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My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches
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Tim Matheson
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Tim Matheson
About this listen
“I found myself underlining and highlighting things to remember for my own career. It’s also entertaining—a great combination. Tim’s words encourage you to keep dreaming.”—Reba McEntire
“Tim was a cast, crew, and audience favorite on The West Wing. He’s been at the center of some of America’s most iconic film and television. Damn Glad to Meet You is a fascinating, hilarious, and often very moving inside look at his extraordinary career.”—Aaron Sorkin
A “damn good” fun and revealing memoir from the acclaimed Hollywood actor, Tim Matheson
For the past seven decades, Tim Matheson has been an on-screen favorite in Hollywood. In his debut memoir, Tim takes fans behind-the-scenes of his illustrious career, and reveals what it was like to learn from and work alongside the greats, including Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Steven Spielberg, and Aaron Sorkin. Tim also talks about how he transitioned from acting to directing, the role in The West Wing that nabbed him two Emmy nominations–and so much more.
Filled to the brim with both riveting stories of the ever-changing entertainment industry and illuminating insight via “film school boot camp” sidebars, listeners everywhere are going to be “damn glad” they listened to this fascinating memoir.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2024 Tim Matheson (P)2024 Hachette BooksListeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
“I found myself underlining and highlighting things to remember for my own career. It’s also entertaining—a great combination. Tim’s words encourage you to keep dreaming.”—Reba McEntire
"What a charming and revealing trip through the years of ups and downs in a gifted American actor's career! I found myself reaching for the book in the middle of the night, eager to experience the next hairpin turn in that Hollywood life. Bravo, Mr. Matheson, and thank you for sharing."—Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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From the archives of the American Film Institute comes a unique picture of what it was like to work in Hollywood from its beginnings to its present day. Gleaned from nearly three thousand interviews, involving four hundred voices from the industry, Hollywood: The Oral History, lets a listener “listen in” on candid remarks from the biggest names in front of the camera—Bette Davis, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Harold Lloyd—to the biggest behind it—Frank Capra, Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Jordan Peele, as well as the lesser known individuals that shaped what was heard and seen on screen.
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Picky, Picky!
- By Patrick on 12-22-22
By: Jeanine Basinger, and others
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Undercooked
- How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live
- By: Dan Ahdoot
- Narrated by: Dan Ahdoot
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Despite an impressive résumé as an actor and writer, Dan Ahdoot realized that food has been the through line in the most important moments of his life. Growing up as a middle child, Ahdoot struggled to find his place in the family until he and his father discovered their shared love for la gourmandise. But when the tragic death of his brother pushed his parents to strengthen their Jewish faith and adopt a strictly kosher diet, Ahdoot and his father lost that savored connection.
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Treat yourself
- By Amazon Customer on 12-10-24
By: Dan Ahdoot
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Live from New York
- The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests
- By: James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine, Paul Woodson
- Length: 28 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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When first published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, Live from New York was immediately proclaimed the best book ever produced on the landmark and legendary late-night show. In their own words, unfiltered and uncensored, a dazzling galaxy of trail-blazing talents recalled three turbulent decades of on-camera antics and off-camera escapades.
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The First Forty Years ... and Counting
- By Dubi on 10-21-18
By: James Andrew Miller, and others
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Paradise Found
- A High School Football Team's Rise from the Ashes
- By: Bill Plaschke
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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From LA Times columnist and ESPN Around the Horn panelist Bill Plaschke, a story of tragedy, triumph, and the remarkable power of high school football in one small California town.
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amazing strength
- By Patricia M. Copeland on 10-20-23
By: Bill Plaschke
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Playing Under the Piano
- From Downton to Darkest Peru
- By: Hugh Bonneville
- Narrated by: Hugh Bonneville
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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From getting his big break as Third Shepherd in the school nativity play, to mistaking a Hollywood star for an estate agent, Hugh Bonneville creates a brilliantly vivid picture of a career on stage and screen. What is it like working with Judi Dench and Julia Roberts, or playing Robert De Niro’s right leg, or not being Gary Oldman, twice? A wickedly funny storyteller, Bonneville also writes with poignancy about his father’s dementia and of his mother, whose life in the secret service emerged only after her death.
