{"product_id":"no-job-for-a-man-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"No Job for a Man: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Ross Bowie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA darkly witty, deeply affecting, and finely crafted memoir by the \u003ci\u003eBig Bang Theory \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSpeechless\u003c\/i\u003e star and comedian, John Ross Bowie. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom his earliest memories of watching \u003ci\u003eRhoda\u003c\/i\u003e with his parents in their tiny Hell's Kitchen apartment, John knew that he wanted to be an actor. The strange, alternate world of television--where people always cracked the perfect joke, lived in glamorous Upper East Side buildings, and made up immediately after fighting--seemed far better than his own home life, with parents on the brink of divorce and a neighborhood full of crumbling pre-war architecture and not-so-occasional muggings. That other world also seemed so unattainable. Besides crippling stage fright (which would take him years to overcome) John's father, ever aloof and cynical, has instilled within him the notion that acting is \"no job for a man.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis father would impart that while theater, film, and television should be consumed and even debated, to create was no way to make a living or support a family. Putting aside his acting dreams, John stumbles through his twenties. He tries his hand at teaching and other traditional occupations, but nothing feels nearly as fulfilling as playing with his fleetingly on-the-map punk band, Egghead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the band breaks up, John lands a joyless job copywriting for a consulting firm and slips into a dark depression. He loses weight, begins drinking heavily, and his relationships flounder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut everything changes when John discovers improv (and anti-depressants). As an early student of New York's now-famous \u003ci\u003eUpright Citizens Brigade\u003c\/i\u003e, John not only explores his passion for acting and comedy--and begins to envision himself doing so professionally--he also finds a community and a unique stability in instability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Job for a Man\u003c\/i\u003e follows John's journey as he tries to make it in the arts, meeting success and failure, wins and losses, despair and hope along the way. Though his father chronically refuses to acknowledge pride in his adult son's accomplishments, John comes to his own idiosyncratic version of being a man.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ross Bowie\u003c\/b\u003e is perhaps best known for playing recurring villain and fan favorite Barry Kripke on the international hit televions show \u003ci\u003eThe Big Bang Theory\u003c\/i\u003e. He also recently co-starred as Minnie Driver's husband, Jimmy DiMeo, on ABC's \u003ci\u003eSpeechless\u003c\/i\u003e. John has been appeared on the television shows\u003ci\u003eVeep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFresh off the Boat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCurb Your Enthusiasm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn 99\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCSI\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlee\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others, and in movies such as \u003ci\u003eRoad Trip\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Heat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHe's Just Not That Into You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Santa Clause 3\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJumanji: The Next Level\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cult hit \u003ci\u003eWhat The Bleep Do We Know?\u003c\/i\u003e Prior to his acting career, John was a contributing writer for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Press\u003c\/i\u003e and has since written and developed television scripts in development at Fox, CBS, and Amazon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.06 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766118940960,"sku":"9781639362462","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eacfa9bfc4a7e8ca7cc5c51c9d9922d1.webp?v=1780285966","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/no-job-for-a-man-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}