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 Robert's Profile |
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| Age: | 28 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | NEW YORK, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Height: | 0' 0" |
| Zodiac: |  Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22) |
| Last Login: | May 4, 2008 (572 days back) |
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About Me |
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CLICK below for a sneak VIDEO preview into my upcoming book. The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy
THE BUZZ "Teacher, freelance writer and first-time author Leleux proves he’s already a master of the snappy one-liner and the improbably hilarious in this rollicking, bitter-sweet (emphasis on the bitter) coming-of-age memoir. Featuring a larger-than life mother addicted to shopping and surgical makeovers, Leleux admits to having “tilted” the story so that it “reads better (as in funnier, or happier) than it was lived”; still, it’s a rocky trip that obviously required a highly evolved sense of humor to get through (fortunately, Leleux makes himself as big a target as his extravagant mother). Beginning with his father’s abandonment when Leleux was 17, the author traces the erratic aftermath in the home of his desperate mom, whose plan to remarry rich leads her to pursue a risky and exorbitant series of surgical enhancements, turning inside-out Leleux’s hope that “the end of marriage [would be] only the beginning of plastic surgery and happy new lives.” In the meantime, Robert meets and unexpectedly falls in love with Michael Leleux, learning for the first time that he’s gay and, further, that his mom has already known. Not for the timid, this laugh-out-loud tale of dysfunction and discovery is a compulsively readable treat; any fan of Augusten Burroughs or David Sedaris owes it to themselves to pick it up." --Publisher's Weekly (starred review) "The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy is, in a word, just that: beautiful. It is also hilarious and heartwarming. Robert Leleux, whose talent is as big as his home state of Texas, is more than a survivor. He is, with this glory of a book, triumphant." --Kevin Sessums, author of Mississippi Sissy "Reader, stand back! Here's Robert Leleux, the funniest young writer to appear in who knows when, with a maelstrom of a mother straight out of hell and Neiman Marcus, talking his way into the affections of readers everywhere with a wicked tongue tempered -- barely -- by a big generous heart." -- Mark Doty, author of Dog Years, Firebird, and Heaven's Coast "Robert Leleux, growing up with weekly nail appointments at Neiman's and bravely wearing paisley pants in East Texas, has taken a childhood that was alternately chaotic, horrendous and hilarious and turned it into a brilliant memoir. Thank God for all of us that his honey-ham glazing days are behind him and Leleux can take his rightful place alongside Augusten Burroughs, David Sedaris and, yes, even his mama Jessica's beloved Truman Capote." --Celia Rivenbark, author of Don't Dress Your Six Year Old Like a Skank, We're Just Like You, Only Prettier, and Bless Your Heart, Tramp "I never really thought much about having a gay son until I read The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy and laughed out loud so often I thought I'd better keep this book on hand in case I ever need to cure myself of a terminal disease. When I finished the book, I missed Robert Leleux's company so much, I wished he were my own son so I could call and hear his answer to, 'So, sweetie, how was your day?'" Beverly Donofrio, author of Riding in Cars with Boys And you thought I was joking...click below to see a video of a song my mother wrote. I talk about it in the book. WARNING: Not for the humorless |
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My Interests |
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| gossip, talking on the telephone, Texas women | |
I'd like to meet:Elaine Stritch, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Nora Ephron, Liz Smith, Rosie, Carrie Fisher, Elizabeth Ashley |
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Music:Marianne Faithfull, Bob Wills, Rufus Wainwright, Judy, Asleep at the Wheel, Marlene, Cole Porter, Willie Nelson, Noel Coward, Elaine Stritch, showtunes... |
