| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan Thompson"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- All that & a bag of chips -- Back in the day -- Tuesday is a church day, too! -- Being a dad sucked the cool right out of me -- How watching "programs" can become a career -- Your daddy was a child star (and he made it out alive) -- Behind the scenes: Black is still beautiful -- The huggable cutie -- I'm glad I went for broke. For real -- There's a thin line between perseverance and delusion -- I want you to be proud of me, too -- I'm back to singling and mingling -- Always meet your heroes -- Just like cookies need milk, you need a partner in crime -- Everything I need to know about life, I learn from my girls -- For those who made me laugh, I salute you -- Epilogue: A change is gonna come. Probably. |
| Summary |
Thompson provides an ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and learning from the school of hard knocks. He is the longest-ever-service cast member of Saturday Night Live, as well as the survivor of early 2000s television programs and movies. But Thompson is also a dad to two girls, offering advice on parenting, focusing on positivity, and having fun in life. From his biggest mistakes to his most triumphant victories, there's something here for everybody! -- adapted from jacket |
| Subject |
Thompson, Kenan.
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Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
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African American comedians -- Biography.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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African American actors -- Biography.
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Conduct of life.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
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Actors (OCoLC)fst00796296
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African American actors (OCoLC)fst00798998
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African American comedians (OCoLC)fst00799115
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Comedians (OCoLC)fst00869077
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Conduct of life (OCoLC)fst00874563
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United States (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Thompson, Kenan. When I was your age First edition. New York : HarperCollins, 2023 9780063348080 (DLC) 2023023721 |
| ISBN |
9780063348066 (hardcover) |
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0063348063 (hardcover) |
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9780063348080 (ebook) |
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