Just Farr Fun

Jamie Farr does a great job of bringing the reader into all aspects of his life, not just the MASH years but throughout. It makes the reader really feel a part of the highs and lows of a man trying to obtain his dream of acting. Great insights and accounts of his years as MAX KLINGER on M*A*S*H 4077. A MUST HAVE - MUST READ for any MASH FAN!

Jamie Farr makes a statement in this book that with really great actors a part of them always shines through no matter what part they are playing. As you read this book, you'll find it's true, a part of Jamie shines through each part he plays, from Blackboard Jungle to M*A*S*H to Guys and Dolls. The biggest problem with the book is that he appears so excited to tell you as much as he can, he forgets things, such as the birth of his daughter, though he tells us about the birth of Jonas. His enthusiasm is evident from the first page. He takes you from his initial desire to become an actor, though moving to California and the tough, "hungry" times, meeting his wife and the adventure of their honeymoon (I laughed so hard I cried when he mentioned the "deafening sound of my pajamas") to 1994, when the book was published. If you're looking for a tell-all, you won't find it. While he does tell stories about the people he's worked with, he is not writing a gossip rag. By the end of the book, through the laughter and tears (his encounters with Joey Bishop of Rat Pack fame were not plesant ones), you come to understand that Jamie values the friendships he's made over the years--especially with the cast of M*A*S*H--and treasures his family above all. He starts out the book with wife, Joy, telling him he's Lucky...I'd say he's not Lucky, but blessed.

Having enjoyed Jamie Farr for years in M*A*S*H ... then just a few years later at The Showboat Dinner Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida I was thrilled when I found "Just Farr Fun." I was not disappointed. Just as Mr. Farr's theatrical performance in "South Pacific" (at The Showboat) was one of the best I had ever witnessed, so was his wacky inside look at sit-com television. I cannot recommend strongly enough this fine book --- a knee-slapping, must-read, fun-filled autobiography that, at times, brings tears to the eyes.

This is one of the best ways of getting the most complete behind the scenes look of the life of one of televisions funniest characters and also of televisions greatest sit-com/drama's, (M*A*S*H).This book is a must for anyone who loves the wacky comedy of Jamie Farr and the splendor of M*A*S*H. Makes a great gift!