An eye-popping peek into entertainment industry from the magnetic force
who has worked with an impeccable roster of stars throughout his storied
career.
In the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent, and producer,
Shep Gordon has worked with, and befriended, some of the biggest names
in the entertainment industry, from Alice Cooper to Bette Davis, Raquel
Welch to Groucho Marx, Blondie to Jimi Hendrix, Sylvester Stallone to
Salvador Dali, Luther Vandross to Teddy Pendergrass. He is also credited
with inventing the "celebrity chef," and has worked with Nobu Matsuhisa,
Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck, Roger Vergé, and many others, including
his holiness the Dalai Lama.
In this wonderfully engaging memoir, the charismatic entertainment
legend recalls his life, from his humble beginnings as a "shy, no
self-esteem, Jewish nebbisher kid with no ambition" in Oceanside, Long
Island, to his unexpected rise as one of the most influential and
respected personalities in show business, revered for his kindness,
charisma--and fondness for a good time.
Gordon shares riotous anecdotes and outrageous accounts of his
free-wheeling, globe-trotting experiences with some of the biggest
celebrities of the past five decades, including his first meeting with
Janice Joplin in 1968, when the raspy singer punched him in the face.
Told with incomparable humor and heart, They Call Me Supermensch is a
sincere, hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the worlds of music and
entertainment from the consummate Hollywood insider.
