“Did I do that?“
Yes, in fact, he did. After a successful career as a writer on hit sitcoms like “Mork and Mindy,” “The Nanny,” and “Married with Children,” podcast guest Alan Eisenstock managed to step from television writing rooms and reinvent himself as one of the publishing industry’s most sought-after collaborators.
His most recent books include New York Times best-selling memoir Life’s Too Short, written with Darius Rucker; Hang Time: My Life in Basketball, with NBA legend Elgin Baylor; the crime novel Flipping Boxcars, with Cedric the Entertainer; and the just-published memoir Arsenio, with comedian and pioneering talk show host Arsenio Hall—an immediate New York Times best-seller.
“It was great, it was lucrative,” he writes of his television career, which included a memorable turn behind the scenes of the ABC sitcom “Family Ties,” where he came up with one of the most famous catch-phrases in television history—delivered in almost every episode by the show’s breakout character Urkel, played by Jaleel White. “But I longed to return to my first Love, writing prose, seeing my words in print, full-time.”
Join us for a conversation on what it takes for a writer to leap from the top of the Nielsen ratings to the New Releases table at the local bookstore, and to give enduring voice to some of our leading artists, athletes, newsmakers, and influencers.
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