Play Audiobook Sample
Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me Audiobook
Play Audiobook Sample
(0.00) - 0 listener ratings
Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
Longest Chapter Length:
Shortest Chapter Length:
Average Chapter Length:
Audiobooks by this Author:
Publisher Description
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.
Download and start listening now!
“Multitalented entertainer Jamie Foxx tells it like it is—with help from his oldest daughter, Corinne Foxx—in this funny, touching, and irreverent memoir narrated by himself. Corinne provides a humorously honest foreword with her perspective of her dad. Jamie uses a tender tone while sharing childhood stories…Hilarious impersonations of Oprah, Eddie Murphy, and other celebrities round out this heartfelt collection of stories from a Hollywood father.”
— AudioFile
Quotes
-
“Wise, joyful, and hilarious.”
— People -
“The A-lister gets brutally honest about the rollercoaster of emotions that is being a dad.”
— Entertainment Weekly -
“Hilariously and poignantly details [Foxx’s] upbringing as well as his experiences raising daughters…while orbiting Hollywood."
— Men’s Health -
“Really funny…If you weren’t already a fan, you’ll be one after reading this heartfelt and honest book."
— CNN -
“This inspiring, raucous, and entertaining listening experience brims with attitude and positivity about embracing parenthood and the ups and downs of life.”
— BookPage -
“Foxx writes in a jovial manner, with jokes flying constantly…[while] offering an intimate look past Jamie Foxx the famous actor to reveal a relatable figure."
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“A practical, sometimes profane, always entertaining guide to the fine art of parenting."
— Kirkus Reviews -
“Sweet, fun, and easy to enjoy, full of slyly concealed nourishment and goodness."
— Booklist -
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. . . Foxx writes in a jovial manner, with jokes flying constantly. . . 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.
— Publishers Weekly, starred review -
A practical, sometimes profane, always entertaining guide to the fine art of parenting.
— Kirkus Reviews -
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. . . 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.
— Booklist
Awards
-
An Audie Award Finalist for Best Memoir Narration
-
A BookPage Top Pick of Best Road Trip Audiobooks
Act Like You Got Some Sense Listener Reviews
Be the first to write a review about this audiobook!
About Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx is an award-winning actor, singer, and comedian. His accolades include an Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, and a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. He is also a Grammy Award-winning musician, having produced four albums that charted in the top ten in the United States.