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Jason Priestley, star of the iconic hit television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and one of the biggest teen idols of the 1990s, chronicles the highs and lows of his life and career in this charming and honest memoir.

The hit Fox show Beverly Hills, 90210 became a cultural touchstone of the 1990s and propelled its young cast to mega-stardom, including Jason Priestley, who played honorable Midwestern transplant Brandon Walsh. Yet despite more than twenty years in and out of the limelight, Priestley has carefully maintained his privacy. In this compelling memoir, the actor, director, and race-car aficionado invites us into his private world for the first time.

With humor, sincerity, and charm, Priestley offers little-known details about his life and stories of his nine years in America’s most famous zip code. He talks candidly about celebrity, marriage, fatherhood, and his passion for car racing. He does not shy away from the devastating lows—his brief jail sentence for drunk driving and the crash at the Kentucky Speedway that nearly took his life. Priestley shares his innermost thoughts about life as a ’90s icon, and goes beyond the Brandon Walsh squeaky-clean image, revealing the tumultuous events that have shaped him, and where he finds his greatest happiness today.

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May 6, 2014
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1.2 x 6.1 x 9 inches
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0062247581
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978-0062247582
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Tales told out of school

Jason Priestley: A Memoir tells the honest, compelling, and often humorous details of Priestley's up-and-down life, from his childhood in Canada to his adult life as a husband and father. Priestley shares his best stories of life as a young, unknown actor and later as a star; some of his compadres were Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, and Ashley Judd, and he divulges never-before-revealed anecdotes about their early days as actors.

But even with his engaging insights and terrific sense of humor, Priestley does not avoid the tough subjects. In 2000, he had a brush with the law and was briefly in jail. His longtime passion for auto racing led to a devastating injury in 2002, during a practice run at the Kentucky Speedway when he crashed his race car into a wall at nearly 190 miles an hour. (Luke Perry, who was—and still is—one of his best friends, rushed to his side after the crash.) Eventually Priestley made a full recovery.

In Jason Priestley: A Memoir, Priestley shares the delights and difficulties of living a real life that is better than any fiction.

About the Author

Jason Bradford Priestley was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He first appeared on television in 1975, and since then has become one of the most versatile talents in the entertainment business. Priestley is best known for his role as Brandon Walsh on the hit FOX series Beverly Hills 90210, which ran from 1990 to 2000.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperOne; First Edition (May 6, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062247581
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062247582
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.01 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.2 x 6.1 x 9 inches

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Coastie84

great read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 30, 2022

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Learned a lot about the author, got some behind the scenes secrets, & got all sorts of emotions. Appreciate how down to earth he is. And love the chapter titles.

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Heidi Prickett

Old fan of his, but always a fan

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 8, 2021

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Some customers expect dirt dirt dirt and even though this book didn't sling much mud, I still found it satisfying enough. It's interesting to read how celebrities make their big break and this book explained how this star did so. Jason was honest about the other celebrities he happened to come in contact with and to his credit, he point blank said how he felt about them, good interaction or bad. Nothing wrong with him being honest. Kind of refreshing. But the man didn't want the reader to forget that his name was the first on the crew sheet for 90210. He repeatedly mentioned it for a few pages, but I guess it's okay to be proud of that one. Overall a good read. I was looking forward to it and wasn't dissappointed. Old fans of his biggest show generally are always fans, even twenty years later

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Ms. Goose

A very vanilla version of his life. Style and format of book was simplistic. BUT very nice guy.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 10, 2014

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If you are looking for any kind of tell all or dirt on Hollywood's finest you won't find it here. Jason is much too nice of a guy to do that. He can barely say anything unkind about Shannen Doherty which you know could be a whole book about. She's a known terror. We didn't even get one little bit of a story about the hook ups on 90210 ...that was pathetic!

It was one of those books where each chapter is a short story of some sort. Easy to write. It technically deserved a 3 but Jason is such a nice guy I couldn't do that. Probably the most interesting nugget was that he roomed with Brad. But even with that everything shared was all VERY vanilla.

