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Roy Wood Jr. talks parenthood journey, career in comedy and father figures he’s met along the way in new memoir

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: Roy Wood Jr presents “The Man of Many Talents” at the Gramercy Theater on October 28, 2025 in New York City.
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Michelle Farsi
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: Roy Wood Jr presents “The Man of Many Talents” at the Gramercy Theater on October 28, 2025 in New York City.

Actor, comedian and writer Roy Wood Jr. just released a new book, “The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir.” He writes about his experience growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, losing his dad as a teenager, and all the lessons he learned from various father figures throughout his career. In large part, the book is a letter to his own son, and the stories he hopes to share with him as he gets older.

Roy Wood Jr. shares more on his decision to write a book and the chapters of his life he chose to explore.

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