Shawn Levy: Former Film Critic/Best Selling Author- Jerry Lewis, Rat Pack, Queens of Stand Up Comedy

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Former film critic, bestselling author, community volunteer, podcaster, & blogger. His biographies include Paul Newman, Robert DeNiro and many others. A former Sr. Editor of the American Film & former associate editor of Box Office. His work has been featured in NY Times, LA Times, SF Chronicle, Hollywood Reporter and many more. 

This episode is chalked full of:

Where his love of writing came from, stories from a New York place called The Comic Strip that featured young comedians such as Eddie Murphy and how he went from Pennsylvania to California for his master’s degree. 

Becoming a film critic, his first review, favorite movie, and learning about the oldest bookstore in Portland, OR-Cameron’s Books & Magazines. 

He tells us how he chose his first subject when decided to write biographies which leads us into hearing about some of his books. 

1996: King of Comedy-The Life & Art of Jerry Lewis

1998-Rat Pack Confidential: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey, & the Last Great Showbiz Party

2016- Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Pucci, Paparazzi, & the Swinging High Life of 1950’s Rome

2021-A Year in the Life of Death: Poems Inspired by the Obituary Pages of the NY Times

2022- In on the Joke: The Original Queens of Stand-Up Comedy

We close the show talking about Ronald Reagan who was a FBI informant!            

Shawn Levy Links:

Official Website: https://shawnlevy.com/

Buy Shawn’s Books HERE: https://shawnlevy.com/books/

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