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Mike Farrell: Vanishing Act
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From its opening pages, Mike Farrell's memoir reveals the distinctive voice of a man for whom life is an ongoing odyssey of self-discovery, personal commitment, and uncompromising social engagement. The world-renowned actor offers inspirational and often humorous reflections on his path to fame and progressive activism in this book, which became a Los Angeles Times best-seller and drew tremendous national media attention.
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Yesterday (12/12) the hosts of Dayside Mike Jerrick and Juliet Huddy, interviewed actor Mike Farrell about the then impending execution of Crips founder Stanley Tookie Williams. When Farrell proved to be a very intelligent, well-spoken man with a valid point, Juliet Huddy resorted to screaming like a three year old.
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Farrell was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, one of four children. When he was two years old, his family moved to Hollywood, California, where his father worked as a movie studio carpenter. Farrell attended West Hollywood Grammar School with Natalie Wood, and graduated from Hollywood High School, served in the United States Marine Corps, and worked at various jobs before his acting career.
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"Mike Farrell's personal journey is a wonder in itself. Those in the cultural community who have ever been concerned about the arts and political activism should have all their fears assuaged by this wonderful documentation."
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Comment: Farrell was a bit of the mark here. For once, Huddy actually didn't use the "some people say" ploy (although it was great to see Farrell get that out there to Fox's viewers), but Farrell admitted that he was wrong and Huddy had to continue to play martyr even after his admission. This is the point where Huddy began to become upset and started throwing temper tantrums.
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Given his history, it would be easy to brush Farrell off if he weren’t so good at grabbing the limelight when he wants to make a point. Like lesser-known activists with Marxist credentials, Farrell seems to have the formula for using the media to reach the public down pat. He simply creates a protest group, signs up half of Hollywood, then uses their combined star power as leverage to weigh in on an issue. It’s what he did while stumping for the Sandinistas, and what he did again with the help of actor Martin Sheen when he launched Artists United to Win Without War in September.
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