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Post by Trublu on Jun 26, 2007 20:03:21 GMT -5
[limegreen]`Law & Order' star Richard Belzer to write 2 mystery books[/limegreen]ASSOCIATED PRESS 06/26/2007 NEW YORK (AP) -- Richard Belzer has a story to tell you -- about a guy named Richard Belzer. The 62-year-old actor-comedian has signed with Simon & Schuster to write two mystery books featuring himself as a TV performer caught up in his own plot. "It is with great enthusiasm that I will bring the world of show business, celebrity worship, sly social commentary and even `cameos' by real celebrities into my literary adventures," Belzer said in a statement released Monday by his publicist. He plays Detective John Munch on NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." Belzer continued: "A potent mix of Dashiell Hammett, Oscar Wilde, Lenny Bruce and Robert Altman seasoned by the Belzerian vision of life, as the wry and raucous, raunchy worlds of make-believe and reality converge, this is the first `reality novel' of the new millennium that explores a unique universe that poses the question, `What is reality?"' The first book, "I Am Not a Cop," will be published in fall 2008. *** I cannot wait for this! Even just judging by the title, these books are going to be hilarious. ;D
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Post by animaltalker on Jun 27, 2007 1:58:40 GMT -5
Sounds like it was inspired by the 1996 incident on Homicide Life on the Streets when a criminal ran on to the set and surrendered to Belzer and Clark Johnson
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Post by Trublu on Jun 27, 2007 8:30:38 GMT -5
True! Totally forgot about that! Even more hilarious then!
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Post by Finaddict on Jul 1, 2007 9:08:12 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the article, Trublu. I can't wait to read these. They should be great. I had forgotten about the 1996 incident myself, Animaltalker. Thanks for the reminder. I wonder if that incident inspired the book.
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