Random Acts of Badness: My Story

by Danny Bonaduce

Book Overview

The flame-haired former (and mouthy) child star presents his hilariously irreverent and candid autobiography. From tales of international fame before the age of 15 to his manic and near-fatal period... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786867221
• ISBN13: 9780786867226
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Random Acts is an addiction till the very last page!!

Want a book that takes you away from it all? you got it . want a story of a real human with troubles, and tribulations to make your own life seem dull? Its right here. Danny's self depreciating style is at once entertaining and heartwarming in that the good guys Do finish first but he who laughs last, laughs best. And Danny on the air is still laughing his @$$ off.This book is a must read. Yes, you must. If you miss it, you will have missed a great story by one heck of a real deal kind of guy.

Damned Good Book

I read Mr. Bonaduce's book from cover-to-cover in a single night. I knew him vaguely in Los Angeles, in 1980-something (I really don't remember those years too well), via mutual friends, and he was a wild, messed-up [person] -just like everybody else back then and there, in Hollywood...a lovely, wild, fun place, much like Sodom and Gomorrah must have been before they put in the mini-malls. The delightful thing about Danny Bonaduce is that he is, and has always been, purely Danny Bonaduce, without excuses. It's not "The Partridge Family" movie; it's Danny Bonaduce being honest, and funny, and always accepting the fact that he had been a f..k- up at one time in his life...okay, many times in his life. He doesn't blame his family, his up-bringing, or his "child-stardom"...that would be too easy of a way out-Danny Bonaduce doesn't do anything easy, or simply, even if it may have seemed like the easy way at the time. ...then you get bored with it, or find someone who gets bored with you when you are that way. Mr. Bonaduce got lucky-he found someone who loved him enough to make him love himself. I've never met his wife, Gretchen, but, after reading his book, and hearing him speak of her, I'm fairly certain she is one of those few angels who have found their way to earth. Crux of review: Mr. Bonaduce doesn't take that now-boring route of blaming his problems on his childhood, his "too-early" success, or being afflicted by some mysterious inherent disease-he just tells it like it is, pure and simple. Mr. Bonaduce merely admits that he was an a__hole for a long time, and that now he's better. He cured himself-with a little help from his friends...mainly, his best friend, his wife. We've all read the ... tear-jerkers, and have seen the "former child-stars in AA" specials, and, frankly, it becomes a little tiresome...really gets to be a bit too much to ask you to weep for someone making [more dollars] a year, ..., when most of the country is still cooking up new versions of spam-casserole and wondering if that long-distance call to mom last week may just put you over budget. It's nice, for a change, to hear an honest story about a man who isn't afraid to tell us he is just human, and remind us that we all make mistakes sometimes, and that we can overcome those mistakes, even without the benefit of gazillion dollar rehab centers and scandal magazines that set out to shame you, or at least attempt to, just for a few extra sales points. Mr. Bonaduce didn't have to tell his story to the world, but he did-maybe it's just the entertainer in him, always willing to please his public and give them what they want. Maybe he will help a lot of people who went through what he did, and many are still going through it. No matter how you want to define it, Danny Bonaduce gives you a good read, without apologies, and with apologies. He's a complex man, and he gives you the simplicity of pure truth. He's no longer "Danny Partridge". He's Danny Bonaduce, the

A Partridge in a Hit Book

Danny's done it again. Actor, disc jockey TV host and now author.Random Acts of Badness is not just another troubled child star bio. It's a funny, outrageous and touching book about survival told as only Danny could tell it. You may have heard some of these stories before...Danny's never been shy about sharing his life...but don't let that keep you from this truly enjoyable read.

AN HONEST, GRITTY AND TOTALLY ENJOYABLE READ!!

I absolutly loved reading Danny's book. Like most folks I had heard about the crazy Danny stories but reading all the sordid details straight from the man who lived them was awesome. I really couldn't put it down. You can almost hear him saying the words on the page. So often celebs have ghost writers help them look good on paper... but not Danny. He actually wrote the book. My husband saw me reading it and we ended up spending evenings reading to each other. This is one child actor who went from good to bad to worse to nearly dead to reborn success. It's an excellent read and You will not be disappointed.

A man, his demons, and the woman who save him

On air, Danny seems to be an open book; those who believe that they've heard Danny's stories or those who generally shun the celebrity "tell all", will be blown out of their seats by this book. The most shocking aspect of "Random Acts of Badness" is that his expected sharp wit and humor is intertwined with truly poignant moments. Thanks to Bonaduce's comic timing, this reader was in tears through the whole book, caused, one moment, by the sadness of a life almost wasted and the next because of a hilarious one liner, usually at the expense of the author. This is NOT another in an endless parade of celebrity tell alls this is the true story about a man, his demons, and the woman who saved him.