Trying to Walk Like a Man

The Chris Wiehl Playbook

by CHRISTOPHER WIEHL WITH JOHN TURNER

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Pub Date Oct 01 2017 | Archive Date Jul 11 2017

Waldorf Publishing

Biographies & Memoirs | Nonfiction (Adult)

Description

Adversity. Every living person faces it. It’s part of the human condition. I’m Christopher Wiehl, an actor and filmmaker, and I’ve had plenty of challenges of my own. Some people may not think that’s the case, but I bet they’ve never had brain fluid leaking from their nose.

I’d been living what some would have considered a charmed life when, in 2008, doctors discovered a brain tumor next to the auditory nerve in my right ear. It nearly killed me, but I’m still here. And through it all, one lesson I’ve learned is that the adversity people face is not as important as their response to it. It’s how they overcome the obstacles—how they learn to walk like a man, as Bruce Springsteen would say—that keeps them moving forward.

In Trying to Walk Like a Man, we’ll talk about how I’m trying to survive in the cutthroat entertainment industry—and while you’re here, we’ll discuss our own lives. We’ll talk about some of the adversity we all face, and we’ll see if we can figure out what keeps us putting one foot in front of the other. Pull up a chair, won’t you?

Advance Praise

Chris Wiehl is the kind of person who brings a smile to your face. I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Chris for the last 15 years, and I have to say without a doubt that he is "one of the good guys" who works hard and never gives up. Despite serious physical and personal setbacks, his competitive and tenacious personality have kept him a viable and relevant player in the entertainment industry. More importantly, Chris has kept a great sense of humor and perspective on the one truly important thing in his life: family. – George Newbern

Some people might say Chris is lucky to be alive. He wouldn’t. Chris isn’t the type of guy to leave anything to luck. Whatever life brings, he meets it head on. Brain Cancer? Head on. Fatherhood? Head on. Filmmaking? Head on. It’s not easy to stand in the face of what Chris has, let alone walk. To be able to count Chris as a partner and dear friend, I’m the one who’s lucky. – Danny Kolker

From the time he was born, my little brother was destined to never come in 2nd place. His tenacity and drive powered him to NYC and then to Hollywood, from our small town upbringing in Yakima, Washington. He was destined to be an actor. And, unlike the 99% who try, he made it. That is until a brain tumor dealt a devastating blow. Seeing Chris with those head bandages in the hospital after the operation is an image that haunts me today. But he survived and battled back. He continued auditioning and getting acting jobs, all the while hearing out of only one ear. He’s branched out to writing and producing movies, Worry Dolls being the latest. My little brother Chris is not only Trying to Walk like a Man, he does walk like a man. – Lis Wiehl, American Author and Legal Analyst for Fox News