservations that have made "Candid Camera" popular since its invention by Peter's dad, Allen, back in 1947.Peter's book, Playing POTUS: The Power of America's 'Acting Presidents,' examines the art of presidential mimicry.It's been produced as a TV documentary for late 2024. Peter's hilarious tell-some memoir, Self-Amused, recountsa lifetime of surprises-both on-camera and off.Peter Funt made his first appearance on "Candid Camera" when he and the legendary series were each just threeyears old. Peter posed as a shoeshine boy who charged $10 per shoe. He has since appeared in hundreds of"Candid Camera" sequences and hosted more than 250 network episodes. Earlier in his career, Peter Funtproduced and hosted TV specials on the Arts & Entertainment and Lifetime cable networks. He also spent fiveyears as an award-winning journalist with ABC News in New York.His book, Cautiously Optimistic, is a collection of essays observing the social scene. He also authored Gotcha! forGrosset & Dunlap on the lost art of practical joking. He was Editor of the monthly On Cable Magazine.Peter follows in his father's footsteps as President of the Laughter Therapy Foundation, a non-profit started in1982. Laughter Therapy sends special videos, at no charge, to critically ill people throughout the U.S.Peter received his degree in journalism from the University of Denver. More recently he was honored as a MasterScholar in Arts and Humanities, and delivered the keynote at Denver's annual Alumni Symposium. He is a pastwinner of the Silurian's Award for radio news reporting, for his ABC News coverage of racial disturbances inAsbury Park, N.J., and a recipient of the Angel Award for television.Peter is founder of the Monterey County Young Journalists program in California, which provides training for highschool students pursuing careers in news. He also inaugurated the Courtroom Journalism competition in MontereyCounty in conjunction with the Lyceum Organization, and has conducted a similar statewide event for theConstitutional Rights Foundation in Los Angeles.Peter and his wife, Amy, reside in Central California. They have two children, Stephanie and Danny. His favoritepastimes are golf, baseball and people-watching (when not building his fantasy football lineups).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jefferson Bay Books
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9780578916620
• ISBN-10: 0578916622
• Artikelnr.: 62226342