Revenge of the Nerd: Or The Singular Adventures of the Man Who Would Be Booger

Stella Carrier said Embracing Uniqueness. I admit that this kindlebook of Revenge of the Nerd; Or the Singular Adventures of the Man Who Would Be Booger by Curtis Armstrong caught my attention after I saw an online article that referenced Curtis Armstrong and his professional work with Tom Cruise. Armstrong talks about his life growing up in Detroit Michiga. Nick Howes said Booger on Tom Cruise, the Moonlighting Feud, and Revenge of the Nerds. Excellent autobiography. Curtis Armstrong was Booger in Revenge of the Nerds and here describes his career. He self-identifies as a nerd and had the chops -- he's a voracious reader, a Beatles aficionado and a member of the Baker Street Irregulars. There's plenty about his childhood and personal relationships, but h. Watering the tree of liberty with the snot of comedy swordsandlasers Wow!I was looking for a book to remind me that nerds are still here in these weird times--something to water the tree of liberty with the snot of comedy. Revenge of the Nerd did the trick. Curtis Armstrong was pretty much the secret ingredient to the movies of my childhood, and he continues to pop up in places that

About the Author CURTIS ARMSTRONG’s show business career started with Risky Business. It was the first in a string of classic comedy films and TV shows, including Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer, Moonlighting and, most significantly, Revenge of the Nerds, in which he played the iconic role of Booger. Since then, Armstrong appeared in films and TV shows including Supernatural and New Girl. He co-created and co-hosted the hit comedy-reality show, King of the Nerds, which brought his nerd narrative full circle.

He co-created and co-hosted the hit comedy-reality show, King of the Nerds, which brought his nerd narrative full circle. . It was the first in a string of classic comedy films and TV shows, including Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer, Moonlighting and, most significantly, Revenge of the Nerds, in which he played the iconic role o

New Girl. Supernatural. His adolescence and early adulthood was spent primarily between the covers of a book and indulging his nerdy obsessions. With whip-smart, self-effacing humor, Armstrong takes us on a most unlikely journeyone nerd’s hilarious, often touching rise to the middle. Born and bred a nerd, he spent his early years between Detroit, a city so nerdy that the word was coined there in 1951, and, improbably, Geneva, Switzerland. Better Off Dead. American Dad. It was only when he found his true calling, as an actor and unintentional nerd icon, that he found true happiness. What do all of these movies and television shows have in common?Curtis Armstrong.A legendary comedic second banana to a litany of major stars, Curtis is forever cemented in the public imagination as Booger from Revenge of the Nerds. Risky Business. He started his life as an outcast and matured into…well, an older, slightly paunchier, hopefully wiser outcast.In Ho