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Nancy Cartwright |
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Humor · Performing Arts · |
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Format: Paperback, 271 Publisher: Hyperion Books (September 01, 2001) Measurements: 7.75"(h) x 5"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.65 lbs. ISBN: 9780786886005 |
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Nancy Cartwright is the ultimate Simpsons insider. Her raspy, childlike voice is immediately recognizable as none other than Bart Simpson the most precocious, irreverent, and intriguing ten year old ever to enter the American consciousness. In this behind the scenes story Nancy Cartwright tells of the Simpsons' early days, when the cast was given a closet sized space to record "commercial bumpers" for "The Tracey Ullman Show." She traces the Simpsons' rapid rise to wild popularity, offers hilarious anecdotes about cast members and guest stars including Ron Howard, Mel Gibson, Meryl Streep, and Elizabeth Taylor and explains what goes into making the halfhour animated series. And she reveals what it's like to be at the center of an American institution, one that reinvented the sitcom, rocked the networks to the core, and changed forever the face of American television. Packed with more information than has ever been revealed about the longest running animated show, here is the perfect book for the millions of |
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