He's just too nice.

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Marcela Camilo

Better than I was expecting

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 1, 2014

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I wasn't too sure about this purchase when I first bought the book, I thought it was going to be another vain biography but it was surprisingly good!
I found it a fun read. I grew up watching 90201 so was nice to read about the behind the scenes from a true source. Also JP gives you an insight of what it takes to make into Hollywood... You don't become an overnight sensation as you would think... On top of that some very famous names popped up during the story and it was like a little cherry on top

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TLKKnitting

90210

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 29, 2018

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I just received this book in the mail and finished reading the book in a day.
In the 90's I was in college but the dorm I was in would watch this show! People would gather around to watch 90210.
I did watch episodes of 90210 off and on. This show was a hit. Back then times were different it was all about finding yourself and getting an education or work. Jason was lucky to break into the acting scene quickly.
The book was well written, organized and well thought out.
He was right about Canadian shows! I use to watch Mr. Dress up.
The fact he realized many things throughout his time of being famous made me feel he knew how to seperate his character from himself. The lesso s he learned as an actor and individual as he grew up in the industry made me read the entire book in one day. I couldn't put it down.
Great read.

6 people found this helpful

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Jewels

Not really worth the money

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2021

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I really wanted to like this book. Every chapter is titled a ZIP Code it was cute at first but got really old. Some chapters weren’t even a chapter it was just one page. Some chapters were way too thin other chapters rattle on.

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KST2005

Couldn't put it down

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 7, 2014

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Just purchased this book today and I just finished reading it. It was such a good read and I couldn't put it down.
If your wanting to read this for the juicy gossip of 90210 then I don't recommend it because even though he does talk about 90210 and the other actors and actresses but says nothing negative or ugly and only speaks the truth about the relationships he had with them and any other actor he has worked with in his career. He also talks more though about his love life, his racing career, and what it's really like trying to make it as an actor. It was all though very well written and tasteful and I have to say after reading that I have a new found likeness for Jason Priestly..the way he talks about the people that have come in and out of his life, his wife and his children is just so genuine and kind. The outlook he now has on life after his racing accident is inspirational. I love reading but if it doesn't get my attention in the first two chapters I won't finish reading it but he did an awesome job to make u just want to keep on reading.
I highly recommend this book!!! Two thumbs up :)

26 people found this helpful

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Tara

More Interesting Than I Expected!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 9, 2014

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I am a HUGE 90210 fan which is what drew me to this book in the first place. I was very interested to hear the point of view from one of the male actors from the show. About halfway through the book is where Jason left 90210 and I thought I would quickly lose interest but I didn't, if anything it became more intriguing. His story lets you have an inside look into the life of a young actor trying to make it big in Hollywood and all the ups and downs that go along with it. He had some pretty wild stories to tell and hung around with a LOT of young actors who also made it big. Jason Priestley is an extremely talented actor, director, producer, and race car driver, but also a loving husband, father, and friend. The most enjoyable parts of this book, for me, were reading about his relationships with his, family, friends, and loved ones. I really enjoyed the photos in this book too, you can't get more adorable than that picture of a young Jason Priestley and two year old Blake Lively, not to mention Jason and Naomi's children are just beautiful.

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Flump

I think he's a little Brandon Walsh, just a little!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 18, 2018

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Just to make it clear, it's not an autobiography. If this is what you're expecting, you will be disappointed. Jason Priestley's memoir is a really quick and easy read. He reveals some of what happened in his 90210 days, how he met his wife, and when he flat lined! He mentions a lot of famous friends and acquaintances. 2 particular "famous " celebrities were so rude to him, it's quite unbelievable when he was just being nice. I highly recommend.

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Stephanie M. Kennedy

all 90's fans

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 18, 2018

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well this turned out to be a hand signed, first edition in great nick. really interesting to read about how some of the cast got on, off screen.

Indy Fan

It's grand, just grand.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 13, 2017

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