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After an uneasy start, this memoir gains steam and becomes very engaging.
- By Barbara W. on 02-24-23
By: Hugh Bonneville
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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
- A Novel
- By: Tom Hanks
- Narrated by: Tom Hanks, Peter Gerety, Natalie Morales, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.
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I could never stay married to an actor,
- By PattyQB on 05-11-23
By: Tom Hanks
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Riding the Elephant
- A Memoir of Altercations, Humiliations, Hallucinations, and Observations
- By: Craig Ferguson
- Narrated by: Craig Ferguson
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact that he is neither dead nor in a locked facility (at the time of printing) is something of a miracle in itself. In Craig’s candid and revealing memoir, listeners will get a look into the mind and recollections of the unique and twisted Scottish American who became a national hero for pioneering the world’s first TV robot skeleton sidekick and reviving two dudes in a horse suit dancing as a form of entertainment.
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Other drivers think I'm nuts...
- By LA Rider on 05-15-19
By: Craig Ferguson
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George V
- Never a Dull Moment
- By: Jane Ridley
- Narrated by: Joanna David
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, King George V reigned over the British Empire from 1910 to 1936, a period of unprecedented international turbulence. Yet no one could deny that as a young man, George seemed uninspired. As his biographer Harold Nicolson famously put it, "he did nothing at all but kill animals and stick in stamps.” The contrast between him and his flamboyant, hedonistic, playboy father Edward VII could hardly have been greater.
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great but long listen
- By aleks r on 02-23-22
By: Jane Ridley
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Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama
- A Memoir
- By: Bob Odenkirk
- Narrated by: Bob Odenkirk, Steve Rudnick, Leo Benvenuti
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Bob Odenkirk’s career is inexplicable. And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you. Charting a “Homeric” decades-long “odyssey” from his origins in the seedy comedy clubs of Chicago to a dramatic career full of award nominations - with a side trip into the action-man world that is baffling to all who know him - it’s almost like there are many Bob Odenkirks! But there is just one and one is plenty. Featuring humorous tangents, wild characters, and Bob’s trademark unflinching drive, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama is a classic tale told by a determined idiot.
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Not great
- By D. Moore on 04-12-22
By: Bob Odenkirk
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Easily Slip into Another World
- A Life in Music
- By: Henry Threadgill, Brent Hayes Edwards
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Henry Threadgill has had a singular life in music. At 79, the saxophonist, flautist, and celebrated composer is one of three jazz artists (along with Ornette Coleman and Wynton Marsalis) to have won a Pulitzer Prize. In Easily Slip into Another World, Threadgill recalls his childhood and upbringing in Chicago, his family life and education, and his brilliant career in music.
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A brilliant, rich, inspiring book
- By Nina d'Alessandro on 02-25-25
By: Henry Threadgill, and others
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Horror Stories
- A Memoir
- By: Liz Phair
- Narrated by: Liz Phair
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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When Liz Phair shook things up with her musical debut, Exile in Guyville - making her as much a cultural figure as a feminist pioneer and rock star - her raw candor, uncompromising authenticity, and deft storytelling inspired a legion of critics, songwriters, musicians, and fans alike. Now, like a Gen X Patti Smith, Liz Phair reflects on the path she has taken in these piercing essays that reveal the indelible memories that have stayed with her.
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If you want to know about Liz Phair’s musical career, you’ll be disappointed.
- By Jack RW on 12-05-19
By: Liz Phair
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Pounding the Rock
- Basketball Dreams and Real Life in a Bronx High School
- By: Marc Skelton
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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Welcome to Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, in a working-class corner of the Bronx, where a driven coach inspires his teams to win games and championships - and learn Russian history and graduate and go on to college.
