Who should I thank first? I think it should be the guy who wrote the foreword to this book, Jim Carrey. Thank you, Jim, and thanks for being a real friend.
I also want to thank Chris Calhoun and the folks at Sterling Lord for their support and Bob Roe and Mic Kleber for their assistance.
This book also benefited from the talents and professionalism of the people at HarperCollins, especially my editor, David Hirshey.
Here’s thanks to my bookie for being so patient.
I also want to take this opportunity to thank the following people for their friendship and kindnesses over the years:
David Permut, Harry Basil, Bob Saget, Billy Tragesser, Adam Sandler, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, Louie Anderson, Oliver Stone, Harland Williams, Dr. Neil Martin, Johnny Carson, Chris Albrecht, Paul Rodriguez, Jerry Stiller, Lenny Clarke, Anne Meara, Tim Allen, Anthony Bevacqua, Chris Albrecht, Joseph Merhi, Dr. Bruce Edwards, Marty Belafsky, Dom Irerra, Charlie Burke, Smokey Child, Tony Bennett, Merv Griffin, Warren Cowan, Richard Sturm, Dr. Grace Sun, Kevin Sasaki, Larry Shire, Dennis Arfa, Harold Ramis, Dr. Jamie Moriguchi, Robert Davi, Michael Bolton, and Jay Leno.
I want to thank the Chinese restaurant that delivers late.
And a big thanks to my wife, Joan; my son, Brian; my daughter, Melanie; her husband, David; and my grandson, Joshua.