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MY LIFE IN MOVIES The Man With Two Brains


is Bringing Down the House in his new book about


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f you were Steve Martin, where would you put your Oscar? T e problem, he explains, is that displaying it


with his other awards on his library bookshelf seems “too overbearing.” But if he hides it behind him dur- ing Zoom interviews, it’s suddenly in view every time he gets up or shifts in his seat. T e solution? Keep it on his desk, just off -screen. As a bonus, he can grab the shiny statuette on a


moment’s notice for the ultimate show-and-tell. “I’m quite proud of this Oscar,” he says while admiring it. “I got it in 2013 for my body of work, which means the Academy looked at everything I did.” Now his fans can do the same. In the book Number


One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions (available Nov. 15), Martin, 77, shares observations and anecdotes from his remarkable 40- year movie career. T e recollections reveal a delight- fully witty performer who evolved from in-awe actor in 1979’s T e Jerk to reliable comedy star—i.e., No. 1


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