Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781933354088)

From its opening pages, Mike Farrell's new memoir reveals the distinctive voice of a man for whom life is an ongoing odyssey of self-discovery, personal commitment, and uncompromising social engagement.

With deep insight and disarming candor, Farrell describes his early years as a timid but restless teenager in West Hollywood, delivering groceries to the homes of Jack Benny, Lucille Ball, Jimmy Stewart, and countless other celebrities, while dreaming of having his own career as an actor. In stark but riveting language, he relates his formative years as a Marine recruit, confused, conflicted, and eager to prove himself as a man.

Farrell humorously portrays his professional development from a young soap opera player on Days of Our Lives to the amiable star of two popular television series, M*A*S*H and Providence, to the respected producer of successful motion pictures like Dominick and Eugene and Patch Adams.

At the heart of his story, Farrell narrates his public struggle to be a responsible citizen of the world. From his firsthand accounts of the ravages of war and oppression in Cambodia, El Salvador, Somalia, Bosnia, Rwanda, and the Gaza Strip, to his tireless advocacy against capital punishment, to his deep commitment to environmental causes, Farrell portrays each of these experiences with passion, outrage, and stubborn optimism.


Author: Mike Farrell
ISBN-10: 1933354089
ISBN-13: 9781933354088
Publisher: Rdv Books
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.38w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/29/2007 pg. 58
Entertainment Weekly 03/16/2007 pg. 75