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Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru
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A The Times (UK) and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year A moving, laugh-out-loud memoir from one of today's best-loved British actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey , Notting Hill , and Paddington . From getting his big break as Third Shepherd in the school nativity play, to mistaking a Hollywood star for a real estate agent, Hugh Bonneville creates a brilliantly vivid picture of a career on stage and screen. What is it like working with Judi Dench and Julia Roberts, or playing Robert De Niro's right leg, or not being Gary Oldman, twice? A wickedly funny storyteller, Bonneville also writes with poignancy about his father's dementia and of his mother, whose life in the secret service emerged only after her death. Whether telling stories of working with divas, Dames, or a bear with a penchant for marmalade, this account of his life as an actor is richly entertaining.
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"And what a professional memoir ..."
"But Bonneville's is great fun ..."
"He also provides genuine insights into the actor's craft as well as moving sections detailing his aging father's diminishing mental capacities."
"Winning and becomingly modest ..."
"A must-read for Bonneville fans."
"The book includes delightful tales."
"On the cover, Oldman hails this book as 'Beautiful."
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