By: Marc Skelton
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Buster Keaton
- A Filmmaker's Life
- By: James Curtis
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 31 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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It was James Agee who christened Buster Keaton “The Great Stone Face.” Keaton’s face, Agee wrote, "ranked almost with Lincoln’s as an early American archetype; it was haunting, handsome, almost beautiful, yet it was also irreducibly funny. Keaton was the only major comedian who kept sentiment almost entirely out of his work and . . . he brought pure physical comedy to its greatest heights.”
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A well-researched, entertaining expose
- By Ed Pegg Jr on 02-17-22
By: James Curtis
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- Glenn N.
- 11-30-24
A great memoir
Sharp-eared historian types might notice some minor holes in his timeline, but overall, Matheson does a great job of relating his story. At times it was belly-laugh funny; at others, almost tear inducing. And why didn’t a trivia nerd like me not know he was the voice of Johnny Quest? His personable delivery made the story even more enjoyable and easy to digest. You can almost imagine him saying to you, “Damn glad to meet you.”Well worth the listen!
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- CRL
- 04-13-25
Awesome look into a great actor’s life!
Many thanks to Tim Matheson for letting us have a peak into his interesting and full life! He kept my attention all the way through and his narration made it all that much more fun and interesting!
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- Skip
- 04-10-25
His amazing storytime of all his experiences from all my childhood familiar actors and actresses
Overall wonderful listen. The emphasis on certain areas of the book the ups the Downs made you feel like you were there sometimes.
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- Dennis M Danzik
- 03-28-25
Interesting and Informative
Matheson, who lacks a moral compass in many instances, has had an interesting and event filled life. This book is all Hollywood so do not expect this to be an intellectual pursuit. Just liberal behavior bouncing from opportunity to opportunity. Fun read.
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- Michael D. Lotze
- 04-24-25
His story was much deeper and diverse than I ever realized.
Some of his personal choices I didn't agree with, but that is what makes us different people.
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- Rebecca Bannister
- 11-17-24
Otter is a great Author
One of my favorite actors turns out to be a great storyteller. As a child of the ‘70s all the way to a middle age Netflix binger Tim Matheson has been a mainstay through each stage. What a pleasure to take a trip with him through them all.
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- Shari
- 11-27-24
Story, Writing and Narrative Excellent
I loved Tim Matheson’s honesty as well as his writing skills. He revealed the ins and outs of Hollywood as only someone in the trenches can. I well remember’Quest’ as well as his quest appearances on other westerns. I’m looking forward to the next season of‘Virgin River’. He narrates the path he took with grace, mentioning his mistakes so that others might learn as well as describing the wonders of his profession.
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- Paigie
- 01-23-25
Such A Damn Great Book!
I have a whole new respect for Tim Matheson, I’ve always been a fan but I really enjoyed the stories he told.
It was so interesting to hear about his experiences on who he has worked with & the life lessons they taught him.
It was like walking down Memory Lane & remembering the wonderful characters Tim has played on the Big Screen.
I really liked his honesty and confirming what I always thought…Tim is a stand up guy who financially took care of his Mother & Sister starting when he was a young boy.
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- Digital Guy 2016
- 11-15-24
Hilarious, In-Depth Story of Life in Hollywood
Absolutely stellar autobiography by longtime Hollywood actor Tim Matheson. The book is wonderfully produced, and he does an impeccable job ACTING out the part, with enough drama and humor to encompass the nuances of his life. Very few writers or actors have this kind of ability -- Matheson makes every chapter very real and poignant.
I've listened to hundreds of Audible Books in the last 10 years, but this one is in a class by itself, one of the very best I've ever heard. Superb presentation, never a dull moment, and you get the impression that Matheson himself is a good guy and a real survivor for getting through more than 60 years in the business and still having a positive attitude. His journey as a fledgling actor could be very instructive to anybody trying to break into the business, and his many inside stories are often hilarious. His ability to do voices and other characters is terrific -- somebody should hire him to do more Audible Books.
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- Tom Johnson
- 12-03-24
Fun stories
Love this. I’m not quite the author’s age, I watched him almost my whole life. Iconic character after Iconic character with all the “receipts”. Thanks Mr VP!
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