Alan Cumming, star of “Spy Kids” and “The Good Wife”, will be signing copies of his book “Not My Father’s Son” in New York this October!
BOOK SIGNING DETAILS
10/6/14 7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble
86th & Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Phone:(212) 369-2180
About the Author
Alan Cumming, OBE (born 27 January 1965), is a Scottish actor who has appeared in numerous films, television shows and plays. On Broadway he has appeared in The Threepenny Opera, the master of ceremonies in Cabaret (for which he won a Tony Award), and Design for Living. His best-known film roles include his performances in GoldenEye, Spy Kids, and X2. Cumming also introduces Masterpiece Mystery! for PBS and appears on The Good Wife, for which he has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Satellite Award.
He has also written a novel, Tommy’s Tale, had a cable talk show called Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming, and produced a line of perfumed products labelled “Cumming”. He has contributed opinion pieces to many publications and performed a cabaret show, I Bought A Blue Car Today.
About the Book
In his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.
A beloved star of stage, television, and film—“one of the most fun people in show business” (Timemagazine)—Alan Cumming is a successful artist whose diversity and fearlessness is unparalleled. His success masks a painful childhood growing up under the heavy rule of an emotionally and physically abusive father—a relationship that tormented him long into adulthood.
When television producers in the UK approached him to appear on a popular celebrity genealogy show in 2010, Alan enthusiastically agreed. He hoped the show would solve a family mystery involving his maternal grandfather, a celebrated WWII hero who disappeared in the Far East. But as the truth of his family ancestors revealed itself, Alan learned far more than he bargained for about himself, his past, and his own father.
With ribald humor, wit, and incredible insight, Alan seamlessly moves back and forth in time, integrating stories from his childhood in Scotland and his experiences today as a film, television, and theater star. At times suspenseful, deeply moving, and wickedly funny, Not My Father’s Son will make readers laugh even as it breaks their hearts.
