a child actor stops pretending and finally grows up Jakub, Lisa 1978- creator text nyu 2015 First edition. monographic eng

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270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Lisa had been working since the age of four, after a man approached her parents at a farmer's market and asked her to audition for a commercial. That chance encounter dictated the next eighteen years of her unusual-- and frequently awkward--life ... Making movies, traveling the world, and meeting intriguing people was fun for a while, but Lisa eventually realized she was living a life based on momentum and definitions of success that were not her own. She battled severe anxiety and panic attacks while feeling like she was living someone else's dream. Not wanting to become a child actor stereotype, Lisa retired from acting and left L.A. in search of a path that felt more authentic to her. In this funny and insightful book, Lisa chronicles the adventures of growing up in the film industry and her difficult decision to leave behind the only life she had ever known, to examine her priorities, and write the script for her own life. She explores the universal question we all ask ourselves: what do I want to be when I grow up? Lisa Jakub. n-us--- Jakub, Lisa 1978- Actors United States Biography Actores y actrices estadounidenses Biografías PN 2287 J25y 2015 791.4502/8092 Jakub, Lisa, 1978- New York : Beaufort Books, 2015 First edition. (DLC) 2014039979 9780825307461 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0825307465 2014035733 DLC 141001 20240724114242.0 18322603 eng