Josh Gad.
Jeff Kravitz/HBO’s FilmMagicJosh Gad I ripped the Band-Aid off my soon-to-be-published memoir. In Gat We Trust: Rumors Are FlyingHe proved to be more than just a musical Mormon and an animated snowman.
The triple threat is positioned as follows: our week You can look back on some of his most memorable stories in the book (out Tuesday January 14), including his slow rise to fame, which required putting in the work despite tough times and setbacks. But today, God can officially say it’s a success. Through this book, he tells both personal and professional stories. Confused about him calling it “the unspeakable?” The actor was quick to set the record straight.
“It’s almost a joke. If there is, I will tell you all and then some,” Gad explained. us. “I looked at the exercises as if I were doing therapy in front of a mirror, going deeper and deeper. The more vulnerable I became, the more I allowed myself to follow that path. Even though I was hesitant, afraid, and perhaps resistant.”
Gad decided, “I want to give people a reason to read this book,” and that means being honest.
“It was kind of a no-brainer, but it was also a profound decision for me because I’m not usually an open book, no pun intended,” he explained. “I learned a lot about myself in the process of writing this, about all aspects of it, from the personal to my career to my family.”
It’s impossible for actors to not have “worst audition” stories after working for a role for years. However, some stand out more than others. Matt LeBlanc’s worst audition landed him the role of Joey Tribbiani on Friends, one of his most famous characters to this day. “I remember going in. […]
that frozen The star writes about her lifelong absent father and how it influenced her journey into parenthood. (Gad shares Ava, 13, and Isabella, 10, with his wife. Ida Darvish.)
For those more interested in his Hollywood success, he also shares plenty of career anecdotes.
“I really enjoyed writing it. [the book]And I hope that everyone who reads it takes away something useful and inspiring,” he said. us. “I hope they can at least smile.”
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Live From New York… It’s a rejection
After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 2003, Gad decided to pursue a career in: saturday night live. his friend Bryce Dallas Howard Her father recruited a famous director. Ron Howardto open his audition tape – but Gad was rejected three times.
“I love failure because it gives me a stepping stone to success. Don’t let others force you to give up yourself. I believe patience is as important as skill,” Gad said. “I didn’t like it at the time, I definitely hated it. But rejection was important to me and continues to be just as important to me as acceptance. Part of it was, ‘F— me? F-you. I will prove you wrong.’”
a lifelong struggle
“I have always been uncomfortable and ashamed of my excess weight,” Gad writes in the book. By 2007, Hollywood was putting him in the “loud fat best friend” box when it came to casting. He worried this would continue throughout his career.
“It’s always in the background,” he admitted. us. “I want to discuss issues like weight issues. [and] Severe anxiety makes people feel [of]’If I’m here and can do this and overcome those things and still deal with them, then you’ve earned this. We have this together.’ I felt strongly that this was something I needed to talk about [in the book]“It was that uncomfortable.”
Become friends with icons
watching Aladdin It had a profound impact on Gat at the age of 11. robin williamsGenie made him want to voice Disney cartoon characters (he did it with Olaf in 2013). frozen). After meeting a legend while God was running for office. Book of MormonThey started a friendship that ended too soon. (Williams committed suicide in August 2014 at the age of 63.)
“It’s so disappointing because you imagine someone will be there forever. I had so many plans to talk to him. We were talking less and less. I probably saw him a year before he passed away,” Gad remembered. “I could tell he was down. He didn’t look very energetic, but he had no idea what was going on. I didn’t want to burden him with any conversation about myself. I am grateful that I had the opportunity to hear his story about how he inspired me. That’s what I told him personally.”
a memorable meeting
a few years ago kevin spaceyAfter his fall from grace, God appeared with him in the 2008 film. 21. He wrote that during filming, Spacey “forced” him to “look down” over dinner in Boston. (The disgraced actor has faced multiple sexual assault accusations since 2017, which he has denied. He was acquitted of nine charges in July 2023.)
“It was a really strange thing.” God said. us. “But it also felt like a sign of respect in the sense that he was really tickled that I could speak out.”
Gad explained that he wasn’t worried when he mentioned Spacey in the book.
He added, “I’m not saying anything uncomfortable.” “This is my life. These are the people I met. Kevin Spacey is one of them, and I have a very interesting story to tell. “I wish they would leave the controversy to other writers and just tell anecdotes like, ‘That’s absolutely ridiculous.’”
