LifestyleThe Guardian‘Cocaine is the Gollum of drugs’ - and other things we learned from Anthony LaPaglia’s surprisingly juicy memoir
Adelaide-born actor Anthony LaPaglia has written a candid memoir spilling on his abusive childhood, cocaine use, and Hollywood run-ins with the likes of Val Kilmer and Quentin Tarantino.
The actor opens up about almost playing Tony Soprano, why Quentin Tarantino ‘flipped out’ at him and how he’s ‘pretty much broke’ now
Anthony LaPaglia has released a memoir called The Life We Choose, covering his difficult Adelaide upbringing and his rise from shoe salesman to Hollywood actor.
The book includes stories about nearly landing the Tony Soprano role, a falling-out with Quentin Tarantino, and Val Kilmer allegedly pouring coffee on him deliberately.
LaPaglia also reveals he is now pretty much broke, and writes candidly about his cocaine use and three failed marriages.
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