{"product_id":"size-matters-not-the-extraordinary-life-and-career-of-warwick-davis-hardcover","title":"Size Matters Not: The Extraordinary Life and Career of Warwick Davis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWarwick Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe life and times of Warwick Davis, star of Ricky Gervais's forthcoming sitcom, \u003ci\u003eLife's Too Short\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActors work their entire careers hoping to achieve the kind of cult movie hero status that Davis achieved at the age of eleven playing Wicket W. Warrick, the lead Ewok in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Return of the Jedi.\u003c\/i\u003e In this lively and down-to-earth memoir, Davis offers personal stories on the making of some of the most popular films of the last few decades--including the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars, Harry Potter, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeprechaun\u003c\/i\u003e movie franchises, among many others--and shares the unique perspective of life as experienced by someone with a one-in-a-million genetic condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe real life of the man who helped destroy a Death Star, saved a princess, defeated an evil sorceress, taught magic to Harry Potter, became a Jedi Master, and embodied a mass murdering, gold-obsessed leprechaun--the one and only Warwick Davis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarwick Davis's honest look at the highs and lows of life as an actor and pop culture icon, from his screen debut in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Return of the Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e to his starring role in Ricky Gervais's forthcoming sitcom, \u003ci\u003eLife's Too Short\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes behind-the-scenes stories, from sweltering inside a furry Ewok costume and filling in for R2-D2 to sliding down a glacier at Mach 2 with Val Kilmer and getting kicked in the face by Ricky Gervais (again and again)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures a foreword by George Lucas, who has been friends with Davis for almost three decades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth refreshingly frank and highly entertaining, this book will help you see what life is like when it really is too short.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHi! Believe it or not, I'm a world-famous actor. No really, I am. Hey! Don't put the book back! Let me explain . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may not recognize my name--or my face for that matter--but it's very likely you've seen me at work. I've managed to cram quite a bit into my thirty-year acting career. In fact, I've helped put more backsides on cinema seats than Will Smith or Tom Hanks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho else can say that they've helped destroy a Death Star? Defeated an evil sorceress? Taught magic to Harry Potter? Became a Jedi Master? Reluctantly hitchhiked across the galaxy in search of the answer to the Ultimate Question? Or embarked (six times, no less) on a psychotic killing spree as a gold-obsessed leprechaun? I've also performed in a jazz club with the late, great Ray Charles and been kicked in the head (twenty-three times) by Ricky Gervais, who has also asked me to play a fictionalized version of myself on the sitcom Life's Too Short. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may also have noticed that, at three-foot-six, I am ever so slightly below average height. My genes are arranged in a vaguely peculiar manner, which means I have a disorder that no one can pronounce (spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita--go on, try!) and very few people understand. This comes with its own trials and tribulations--particularly when my wife and I tried to start a family--but also in an everyday kind of way--surviving a supermarket shopping trip, getting into fights with drunks, that sort of thing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, without further preamble--except to add that George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Val Kilmer, Ron Howard, Ricky Gervais (amongst others) have chipped in--I urge you, discerning reader, to read on and discover what life is like when it really is too short. At the very least, George Lucas will finally explain why there really is no underwear in space--and who wouldn't want to know that?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarwick A. Davis made his screen debut as Wicket the Ewok in 1983's Return of the Jedi. His extremely rare condition has led to a career as the world's leading little actor. He also runs Willow Management, an agency representing actors below five feet and above seven feet in height, and lives in Peterborough, England, with his wife, Sam, and their two children, Annabelle and Harrison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 8.56 x 5.74 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468214059261,"sku":"9780470914663","price":43.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/a1ZWU1NhQ3lCNEFRMVA3Wml5THd1UT09.webp?v=1777285830","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/size-matters-not-the-extraordinary-life-and-career-of-warwick-davis-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}