Author photo. On promotion tour, 1982 (photo credit: wikipedia user Towpilot, Sept. 1982)

On promotion tour, 1982 (photo credit: wikipedia user Towpilot, Sept. 1982)

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May
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Stand Up Sit Down Book Club - discussing Born Standing Up
BookPeople, Monday, May 27 at 7pm
What's the deal with book clubs? I mean, if reading is such a solitary endeavor, why bring other people into it at all? What kind of a devoted reader interrupts their precious "book time" to chat about a necessarily undefinable emotional response to literature? It sounds to me like they didn't want to be reading that badly in the first place! BINGO. Join Flippo and Steve(n) at BookPeople on the last Monday of every month for the STAND UP SIT DOWN Book Club, where we will discuss the mirth and mayhem of the greatest comedy memoirs yet written. This month's book is Born Standing Up by Steve Martin. Please remember to tip your waitstaff.

Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)
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Steve Martin has 3 media appearances.

Nov
23
Actor and Author Steve Martin
Charlie Rose, Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Actor and author Steve Martin on his book 'An Object of Beauty: A Novel' (timspalding)
Jan
25
A conversation with actor and comedian Steve Martin
Charlie Rose, Friday, January 25, 2008
Steve Martin

A conversation with actor and comedian Steve Martin about his career, his life and his memoir; Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life. (timspalding)

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Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer.

Martin was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in the area. His ascent to fame picked up when he became a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later became a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from stand-up comedy, he has become a successful actor, playwriter, pianist, banjo player, and juggler, eventually earning Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards.

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