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Steps to Stardom: My Story

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Steps to Stardom is the autobiography of Golden Age of Television star Paul Picerni, best known for his starring role in the crimebusting series "The Untouchables" with Robert Stack, as well as the romantic lead in the 3-D horror movie "House of Wax". Picerni applies his folksy, conversational style to bring to life what it was truly like to work with Hollywood legends from John Wayne and Errol Flynn to Burt Lancaster, Vincent Price, Charles Bronson and more. Steps to Stardom celebrates Picerni's sixty dedicated years in the acting profession, and includes a copious amount of vintage black-and-white photographs of Picerni's life and career. An index rounds out this behind-the-scenes "must read" for fans of Picerni's work.

Paul Picerni has appeared with almost every great actor of the period 1950-1980.

He was on TV and the movies.

This book reveals alot of info in a funny and interesting way. I read the book in 2 days, it was so good.

You will find out alot about Paul and wish you could meet him.

Mitchell Weisberg

Written with the same charming style as he lived his life, Paul Picerni's autobiography is a veritable "Who's Who" of the acting industry in the post World War II era of studio change and the heyday of television. Paul is a marvelous character actor and a gracious man to know. He embodies the definition of the "actor's actor" with his cool, calm demeanor and gentle humor. The story of his life and his connections to many of the great actors in his nearly forty-year career is told with panache and exhuberance. I highly recommend Paul's story to anyone who is interested in a career in the acting industry: you could do far worse in choosing a role model, but will never do better. I will always cherish my memories of meeting him and his family nearly twenty years ago.