Ben Falcone

Listen to "Ben Falcone Being A Dad Is Weird" on Spreaker. BEING A DAD IS WEIRD: Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours (on sale 5/16/17). A funny and intimate look at fatherhood,BEING A DAD IS WEIRD shares stories about Ben’s own larger-than-life dad, as well as his experiences raising two daughters with his wife, Melissa McCarthy. Ben Falcone is a film director, writer, and comedic actor. He has appeared in the films Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, and The Heat, costarred in What to Expect When You're Expecting andEnough Said, and wrote and directed the comedies Tammy and The Boss. Though he’s best known for his appearances in the movie Enough Said, as well as his hilarious role as Air Marshall Jon inBridesmaids, Ben Falcone isn’t a big shot movie star director at home. There, he’s just dad. In this winning collection of stories, Ben shares his funny and poignant adventures as the husband of Melissa McCarthy, and the father of their two young daughters. He also shares tales from his own childhood in Southern Illinois, and life with his father—an outspoken, brilliant, but unconventional man with a big heart and a somewhat casual approach to employment named Steve Falcone. Ben is just an ordinary dad who has his share of fights with other parents blocking his view with their expensive electronic devices at school performances. Navigating the complicated role of being the only male in a house full of women, he finds himself growing more and more concerned as he sounds more and more like his dad. While Steve Falcone may not have been the briefcase and gray flannel suit type, he taught Ben priceless lessons about what matters most in life. A supportive, creative, and downright funny dad, Steve made sure his sons’ lives were never dull—a sense of adventure that carries through this warm, sometimes hilarious, and poignant memoir.