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Movies:The Lion in Winter, Arthur, A New Leaf, Postcards from the Edge, Tootsie, Heartburn, Terms of Endearment, Rushmore, The Philadelphia Story, Funny Girl, Julia, Bringing Up Baby, Stage Door, Murder on the Orient Express, The Last Picture Show, Harvey, Dead Man Walking, Four Weddings and a Funeral, His Girl Friday, What's Up, Doc?, The Palm Beach Story, The Corn is Green, The Awful Truth, When Harry Met Sally, The Women, The Thin Man |
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Television:Ab Fab, Designing Women, Moonlighting, Brideshead Revisited, Two's Company, The Vicar of Dibley, The Sopranos, Dynasty |
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Books:The Member of the Wedding, Splendora, Hons and Rebels, A Fine Old Conflict, The Wind in the Willows, Love in a Cold Climate, Howard's End, Music for Chameleons, I Capture the Castle, P&P, Jane Eyre, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady, A High Wind in Jamaica, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, The Grass Harp, The Tree of Night, DV, Slouching Toward Bethlehem, After Henry, The White Album, Mrs. Dalloway, Revolution from Within, Pentimento, Swann's Way, A Woman of Independant Means, Riding In Cars with Boys, Heartburn, I Look Divine, Miami, The Gastronomical Me, Eleanor Roosevelt: A Biography, Katharine Graham: Personal History, Great Granny Webster, The Enchanted April |
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Heroes:Sissy Farenthold, Gloria Steinem, Eleanor Roosevelt, Frankie Randolph, Billie Carr, Bella Abzug, Ann Richards, Molly Ivins, Lillian Hellman, Nora Ephron, Liz Carpenter, Jessica Mitford, Sarah Weddington, Wendy Wasserstein |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| SexualOrientation: | Gay / Lesbian |
| Children: | Someday |
| Education: | College graduate |
| Occupation: | Writer |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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My Mother-in-law |
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| Dearly Beloveds!
My adored mother-in-law has been through a really rotten patch. It’s been building ever since the death of my father-in-law several years ago. It was a terrible time... Posted by Robert on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:48:00 PST |
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Like Halleys Comet, Only Cheesier |
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I have to tell you about what is, perhaps, the most significant invention of the past twenty-five years.
I refer not to the internet, or the artificial heart, or the saline breast implant, but... Posted by Robert on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:31:00 PST |
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Molly Ivins, My Best Friend (Sort of) |
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| Well, Molly Ivins has been dead a little over six months now, and it still sucks. Not that I knew her. But she was one of the reasons I always wanted to become a famous writerso that Molly and I co... Posted by Robert on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:52:00 PST |
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Fire Island, Gay Israel |
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| Last week, Michael and I went to Fire Island for the first time. Which was very&interesting. The whole place is sort of like those nature hikes I never wanted to go on as a little gay boy in Texaswit... Posted by Robert on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:06:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Michael, Paul Lisicky, Ello, Marianne Faithfull, ♠Denise♠, Jeff, RAINBOW_REBEL, Baileykix, ~~~Life is what you make it~~~, Devin Michael, Ray, Brandon, deonte, ♥IM THE SUNSHINE ILL PAINT A SUN 2 WARM UR HEART♥, ::)The Kid Jay B(::, The House of C.Lamar, Shelby "Vain" Stephyns, You Love It!, Angel of the Night, Natasha :], Z, Auntie Vera Charles, Shawn, CJ and the Dolls, Jimmy Vegas, Katie, GADARENE FALLACY, Subitsa Mortisia, XaNd3R, Robert Harvey, ~Phoenix~, SECURITY DAVE, ♥ Val ♥, WRITE IN MIKE GRAVEL LIBERTARIAN 2008!!!, No Names. No Strings. No Regrets., Wiebke Hoogklimmer, Contralto and Stage Director, the evaи, BoRiCuA sTuD, Vampiric Bear of the Darkness, Rogena is ... ♥crzycwgrlsdiva♥, cindi, U hold MY heart, Laura Marie: Vote on Sunday!, Mayfield, Destructo Girl... Thats Me!!, Laura, The Artist In The Ambulance, *~Filthy Gorgeous~*, SEAN aka Warrigal., Get Back Loretta, Crazysquirrel, I am Le Mouse Bitch!
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