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The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide
Reviewed by Jeff Huttinger, Library
Assistant, El Segundo Public Library
“Success is the ability to go from failure
to failure without losing your enthusiasm.”
-- Winston Churchill
It is quotes like this scattered throughout
actress/author Jenna Fischer’s debut book The
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Also on Tuesday, the Council unanimously
agreed to subsidize equipment fees for the
rental of a portable stage in the amount of
$798.05 for the American Cancer Society
Relay For Life, scheduled for April 20-22 at
South High School.
For more than 15 years, the City of Torrance
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Council received the request for the subsidy
during the Jan. 23 meeting.
Funding for this subsidy is available in the
2017-2018 City Council Municipal Legislative
Policy Program Budget, and will leave a
balance of 9,001.57. So far the Council has
subsidized the Torrance High School Centennial
Committee in the amount of $1,108.78 on
July 7, 2017; The American Cancer Society
Bark for Life Event in the amount of $740 on
Aug, 8, 2017; the Bill Liebowitz Classic 13th
Annual Yo-Yo Contest in the amount of $120
on Nov. 21, 2017; and the Torrance Artists
Guild Monthly Meetings at the Ken Miller
Recreation Center in the amount of $846. •
of never-married women in their early 40s had
given birth,” Pew researchers noted.
Motherhood rates have soared among
Caucasian never-married women in their early
40s. In 2014, 37 percent were mothers, compared
with just 13 percent two decades ago. Rates
also ticked up among their African-American
counterparts: 75 percent were mothers in 2014,
compared with 69 percent in 1994.
Teens pregnancies are falling and women are
delaying having children until well into their
20s, a change that is behind the drop in U.S.
fertility rates. In the mid-1990s, the median age
of women giving birth was 23. Today, women
aren’t becoming mothers until age 26. They’re
also putting off marriage for school and careers.
Not only are more women deciding to have
children, but they’re having bigger families,
too. Three children is closer to the norm
now, compared to a decade ago when family
size was closer to two -- a record low for
the country. School districts with declining
enrollment could soon find themselves adding
classrooms and teachers.
New arrivals throughout Los Angeles are being
born at full term, too, and with fewer premature
complications, according to another report from
the University of Southern California. Premature
births and low birth weights are leading causes
of infant death in the United States, according
the USC Children’s Data Network.
Infants born too early or too small are at
increased risk of serious long-term health
problems. Using the latest available data
from 2012, USC officials found that full-term
births barely exceeded 50 percent. Physicians,
clinics and social service agencies have done a
commendable job getting women -- especially
teens -- into prenatal care. “Public health efforts
to decrease preterm births and improve birth
weights appear to be working,” the network
said, crediting programs and policies put in
place to address health pregnancies in the
county since 2012.
Gains came between 2007 and 2012 when
more than half of the expectant mothers
countywide carried their babies to full term
more than half the time. Physician and public
health outreaches were credited with raising the
number of healthy deliveries by teens -- 56.6
percent -- and women overall.
Fertility rates follow a healthy economy.
More babies now means more school kids in
the short term, plus more working adults later
to pay taxes and keep the nation’s retirement
safety net (Social Security) properly funded. •
Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide that make it
such an upbeat, yet realistic look at the life
and struggles of a professional actor.
How many of us, at one point or another,
dreamed of becoming a star one day? Strutting
down the red carpet, your name illuminated
on the marquis above, while fans clutching
your latest magazine cover scream your name?
But how many of us actually had the guts to
pursue it?
Well, Jenna Fischer did, and her dogged efforts
paid off in spades. After nine seasons on
the top-rated sitcom The Office, plus numerous
movie roles, Fischer has amassed an incredible
resume and a level of success many only dream
of. It didn’t happen overnight, however. Part
memoir, part how-to guide, Fischer outlines
every step of the journey, beginning with her
own humble roots in high school theatre. With
a healthy sense of naiveté guiding her along,
Fischer headed to Hollywood where she went
on to garner eight years-worth of amusing anecdotes
and embarrassing setbacks, including
a humiliating encounter with a casting agent
that left her in tears.
From shopping around for the best headshots
to dealing with your first time getting fired,
Fischer is there with advice, tips and -- most
importantly -- reassurance. In fact, this book
is so full of encouragement that Fischer’s
writing could easily come across as the literary
equivalent of a kitten clinging to a branch
with the words, “Hang in there, baby!” scrolled
beneath. While that may be too saccharine for
some, I found it to be a refreshing reminder that
life isn’t a zero sum game. Fischer genuinely
wants the reader to find success, and that is
the mark of a true professional.
To check out The Actor’s Life: A Survival
Guide, also available in eBook format, or browse
any of our other nonfiction titles, please visit
the library to apply for your free library card. •
Jeff Huttinger.
The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide by Jenna Fischer.