Actress Jenna Fischer, who charmed America for 10 seasons as Pam Beesly on The Office, checks in with her how to/memoir about surviving as a beginning actor, telling her story along the way.  She starts with moving to LA, finding an agent and/or manager, learning to audition, how to behave once you get cast, and to keep on going even when you have convinced yourself that it isn’t going to happen.

Fischer arrived in Los Angeles in 1998 as a fresh faced theater school grad, expecting to quickly make inroads in Hollywood and become a working actor.  It took 3 years before she booked her first speaking role, a three-line guest spot on Spin City in 2001.  That led to work in independent films and other guest parts before she hit it big in 2005, being cast in the American version of The Office.  In The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide, she details her struggle, while giving helpful advice to those coming up behind her.  If you are a fan or are looking to make the leap into the entertainment business, then this is highly recommended.