His hasn’t been the most traditional way to build a career in Hollywood, but Ross has somehow managed to make his mark without ever compromising who he is. Infused with Ross’s trademark humor, unique voice, and total honesty, Man Up! is a mission statement for anyone who doesn’t fit the mold. And, of course, how he’s managed to turn an obsession with pop-culture into one-on-one interactions with celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Tiffani-Amber Theissen, Madonna, Michelle Kwan, and countless more without ever having a single restraining order issued against him. Oh, then there’s his surprisingly shady past involving the cutest pair of plus-sized women’s pajama bottoms, deliciously dangerous pot butter, and embezzled sandwiches. From learning to swear like a hardened trucker to that time in high school when had to face down the most frightening opponent of all (his girlfriend’s lady bits), Ross holds nothing back. Now, with his first book, Ross takes us inside his journey as a super-fan, revealing the most embarrassing and hilarious moments of his small-town life and big-city adventures. Seriously, that stuff just doesn’t happen to people like Ross.

Either of those far-fetched fantasies would have been more likely to come true than his real dream: working in television in Hollywood, California. In this hilarious and inspirational memoir, Ross Mathews - best known as “Ross the Intern” from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - chronicles his life growing up as an atypical kid in a small Northwestern farm town to living as an atypical adult in Los Angeles, to eventually being his loud, proud, apologetically genuine self on national television.Īs a young kid growing up in a farm town, Ross Mathews might as well have wished for a pet unicorn or a calorie-free cookie tree to grow in his front yard.

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