Best-known for her role in Glee this is the hilarious & inspiring story of how Jane Lynch changed from a real-life Sue Sylvester to the happy & fulfilled actress she is today. In 1974 a fourteen-year-old girl in Dolton Illinois had a dream. A dream to become an actress like her idols. But it was a long way from the South Side of Chicago to Hollywood & it didnt help that shed recently dropped out of the school play The Ugly Duckling. But the funny thing is it all came true. Through a series of happy accidents Jane Lynch created an improbable
- & hilarious
- path to success. In those early years despite her dreams she was also consumed with anxiety feeling out of place in both her body & her family. To deal with her worries about her sexuality she started drinking almost every night & developed a mean & judgmental streak that turned her into someone similar to Sue Sylvester. Then at thirty-one she started to get her life together. She was finally able to embrace her sexuality come out to her parents & quit drinking for good. Soon after a Frosted Flakes commercial & a chance meeting in a coffee shop led to a role in the Christopher Guest movie Best in Show. Then of course came the two lucky accidents that truly changed her life. Getting lost in a hotel led to an introduction to her future wife Lara. Then a series shed signed up for was abruptly cancelled making it possible for her to take the role of Sue Sylvester in Glee which made her a megastar. This is a book for the rabid Glee fan & for anyone who needs a new perspective on life love & success.