Langes laid his life open for all to read. Too Fat to Fish tells it all, from his working-class New Jersey Italian childhood to his rise to fame via films like Dirty Work and Elf to his time on sketch comedy show Mad TV. Sex, drugs, fame, fortune, fans, more sex, more drugs its all told here in inimitable shock-and-awe style. The books being promoted with the tagline proof that some people never learn from their mistakes, but were rooting for the big man this time around.
Artie performs tonight at 8 at the Florida Atlantic University Auditorium at 777 Glades Rd. in Boca Raton. Tickets start at $42. Visit ticketmaster.com.
Fri., Jan. 16, 8 p.m., 2009