Books with title Confessions of a Teenage Hollywood Star

"The star of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen returns. . . .Few YA characters speak with such sharp, articulate humor about feelings readers will recognize." — BooklistAfter years of angst, Lola is graduating from high school and finally getting out of Dellwood "Deadwood," New Jersey. But destiny intervenes when Lola learns that a Hollywood movie is being filmed right in Dellwood. Is the Drama Queen ready to make the leap from the stage to the silver screen?

Veteran stuntman Fred "Krunch" Krone, Stuntmen's Assn. co-founder and first secretary, treasurer, said "Jesse has written what no one has ever said or would dare say. It's a must read."Jesse's attention to detail made this book hard to put down. As a youngster, I grew up visiting the sets watching Jesse work with my father (a veteran stuntman himself). Now being a stuntman myself for many years, it has been a pleasure to relive a lot of those historic days through Jesse's words. I’ve read all of the books by stunt performers and Jesse’s is the best. Great job Jesse! Veteran stuntman Vince Deadrick, Jr.“If you would like to take a book trip through a day to day and year to year life of a stuntman, this is the real deal. The path is laden with egos, conditions, danger, personalities, talent, and lack of talent. I'm a thirty-two year veteran stuntman and Jesse took my mind out of retirement, and back on the set with this book.” Jack Verbois SAMP Lifetime MemberNot all stunt men are six-feet tall. Confessions of a Hollywood Stunt Man is the thrilling saga of a five-foot-four, 18 year old kid who became a stunt double for Hollywood’s most famous short men, women and children. In an adventurous, daring career spanning 40 years, Jesse Wayne details the many comedic and tragic incidents in front & behind the cameras, including a vicious murder of an 8 year old black kid on a New Orleans film location. When the Stuntmen’s Association of Motion Pictures was formulated in 1961, he documented its history as secretary, treasurer and board member. Jesse appeared in over 500 TV productions and feature films, in addition to hundreds of live stunt shows. If this seems like a lot, it's because he began in the early days of Los Angeles' live television, when he was eight years old. His most exhilarating experiences was meeting and working with the greatest actors, writers, producers and directors of the 20th Century.In 1959, Jesse became Mickey Rooney's stunt double at MGM. Continuing, he doubled small men, women, and virtually every child actor in Tinseltown. Jesse performed Fights, Car Work, Stair Falls, Bicycles, High Work, High Falls and Horse Work. Fire Gags became one of his prime specialties. He quit water stunts after the "Julia Belle Swain" riverboat ran over him in the Missouri River on Tom Sawyer (1973) while doubling Jeff East.Jesse also stunt-doubled The Three Stooges (Moe Howard and Larry Fine), Robert Morse, Kurt Russell, Red Buttons, Sir John Mills, Frankie Avalon, Kay Lenz, David Wayne, Leslie Caron, Barbara Stanwyck, Helen Hayes, Harry Morgan, Arte Johnson, José Feliciano, Johnny Crawford, George Gobel, Robin Williams, Gary Burghoff, Strother Martin, John Hillerman, Donald Pleasence, Mel Brooks, Don Johnson, Billie Hayes (aka "WitcheePoo"), Brenda Vaccaro, Barbara Rhoades, Pamela Austin, Lurene Tuttle, Eddie Hodges, Michael Burns, Buck Kartalian, William 'Billy' Benedict, Richard Bakalyan, Michael J. Pollard, and Mel Tormé and so many more.Jesse has also performed behind the camera as a first assistant director, cinematographer, videographer, director, gun coach, and just about every other job on a movie set.

Our Drama Queen is back and still battling with Dellwood's most popular teenager, Carla Santini this time for a walk-on part in a Hollywood film!With school finishing for good, Lola vows to end her long-running rivalry with Carla Santini and concentrate on her future career in theatre. But then a Hollywood film crew comes to Dellwood to make a film and Carla gets a walk-on part. Refusing to let Carla have the last laugh, Lola embarks on a number of madcap schemes to get herself noticed by the director (including sneaking into his hotel room and hiding in his closet!). Her boyfriend Sam and best friend Ella are getting seriously tired of her antics but Lola can't give up until she's landed herself a part and wiped the self-satisfied smile off Carla's face once and for all. A fast-paced, nutty comedy sequel to Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.

With show biz in my veins, life began in 1943. My papa, Johnny Marvin, had been a star in New York City in the 1920s, yet his recordings can still be heard on YouTube. My gorgeous mother, Gloria Marvin-Fleming, sang and played piano in Papa’s act, while my uncle, Frankie Marvin, played guitar, sang and even yodeled, along with being the act’s outrageous comedian!And to top it off, Gene Autry, America’s Favorite Singing Cowboy, who starred in 91 movies and recorded 100 million records, became my uncle. My father, Gene and Papa’s brother, Frankie, had become best friends in NYC; and with my father’s unexpected death when I was 17 months old, Gene decided to be my uncle.Being surrounded by these characters created a recipe for my becoming a brat because I knew “all” the Hollywood stars. So, I’ve written some real-life “behind-the-scenes” stories about stars I grew up with, stars I’ve hung out with and stars I worked with, including Marilyn Monroe, Julie Christie, Princess Grace (Grace Kelly), Doris Day, Jodie Foster, Natalie Wood, Liza Minnelli, Nancy Sinatra, Linda Ronstadt, Carol Burnett, Leslie Uggams, Bobbie Gentry and Grace Slick.The guys include Frank Sinatra and Frank Jr., John Wayne, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Roy Rogers, Joe E. Brown, George Burns, Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Neil Diamond, Steve Martin, Myron Cohen, Gordon McRae, the LA Lakers, my cousin Academy Award–winning actor Lee Marvin, my wonderful singing friend Al Martino from The Godfather, and my buddy, John Amos!

Dyan Sheldon's comically melodramatic heroine casts her best friend, Ella, in a supporting role as they conspire to land a part in a real-live movie that's filming tantalizingly close to home.After enduring years of angst, Lola is graduating from high school and finally getting out of Dellwood "Deadwood," New Jersey. She can't wait to move on to bigger and better things — even if it means she'll be studying theater at Brooklyn College and not her dream school, London's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. But destiny intervenes when Lola learns that a major Hollywood movie is being filmed right there in Dellwood that very summer! Lola wastes no time in telling everyone (including her nemesis, Carla Santini) that she, of course, is going to be in the movie. Now it's just a minor matter of convincing the director to give her a part. Is the Drama Queen ready — and wily enough — to make the leap from the stage to the silver screen?

Chloe Byrd is your average quirky high school senior, well-spoken, adventurous, and artistic. She attends Sansbury High with her two bestfriends, Zolie Mayfair and Gavin Delgado. Despite Chloe's shambolic life, she manages to meet Kaine Williams on a popular app called 'Tinder', are they truly the 'perfect' match?Graduation is less than two months away and Chloe, along with her friends, are at their breaking points. Bullying, family issues, and priorities are the four basic elements that can make you or break you in high school.Will they make it to graduation? or Will they crack under pressure?