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Title You with the sad eyes [electronic resource] : A memoir. Christina Applegate.
Author Applegate, Christina.
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Other Classification Number BIO005000 BIO026000 HEA024000 bisacsh
Personal Name Applegate, Christina.
Title Statement You with the sad eyes [electronic resource] : A memoir. Christina Applegate.
Edition Statement Unabridged.
Imprint 2026.
Physical Description 1 online resource (23 audio files) : digital
Playing Time 08:27:53
Content Type spoken word spw rdacontent
Media Type audio s rdamedia
Media Type computer c rdamedia
Carrier Type online resource rdacarrier
Participant or Performer Note Narrator: Christina Applegate.
Summary, Etc. Unflinchingly honest and darkly funny, You with the Sad Eyes unveils a side of Christina Applegate we've never seen, forever cementing her formidable and iconoclastic legacy. Christina Applegate came of age on sets and stages, expected to be on time, with lines learned, ready for lights-camera-action. Performing began as a financial necessity and became an emotional escape from a tumultuous home life in the infamous Laurel Canyon scene of the 1970s and 80s. She first gained stardom as an audience favorite playing Kelly Bundy in the sitcom Married...with Children and went on to captivate a vast fandom during her five-decade long career. In You with the Sad Eyes , Applegate will unveil the full story of her years in the public eye, and the painful moments the public didn't see. She writes about gravitating to the grunge that defined the 90s and finding belonging in the legendary scene at The Viper Room; sparkling on set with fellow comedy icons in the soon to be canonized franchise Anchorman ; sharing her love of dance in the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity ; and returning to the Emmy stage to a standing ovation in 2024 after her diagnosis of MS. She'll dive into the darker moments underpinning her outward success: her relationship with her mother who fought addiction and won, even in the wake of her father's abandonment; the self-doubt and body dysmorphia that have dogged her from a young age; and the abuse and depression that eroded her health. Her path is ever lit though, by lifelong friends, chosen family, and her experience as a mother. By working through her legacy on the page, Applegate invites readers to take her hand and hear a story not even those closest to her know fully. You with the Sad Eyes boldly presents a formidable and iconoclastic woman who has had to let go of her acting career, of her ability to dance, of her sense of physical power, but has always fought to find a new and even more fulfilling way of being. The pain will be matched by the joy, the losses mitigated by the extraordinary, the weight of life lifted by Applegate's signature comedic genius. In her own words, "I truly believe that books can make people feel less alone. That's why I'm doing this. You with the Sad Eyes won't be some big violin scratching for my life. But it will be real. It will be filled with the ups and downs, the humor and grief of life. So here I am. Real me. Lots to say."
Reproduction Note Electronic reproduction. New York: Little, Brown & Company, 2026. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Nonfiction. OverDrive
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Performing Arts. OverDrive
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Biography & Autobiography. OverDrive
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Health & Fitness. OverDrive
Index Term-Genre/Form Electronic books. local
Added Entry, Personal Name Applegate, Christina.
Additional Physical Form Entry Original 9780316594929
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