| Enter Whining |  | Author: Fran Drescher
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  50 reviews
Media: Paperback
ISBN: 0732256887
EAN: 9780732256883
ASIN: 0732256887
Publication Date: April 1, 1996
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The personal story of Fran Drescher, the New York-accented star of The Nanny, includes humorous childhood family stories, early career experiences, and anecdotes about her daily life in Hollywood. $150,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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Love Fran Drescher January 4, 2010
D. Gardner (California)
I read this book after reading Cancer Schmancer. Again, have always been a fan of Fran Drescher. Her story is hilarious - really opens your eyes to the world of Hollywood. I love how she tells it like it is. This book will hook you and give you a couple laugh-out-loud moments along the way. Bought the book through Amazon.com and it came in excellent condition, although already used.
She is a person enjoys. January 29, 2008
LINCY C. (Thailand)
I watched THE NANNY and I like her performance a lot then I read this I know that show is the real her.
 Great, gossipy book January 7, 2007
M. Asturias (Grand Junction, CO)
Fran Drescher is obviously an extremely talented woman. Sharp and witty, she was not only the star and co-creator of the '90s show The Nanny, but also served as one of its producers, writers and directors. Her book Enter Whining is a funny, gossipy tale of her ascent to the stratosphere of Hollywood stardom, but we're not talking Kitty Kelley here. Readers who already love Drescher will adore this book, as it's full of sweet, happy stories and profiles about the author's adventures as a struggling actress and her eventual success.
Drescher comes across as being very down-to-earth, still the starstruck chick from Queens who probably still has to pinch herself now and then, unable to quite believe how far she's come. She writes pretty much the way she speaks, with her occasional Yiddishisms and the trademark, "Meanwhile..." She offers an especially moving chapter about the rape she suffered early in her career, and while she refrains from providing the details, it's a harrowing read all the same. It's the only time in the book where she moves away from the lighthearted tone she adopts elsewhere, but she manages to seamlessly integrate it into her story without indulging in self-pity.
There's a lot of backstory about the making and filming of The Nanny, but readers seeking lots of behind-the-scenes anecdotes will be disappointed. This is Drescher's story -- and a good one at that -- so we'll have to wait for another book on The Nanny show itself, hopefully to be written by Drescher and Jacobson.
By the way, everyone knows that Drescher and Jacobson separated and then divorced in the late '90s, a few years after this book was published, so it does leave a somewhat bittersweet taste in one's mouth in the end. Drescher writes affectionately and lovingly about her husband, their long courtship and marriage; it's obvious they were devoted to each other and considered each other soulmates.
A great, quick read and a must for any Drescher fan.
Fun and Interesting Memoir December 17, 2006
Canary (USA)
This 1995 book tells the story of how Fran Drescher made it to the top of the TV sitcom business. Her humor and kindness come through very well in a writing style that evokes her very unique voice. Perhaps not as frank as her 2003 book about fighting uterine cancer, it still provides a lot of insight into what makes this woman tick. You feel that you would really enjoy knowing her.
The Queen of Queens tells her story April 17, 2006
Norazman Mustapha (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
This book is all about Fran Drescher's extremely interesting and unique life up to 1996.In it, she writes in a humorous vein about almost everything that happened in her life, from the highs like meeting and later marrying her husband, creating and starring in the hit tv show "The Nanny" and later meeting "God's gift to all little Jewish girls in need of a leader", Babs herself, to the lows like discovering a growth in her body.But with the help of family and friends, she didn't let the negative things get her down.We should all be strong enough to follow her example. She also provides some interesting tidbits like how "The Nanny" was produced and about talk shows and their hosts.Sure, she goes on quite a bit on her worries about her weight and her looks, but she's just human like the rest of us and a lot of people have the same worries.The book has some nice black & white photos of her, her family and her friends in almost all the chapters.I enjoyed reading the book very much even though it's short.I can't recommend this book highly enough to not just the fans of her work, but to all fans of comedy.
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