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Step Off!

Author Dan Cortese
Release Date: 2020/06/01
ISBN: 9781119653479
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Recognized from Seinfeld and MTV, Dan Cortese now gives readers a personal and humorous look at the life and career of an American TV actor and host

Fans of Veronica's Closet, MTV Sports, What I Like About You, 8 Simple Rules, and Castle will relish this exclusive account of Dan’s life and career. Step Off! is a hilarious look inside the eccentric experiences of a Hollywood favorite. He discusses life from his own honest, outrageous Hollywood perspective. Cortese shares the lessons he's learned—and a few he hasn’t—working on screen for over two decades as an American actor. He also reveals details about his most rewarding job: being a father.

Step Off! is a side-splitting, heart-warming journey through Dan’s life and career, showing the hilarious and memorable aspects of acting, fame, and striving to be a super dad.

Follow the actor’s path from working in a steel mill in Pittsburgh, to the rock-climbing "Mimbo" on Seinfeld, to his life as a father of three. You’re sure to laugh with this noteworthy celebrity book from Dan Cortese.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Introduction
  3. Part 1: Foundation
    1. 1 “Well…How Did I Get Here?”
    2. Meet the Parents
    3. House Party
    4. Boys in My Hood
    5. 2 “‘Job’ Isn't Just a Book in the Bible”—No One
    6. Be the Ball
    7. I Don't Give a Tux
    8. Paint, Sweat, and Beers
    9. The Fast and Boisterous
    10. The Heat Is On…Painted On
    11. Sleep Cheap
    12. 3 School Daze
    13. Seeing Is Believing, But Feeling Is Knowing
    14. I Lived in the Principal's Office…Literally
    15. 4 Chapel Thrill
    16. What If
    17. Bar(pre)tender
    18. General College
    19. 5 Reality Check
    20. 6 Ms. Jackson if You're Nasty
    21. 7 Go Big or Go Home
    22. 8 My Foundation's Foundation
  4. Part 2: Fame
    1. 9 Go West, Young Man
    2. 10 From Full Time to Primetime
    3. 11 Vital Idol
    4. 12 Not Quite an Overnight Sensation
    5. Monday
    6. Tuesday
    7. Wednesday
    8. Thursday
    9. Friday
    10. Saturday
    11. Sunday
    12. 13 Bo Knows, But Bo Doesn't Know Dan
    13. 14 Rock n' Jock N' Talkin'
    14. 15 Wait… People Are Actually Watching This?
    15. 16 Intermission, aka MTV Sports: (A Few Random Episodes)
    16. Pamplona, Spain
    17. New York City
    18. Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
    19. Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama
    20. Wrigley Field, Chicago
    21. Dublin, Ireland
    22. 17 A Whopper of a Deal
    23. 18 Fluff Your Lips and Thrust Those Hips
    24. 19 Boxers, Briefs, or Birthday Suit?
    25. 20 You're Just Not Dan Cortese Enough!
    26. 21 More Dan, But Less Melrose, I Suppose
    27. 22 Drinking with the General
    28. 23 Nip, Tuck, and Liposuck!
  5. Part 3: Fatherhood
    1. 24 Where da Hood At?
    2. 25 Wild Child Development
    3. 26 Kid Party Clown
    4. 27 The United Colors of Cortese
    5. 28 Waiting for My Real Life to Begin
    6. 29 How To? Nope. How I Do!
    7. 30 Taking Matters into Your Own Hands
    8. 31 To Internet or Internot, That's the Question?
    9. 32 Social (Distortion) Media
    10. 33 Chill Ride? Nah, I'll Take the Thrill Ride
    11. 34 The 50-Point Jump Shot
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About the Author
  8. Index
  9. End User License Agreement
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