How I Slept My Way to the Middle, Kevin Pollak
How I Slept My Way to the Middle, Kevin Pollak
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How I Slept My Way to the Middle
Secrets and Stories from Stage, Screen, and Interwebs

Author: Kevin Pollak, Alan Goldsher

Narrator: Kevin Pollak

Unabridged: 8 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/06/2012

Synopsis

Kevin Pollak rose through the comedy club ranks at the feet of Don Rickles and Bill Cosby, Johnny Carson and George Carlin. Named one of Comedy Central’s Top 100 Stand-Up Comedians of All Time, he’s a killer impressionist—Falk, Shatner, Walken, Nicholson—a versatile actor with one of the most respected filmographies around, and an Internet pioneer. He’s done it all, and now he’s ready to spill the beans.Ballsy, hilarious, and revealing, How I Slept My Way to the Middle winningly combines never-before-heard stories featuring A-list entertainers with fan favorites and Kevin’s own thoughts about how he made it. He turned down his first invitation to do stand-up on The Tonight Show because he knew that he’d make a bigger splash if he sat on the couch next to Johnny. That huge risk—which paid off in spades—was just the beginning. Find out how he brought John Belushi to his knees, tortured Paul Reiser (twice), bamboozled Larry King, stole Alan Arkin’s soul, almost killed Warren Beatty, and sucked face with Robert De Niro’s girlfriend. Now a new media entrepreneur, Kevin is laughing proof that if you follow your gut and believe in yourself, you can do anything you want—except have a rational conversation with Rip Torn, who’s an evil, paranoid $#!%.

About Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak has appeared in over seventy films, including A Few Good Men, The Usual Suspects, Casino, and the Grumpy Old Men franchise, in addition to numerous TV shows. Named one of Comedy Central’s Top 100 Stand-Up Comedians of All Time, he lives a short bike ride from Venice Beach in Southern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gareth on February 03, 2025

This wildly readable and very funny autobiography sticks very much to the highlights of Kevin Pollak’s career — there is no rags to riches story here, and happily no great downturn that needed fixing. Pollak obviously believes in the importance of taking chances, hence a hideously embarrassing story......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on August 17, 2020

Pretty much exactly the memoir you'd expect: amusing throughout, moderately insightful, not especially revealing. How I Slept… often seems like a compilation of movie-set anecdotes originally told as a talk-show guest or a podcast host, and as such, sure, I'll keep reading—hey, tell me more about wh......more

Goodreads review by Tiffany on December 10, 2012

I saw Kevin Pollak plugging his book on the Craig Ferguson show. So, I thought I'd give it a try. It's actually really good. Turns out he grew up in San Jose. I grew up in the Silicon Valley too. So I was instantly hooked since I could understand local references. But his stories go one better. He t......more

Goodreads review by Gretchen on June 28, 2014

This was fun to listen to. I loved hearing about Kevin's experience on The Usual Suspect. His impressions both that he actually does (excellent) and the ones he perceives of some the people he has worked with over the years went along with my own perceptions of these bigger than life actors. However......more

Goodreads review by Rich on May 15, 2017

Fan-freakin-tastic! I read a lot of autobiographies - the overwhelming majority I love. And this one was the most entertaining of the bunch. If you have the option, definitely listen to the audio book. Kevin's voice is like jazz. He's great when he's being himself, but he also does all the impression......more

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