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I, Booger: Actor Curtis Armstrong's Affable Memoir, 'Revenge Of The Nerd'

In Armstrong's autobiography, the classically trained actor humorously makes peace with the fact that the first line of his obituary will reference his nose-picking character from an '80s sex comedy.
Revenge of the Nerd: Or...The Singular Adventures of the Man Who Would Be Booger, by Curtis Armstrong.

In his new memoir, actor Curtis Armstrong excerpts passages from a diary he kept while filming the 1983 film Risky Business.

July 1

Tom's an interesting character. Can't really make him out. He would appear to be on the brink of a great career.

The "Tom" mentioned in that section above is, of course, the film's star: Tom Cruise.

Armstrong the young diarist proved insightful about two

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