Bibliograph

Believe me, a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens, Eddie Izzard, with Laura Zigman

Type

Label

Believe me, a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens, Eddie Izzard, with Laura Zigman

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Believe me

Oclc number

959258902

Responsibility statement

Eddie Izzard, with Laura Zigman

Sub title

a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens

Summary

Critically acclaimed, award-winning British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard details his childhood, his first performances on the streets of London, his ascent to worldwide success on stage and screen, and his comedy shows which have won over audiences around the world. Over the course of a thirty-year career, Eddie Izzard has proven himself to be a creative chameleon, inhabiting the stage and film and television screen with an unbelievable fervor. Born in Yemen, and raised in Ireland, Wales and post-war England, he lost his mother at the age of six. In his teens, he dropped out of university and took to the streets of London as part of a two-man escape act; when his partner went on vacation, Izzard kept busy by inventing a one-man act, and thus a career was ignited

Target audience

adult

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