CHARLES GRODIN is a recipient of the William Kunstler Award for Racial Justice. He gained clemency for four women imprisoned under New York’s Rockefeller Drug Laws and was cited by Governor George Pataki for helping get those laws changed. He is also the recipient of the HELP Hero Award for his humanitarian efforts on behalf of the homeless. He is best known for his starring film roles in The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, the Beethoven films, and dozens of others. He has written six books, including the bestseller It Would Be So Nice If You Weren’t Here and compiled If I Only Knew Then… learning from Our Mistakes.Mr. Grodin was a commentator for 60 Minutes II and is currently a commentator for CBS News. He also writes a weekly column for the New York Daily NewsWeb site.
One hundred percent of Mr. Grodin’s proceeds from this book will be donated to Mentoring USA, where he has been a longtime board member. Mr. Grodin is also a mentor.