Synopses & Reviews
The unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, star of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul, Spaced, and Star Trek. Zombies in North London, death cults in the West Country, the engineering deck of the Enterprise -- actor, comedian, writer, and supergeek Simon Pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows. Having landed on the U.S. movie scene in the surprise cult hit Shaun of the Dead, his enduring appeal and rise to movie stardom has been mercurial, meteoric, megatronic, but mostly just plain great.
From his childhood (and subsequently adult) obsession with science fiction, his enduring friendship with Nick Frost, and his forays into stand-up comedy, which began with his regular Monday-morning slot in front of his twelve-year-old classmates, Simon has always had a severe and dangerous case of the funnies.
Whether recounting his experience working as a lifeguard at the city pool, going to Comic-Con for the first time and confessing to Carrie Fisher that he used to kiss her picture every night before he went to sleep, or meeting and working with heroes that include Peter Jackson, Kevin Smith, and Quentin Tarantino, Pegg offers a hilarious look at the journey to becoming an international superstar.
Review
"How did a geeky kid with a love of Star Wars end up a cult film hero working with Steven Spielberg? Simon Pegg reveals much more." The Observer magazine (UK)
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"Hollywood's go-to geek talks about the chronicle of his passage through the lower-lying lands of popular culture." Word magazine (UK)
Synopsis
The star of the cult hits Shaun of the Dead and Paul discusses his life, his obsession with science fiction, his working relationship and friendship with collaborator Nick Frost and much more.
Synopsis
The unique life story of one of today's most talented and inventive comedians, star of "Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz," and "Star Trek." "Self-confessed geek turned Brit Hollywood hero Simon Pegg opens the book on his nine-to-five."--"GQ" (UK).