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About the Author

Comedian and actor Denis Colin Leary was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on August 18, 1957 and holds dual citizenship in the U. S. and Ireland. He graduated from Emerson College in Boston in 1979 and taught comedy writing classes there. Leary has appeared in over 40 movies and been nominated for mostrar mais several Emmy and Golden Globe awards. He is the star and co-creator of the television show Rescue Me. Leary has also produced many movies, television shows, and specials, and he guest-starred on an episode of The Simpsons. Leary wrote the bestselling book Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid in 2008. He created the Leary Firefighters Foundation in 2000, which contributes funds to Massachusetts and New York City fire departments. He has also raised money for the families of the firemen killed on September 11, 2001, as well as donated boats to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Leary married Ann Lembeck in 1989 and has two children. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Associated Works

Ice Age [2002 film] (2002) — Voice — 761 exemplares
A Bug's Life [1998 film] (1998) — Actor — 690 exemplares
Ice Age: The Meltdown [2006 film] (2006) — Voice — 511 exemplares
The Amazing Spider-Man [2012 film] (2012) — Actor — 496 exemplares
The Sandlot [1993 film] (1994) — Actor — 417 exemplares
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs [2009 film] (2009) — Voice — 371 exemplares
The Thomas Crown Affair [1999 film] (1999) — Actor — 302 exemplares
Ice Age: Continental Drift [2012 film] (2012) — Voice — 301 exemplares
Demolition Man [1993 film] (1993) — Actor — 187 exemplares
Ice Age: Collision Course [2016 film] (2013) — Actor — 146 exemplares
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Special [2011 film] (2011) — Voice — 111 exemplares
Suicide Kings [1997 film] (1998) — Actor — 83 exemplares
The Ref [1994 film] (1994) — Actor — 83 exemplares
Draft Day [2014 film] (2014) — Actor — 83 exemplares
Small Soldiers [1998 film] (1998) — Actor — 81 exemplares
True Crime [1999 film] (1999) 44 exemplares
The Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2 Collection (2017) — Actor — 37 exemplares
Operation Dumbo Drop [1995 film] (1995) — Actor — 29 exemplares
Ice Age [The Triple Pack 1-3] (2013) — Actor — 20 exemplares
Judgment Night [1993 Film] (1993) — Actor — 18 exemplares
Two if By Sea [1996 film] (1996) 18 exemplares
4 Film Favorites: White House Collection (2011) — Actor — 6 exemplares
Dawg (2003) — Actor — 6 exemplares
Wide Awake [1998 film] (1998) — Actor — 6 exemplares
Monument Avenue [1998 film] (1999) — Actor — 3 exemplares
Lakeboat [2000 film] (2002) 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1957-10-18
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Locais de residência
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Educação
Emerson College
Ocupações
comedian
actor
Organizações
MTV
ABC
FX

Membros

Críticas

I love Denis Leary's blunt and to the point approach.....Imagine what the world would be like if everyone was just that honest!!!! We all think it and he just had the balls to say it!!!
 
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Shelly_Ward | 27 outras críticas | Jun 28, 2023 |
I really wanted to like this book. I wanted something to make me laugh and I have a warped sense of humor and am not easily offended. This BOOK sucked. I think I chuckled two times in the entire book. He not only wasn't funny but showed mysoginy at its worst.
 
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KyleneJones | 27 outras críticas | Apr 25, 2022 |
Tweets from Denis Leary, all in the format of headline in bold print, punchline in smaller print below. A couple of pretty funny, a couple are seriously offensive, but most of them are just kind of tired and repetitive. On the bright side, it takes maybe ten minutes to read at most.

Oh yeah, and this is about 2010, not 2020, so it's also really dated.
 
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melydia | 4 outras críticas | Mar 13, 2022 |
Basically, Denis' routine in writing, so the use of BOLD LETTERS to express his moments of shouting don't convey the energy and faux, but fun, anger of Leary's early stand-up.

I prefer to hear or see Denis in action. I think he was aiming for 'performance artist' status here by publishing his material a'la transcription, but it loses something in translation. This material requires Leary's attitude, voice, and manic energy to sell it. Skip the book, find the CD or DVD instead.
 
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TommyHousworth | 3 outras críticas | Feb 5, 2022 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
24
Also by
27
Membros
1,181
Popularidade
#21,764
Avaliação
½ 3.4
Críticas
47
ISBN
28
Línguas
1
Pedras de toque
20

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