If you only ever buy one Hollywood autobiography make it this one. Sassy, shocking, funny and totally revealing this is Cybill Shepherd's unexpurgated life-story, told with the wit and honesty you'd expect from the star that's seen it all and knows it all. She has been 57 kinds of disobedient and she has never held back from doing or saying what she wants. Cybill Disobedience is a limit-breaking, open-top car ride down Hollywood's Hall of Fame. From top model to movie siren, sex with Elvis to Bruce Willis's appeal, The Last Picture Show to Taxi Driver, the Cybill disaster and the Moonlighting phenomenon, it's all in here; every boyfriend, every affair, every good film and bad film. But most of all it's about a strong woman's determination to survive. The whole shebang - from Hollywood's mouthiest queen. (20000915)
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Cybill Shepherd has always been that unique form of celebrity, combining the very best virtues of Hollywood glamour with the sexy down-to-earth appeal of a woman who knows what she wants and how to get it. Cybill Disobedience charts the life and times of the actress, best known for her role as Maddy in the hit 80s show "Moonlighting" and for parts in Taxi Driver and the Last Picture Show. She has since gone on to find fame as the star of her own sitcom but in Hollywood circles, it seems, the rumour mill cared less about her activity on screen and more about her life behind the bedroom doors. Along with several failed relationships she has had run-ins with some of the Tinseltown's most admired men, and tales such as the night Elvis took her and a friend to the movies are recounted with wit and humour. The book really gets into its stride when Cybill dishes the dirt on her two most popular vehicles and there are some genuinely frank and surprising revelations to be found here. The bitchiness and backstabbing of TV executives, rival stars and script writers are all laid bare here though Cybill never pretends it all went on around her. She did, on more than one occasion, wade into the thick with all cannons blazing, though it usually ended up with another exec or star hating her. The rivalry with her "Cybill" co-star Christine Baranksi makes for particularly bitchy reading, though Cybill is careful not to actually attack her in print, instead ridiculing the press speculation that she tried to steal Christine's best jokes, or more often than not, just the show. It's an affectionate and honest story of Hollywood success and Cybill's wry and witty voice shines through. She has genuinely laid herself out in the open and you can't help but feel attracted to her somewhat self-imposed vulnerabilty. Open, honest and immensely readable, Cybill Disobedience is as sassy and sexy as its subject matter. --Jon Weir
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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How I survived Beauty Pageants, Elvis, Sex, Bruce Willis, Lies, Marriage, Motherhood and the Irrepressible Urge to Say What I Think. (20000915)
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By sp
Format:Paperback
Cybill Shepherd is not the greatest actress in the world and when seen on TV chat shows can be a tad annoying but her book is great. She is really honest about herself and her circumstances. She tells it like it is. She is a tough woman in a tough world.
She does, however, seem to be quite friendless, doesn't seem to see eye to eye with anyone she works with and has ended up with a career which is not quite as good as it could have been. In this tome, she doesn't dwell on her bad marriages, however, she does talk in some depth about her affair with Peter Dogbanovich (read the book to get the joke!). She also talks about a short fling with Elvis in quite grafic terms, which are also funny and about Charles Grodin's wig (really, I hadn't noticed!!). She also goes on a bit about her singing (so that's what you call it).
She sounds like someone you could have as a friend, but only for a short time - does she get on with anyone?
However, if Cybill has been a man in the world of showbiz she would be seen an determined and ruthless but because she's a woman (and quite an attractive one at that), she's a bitch. But I think that's a well-earned reputation.
However, this is one bio that does make you laugh out loud and really spills the beans - Ann-Margret take note.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
Cybill Disobedience is a searingly honest tell-all book about Cybill Shepherd and the famous people who have been in her life. Cybill has been part of classic TV shows like Moonlighting and classic movies like Taxi Driver and there is a lot of fascinating insight into the TV/film industry as well as some on-set trashy gossip.
Cybill seems to have a reputation and hard to work with but it's the old double standard - if she was a man who fought hard to do things on her 'Cybill' sitcom to get it right, she would have been admired and probably listened to.
I don't doubt for a second that Cybill is frank and honest and maybe some people found that 'difficult' but even though she talks about many famous people and difficulties in relationships on-set and off, the person who she is hardest on in this book is herself.
It is a great book, painfully honest for a celebrity and definitely worth reading about Cybill and her life (so far)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I haven't been able to put this book down since I got it. I haven't been able to just sit and read the biography of anyone without becoming either bored or depressed. Despite the struggles in her life, Cybill's biography is humourous and told on a level that everyone can understand- You know this is true. This book is a real triumph and a must read for anyone, whether you love her or hate her, shes amazing and so is this book. The best thing I've read so far this century.
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cybill disobedience
Not my usual type of book but I thought I would give it a read ,thinking it would give a bit of insight into the world of Hollywood etc . Read more
Published 18 days ago by dermot burns
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I really like Cybil Shepherd and this was a real insight into her life. I found out some things I didnt know about her and it was an easy enjoyable read
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I like Cybill Shepherd. I liked her self titled show/sitcom Cybill when it was on, but that must have been a long, long time ago now (about 18 years) I thought this book might be... Read more
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I really enjoyed the Moonlighting series that the author was in in the 80s and so I thought I'd give this a try. Read more
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A good amusing read
Even if your not that much into Cybill Shepherd this is a good amusing read. I'm not that much on biogaraphies really but I loved this book and was reluctant to put it down. Read more
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Published 16 months ago by Amanda Hall
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I got this book for free and have enjoyed it. I remember this actress from years ago on films and tv shows. Read more
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Very disappointing. From the little I knew of Ms Shepard's life I was keen to read more about her, having loved her TV series Cybill. Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Veness
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good read
although a little hard work in places i found very enjoyable.
i hadnt realised a star in her own right when moonlighting appeared on the horizon. Read more
i hadnt realised a star in her own right when moonlighting appeared on the horizon. Read more
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Funny, well observed and tragic in places
I enjoyed this book (if enjoyed is the right word here).
It's an illuminating read, and spills the beans on lots of interesting stuff. Read more
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