Book description
'They say you can always remember where you where when pivotal
moments happen, such as losing your virginity or Elvis dying. Let me
add another to the list: the moment I sang a duet to the the
"Macarena" with Timmy Mallett, live to millions of people...'
Sacked from his high-profile job as a national newspaper editor,
Piers Morgan dived helplessly into the world of celebrity. But even
twenty years of commenting on the lives of the rich and famous
couldn't prepare him for the extraordinary world he uncovered...
A riveting, scandelous and brutally honest account of one man's
quest for celebrity, Don't You Know Who I Am? lifts the lid on the
egos and outrageous behaviour of everyone from Paris Hilton to Cherie
Blair, Kate Moss to the legend that is the Hoff.
Piers Morgan was born in 1965. He studied journalism at Harlow
College, starting his career in local newspapers and going on to edit
his own showbiz column,
Bizarre
for the
Sun.
Rupert Murdoch made him Editor of the
News of the World
in January 1994 and two years later he was headhunted to edit
The Mirror
, staying there until 2004. He left following a decision to publish
photos of British soldiers apparently abusing Iraqi prisoners of war. He
has presented two series of
Tabloid Tales
for BBC2,
You Can't Fire Me, I'm Famous,
the C4 current affairs show
Morgan and Platell
,
and recently shot to fame in the US as a judge on the top rated
America's Got Talent.
He is also a judge on the hit UK version,
Britain's Got Talent
.
