Deborah M. Wolff holds a degree in cinema and television from the University of Southern California. In one crazy year of her career, she worked on three network reality shows—The Amazing Race, The Mole, and Fear Factor—ending up in the hospital during or just after each show. Her first book, One Year of Reality and How It Nearly Killed Me, is a hilarious and insightful look behind the scenes of modern television.
Thanks to an early morning accident that ended her stint on Fear Factor-and made her life flash before her eyes-Deborah M. Wolff decided to write about her crazy behind-the-scenes career in television.
Her humorous memoir recounts hilarious experiences working for The Amazing Race, The Mole, and Fear Factor, and the various awkward situations she encounters along the way-which often end with Deborah in the hospital.
From eviction, car explosion, flying overseas for the first time, and putting out a fire while half-naked, she candidly shares what her work life is like as a six-foot-two-inch-tall accident-magnet working off-camera in reality TV.
A must-read for anyone who is in, or wants to be in, the entertainment business, One Year of Reality and How It Nearly Killed Me will make you cringe, laugh out loud, and forever view showbiz in a whole new light. As insightful as it is funny, Deborah's stories may just inspire you to go out on a limb and turn your own life into a TV-worthy adventure.