Dancing With The Doorknob
or The other day as I was falling off my bicycle …
by Charlie O’Dowd
Actor, singer, director, filmmaker, college professor, and author
Tales from 35 years on film and TV sets with a sprinkling of moments from a life well lived.
“What do you do when you identify as a square peg in a world of round holes? For me, a career in entertainment was key.” —Charlie O’Dowd
Working in entertainment, you’ll find adventure and creative fulfillment as you partner with like-minded princes, princesses, and clowns striving to build a life worth talking about.
For forty years, the author bounced from feature films and hit TV shows, live theater, audiobook narration, and education, all while dealing with the challenges of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Dig into this personal and deeply felt account of what it means to be truly “behind the scenes” and helping make it all happen.
“Dancing With The Doorknob could easily be described as a cross between a weight loss guide (because there were times when I laughed my ass off) and a handbook on persistence, resilience and rugged determination.” —Dr. Douglas Meintz, DC, BCN
Includes stories about hit TV shows and movies like Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Young Guns II, City Slickers, White Sands, The Fugitive, In Plain Sight, America’s Most Wanted, The Longest Yard, Rust, and Suspect Zero, to name a few; plus actors, directors and technical crew including Bob Odenkirk, Bryan Cranston, Jonathan Banks, Victoria Principal, Tina Fey, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Crystal, Sam Jackson, Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Sir Ben Kingsley, Cloris Leachman, Randy Travis, Adam Sandler, and more!
Bonus content: This book comes with its own behind-the-scenes reel. Scan the QR codes in the book to unlock YouTube videos that give you the full cinematic experience.
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Product Details
- Publisher : Tangential Press (an imprint of Luminous Moon Press, LLC)
- Publication date : June 30, 2025
- Language : English
- Print length : 286 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8991654838
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.65 x 8.5 inches
About the Author
Charlie O’Dowd is an entertainer : Actor, singer, director, filmmaker, college professor and author. He served on the management teams of numerous feature films including City Slickers (1991), Young Guns II (1990), and Suspect Zero (2004), topping off his film career on the hit TV series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
He worked as 1st Assistant Director on over 300 national commercials, co-produced two Super Bowl commercials, was a floor director for ESPN Sports, a segment field producer for NBC, CBS, ABC, Entertainment Tonight and America’s Most Wanted, and is an award-winning audiobook narrator, having narrated 70 novels and the Bible.
Charlie is retired and lives with his son, USMC Staff Sergeant Keaton Johnson O’Dowd and his grandson, Ossian (ah-shin). Truly two and a half men.
