Hollywood Undercover: Revealing the Sordid Secrets of Tinseltown

By Ian Halperin

Book Overview

Ian Halperin is no stranger to undercover investigations. He posed as a model in 2001 to expose the fashion industry, his resulting in the expos Shut Up and Smile. In Hollywood Undercover, he gives us a unique and scandalous glimpse behind the scenes of the movie business. This time he poses as an aspiring actor and soon finds himself with an agent, a job offer (admittedly in a hard-core porn film) and ultimately a part in The Aviator, directed by Martin Scorcese. In the interim, he is surprised to uncover anti-Semitism in Hollywood; infiltrates the Church of Scientology, whose celebrity stable includes Tom Cruise and John Travolta; and meets numerous A-listers, including Brad Pitt, Barbra Streisand, and Leonardo DiCaprio, who give him the inside track on what life in Hollywood is really like.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845963210
• ISBN13: 9781845963217
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Very good insught into showbiz

It is a very good book which gives a full insight into the world of showbiz. you could see the book was very well researched.

Humorous account of Hollywood life

This book was written in a funny, conversational style. It poked fun at the business of trying to make it in Hollywood, and revealed a sordid underbelly that I already suspected was there. I really liked the infiltration of the Scientology group, and the author's humorous antics...especially his wardrobe choices. This is a quick, fun read.

Captivating

I bought this book after hearing the author interviewed on a morning radio show (The Jay Thomas Show). What intrigued me the most was that the author said he started out to do a documentary on being an aspiring actor in Hollywood and came to Scientology. During the interview, the author claimed he was hiding out in the mountains of Canada as a result of threats he'd received on the phone and he's scared for his life. Needless to say, I wanted to read all about the mysterious Scientologists. I also was interested to see how everyone in Hollywood knows certain people are gay but that it's totally unknown to the general public. The reason I gave the book 4 stars was because he chooses not to out the actors...I wish he'd name drop.