Adventures of a No Name Actor Book

A hilarious and revealing behind-the-scenes look at the movie business from someone who has seen (and done) it all. Marco Perella is a very successful actor. Which is not to say that he is a famous actor. Content to live in Austin, Texas, with his wife and children, and harboring no secret dreams of moving to Los Angeles and into the big time, he makes due with the parts that come his way. The co-star in some made-for-TV movies, a bit player in major Hollywood productions, guest star on late night cable TV series-Marco has seen every aspect of what is, by anyone's account, an absurd business. The situations he finds himself in are riotous, and told with a storyteller's eye for detail. Whether he has been hired to float down the rushing Guadalupe River dressed in a Jester's suit, cast alongside a leading Hollywood lady (so what if he plays a deranged killer?), recruited to teach Kevin Costner how to dance, or hired to stand in front of a plate glass window while a run-away convertible hurtles through it screeching to a halt only inches from his body (worth the $250 stunt fee), Marco Perella has met his acting challenges head on. His varied career has brought him into contact with some of Hollywood's biggest stars (including Sandra Bullock, Rene Zellweger, Drew Barrymore, Clint Eastwood, Oliver Stone, and Meg Ryan), and the tales he tells provide a little insight into some very recognizable names-not to mention an insider's view of an industry that continually fascinates us.Read More