In a career that spans over seven decades, Roger Moore has been at the very heart of Hollywood. Of course, he's an actor who has starred in films that have made him famous the world over; but he is also a tremendous prankster, joker, and raconteur. Despite the fact that he is widely known as one of the nicest guys in the business, on and off the screen he has always been up for some fun.
In this fabulous collection of true stories from his stellar career, Moore lifts the lid on the movie business, from Hollywood to Pinewood. One Lucky Bastard features outrageous tales from his own life and career, as well as those told to him by a host of stars and filmmakers, including Tony Curtis, Sean Connery, Frank Sinatra, Gregory Peck, Peter Sellers, and many more.
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“Well-knownactor Roger Moore proves he’s a worthy raconteur in this follow-up to hisprevious memoir. With self-deprecation on full display, this former James Bondprovides mostly salacious recollections, often thirdhand, of a lengthy showbusiness career on both sides of the Pond. Derek Perkins’s droll and cheekynarration suits the content and the British vocal style one associates withMoore. Setting a deliberate pace, Perkins deftly modulates his tone and createsa flawless performance.”
— AudioFile
“Roger Moore is as debonair on the page as he is on screen.”
— Boston GlobeSetting a deliberate pace, Perkins deftly modulates his tone and creates a flawless performance.
— AudioFile“As you would expect from an actor who’s never taken himself too seriously, One Lucky Bastard is charming and breezy, full of anecdotes, self-deprecating observations and salutes to many great actors who are no longer with us…I loved every minute of it.”
— New York Post“It’s a breezy memoir filled with amusing anecdotes, including a delicious one about Joan Collins.”
— Daily News (New York)“Moore’s…an amiable raconteur…[For] fans of the Bond franchise and British actors of the 1960s.”
— Publishers WeeklyBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Sir Roger Moore is best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films between 1973 and 1985 and for his role as Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint. Born in London in 1927, he became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003.
Derek Perkins is a professional narrator and voice actor. He has earned numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, as well as numerous Society of Voice Arts nominations. AudioFile magazine named him a Best Voice consecutively in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Augmented by a knowledge of three foreign languages and a facility with accents, he has narrated numerous titles in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres.