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From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters.
Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. But he is most proud of his role as father to two very independent young women, Corinne and Anelise. Jamie might not always know what he's doing when it comes to raising girls--especially when they talk to him about TikTok (PlikPlok?) and don't share his enthusiasm for flashy Rolls Royces--but he does his best to show up for them every single day.Luckily, he has a strong example to follow: his beloved late grandmother, Estelle Marie Talley. Jamie learned everything he knows about parenting from the fierce woman who raised him: As he puts it, she's "Madea before Tyler Perry put on the pumps and the gray wig."
In Act Like You Got Some Sense --a title inspired by Estelle--Jamie shares up close and personal stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up in the small town of Terrell, Texas; his early days trying to make it in Hollywood; the joys and challenges of achieving stardom; and how each phase of his life shaped his parenting journey. Hilarious, poignant, and always brutally honest, this is Jamie Foxx like we've never seen him before.
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
In this debut full of genuine reflection and heartfelt humor, actor and comedian Foxx riffs on parenting ("You ain't ready for it") and the life experiences that gradually helped shape him as a father. Raised by his grandparents, Foxx describes his "granny" as a suffer-no-fools individual whose "toughness... was practiced on strangers so she could give family the full treatment." The wisdom she imparted--such as "You made your bed, now you gotta sleep in it"--would later have a profound impact on Foxx as he navigated his own uncharted waters through single fatherhood. Lessons in humility (which Foxx pokes fun at self-deprecatingly), perseverance, and common sense are just a few things he's tried to impress upon his two daughters, who are 27 and 13. Foxx writes in a jovial manner, with jokes flying constantly: "Like many fathers of daughters... a boyfriend puts me on immediate high alert. I want to be courteous and gracious, but a part of me also wants to punch him in the throat for no reason." Yet where this book truly excels is in its honesty, offering an intimate look past Jamie Foxx the famous actor to reveal a relatable figure with "two young girls... who don't give a shit about any of that." Fans and parents alike will get a kick out of this. Agent: Anthony Mattero, Creative Artists. (Oct.)
Booklist Review
Oscar-winning actor Foxx takes readers on a rollicking ride through his childhood, rise to stardom, and parenting adventures that are still in progress with two daughters: Anelise in her teens and Corinne in her mid-twenties. In cheerfully meandering stories, Foxx displays his comedic timing and pacing and is always entertaining, blending the folksy yet hard-edged wisdom of his adoptive grandmother with hard-won, more worldly "New Dad" sensibilities he acquires while raising his children in Hollywood under very different circumstances from those of his own childhood. Anelise and Corinne, through Foxx's telling, could hardly be more different--a dynamic that will resonate with many parents--and Foxx talks about how his strategies and approaches need to flex to meet the needs of each daughter. Fans will appreciate the many mentions of Foxx's famous friends and the deep-dive into his healing from his sometimes painful early life. Foxx's parenting-advice book is the equivalent of a vitamin-packed smoothie: sweet, fun, and easy to enjoy, full of slyly concealed nourishment and goodness.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Foxx's fans will be eager to read his upbeat blend of memoir and in-the-thick-of-it guide to parenting.
Library Journal Review
Famous for breaking the Watergate story with Bob Woodward, Bernstein backtracks to his early-1960s experiences as a teenage reporter at the Washington Star in Chasing History.
Table of Contents
Foreword | p. ix |
Parenting ... You Ain't Ready for It | p. 1 |
Granny | p. 7 |
You Better Recognize | p. 17 |
Dad Rule No. 1: You Gotta Show Up | p. 31 |
The Switch from the Switch | p. 45 |
Snitches Get Stitches | p. 57 |
The Gift that Keeps on Giving | p. 63 |
Less Money, Mo' Problems! | p. 77 |
It Takes a Village | p. 91 |
Give It Up for Not Giving It Up | p. 101 |
Getting to the Pearly Gates | p. 113 |
New Dad | p. 119 |
The Tale of Two Parties | p. 135 |
Getting Roasted | p. 143 |
Guns vs. Gucci | p. 147 |
The King's Gambit | p. 153 |
Love & Basketball & Knowing When to Keep Your Mouth Shut | p. 163 |
That Good Old Family Drama | p. 171 |
Now I'm Raising My ... Parents?! | p. 179 |
Billie Eilish also Raises My Daughter | p. 189 |
Trippin' Out | p. 201 |
Feminism, Realism, and a Little Pole Dancing | p. 209 |
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! | p. 217 |
Acknowledgments | p. 223 |
About the Author | p. 225 |