At 16, Josh felt like he just wanted to be an actor. By the time he was 21 his career had taken a turn for the worse. He tried drugs, alcohol and food but they didn't help either. Eventually got sober after attending a 12 step meeting. His new film is 'The Wackness' which opens in cinemas on November 14.
Josh Peck is an actor, comedian, podcast host and author who began his career as an actor in the late 90s, originally rising to prominence for his role in the sitcom Drake and Josh. He has had a successful acting career ever since, appearing in films like The Wackness and 13. He is also the voice of Eddie in the Ice Age franchise.
In this episode, Eric and Josh discuss his book, Happy People are Annoying
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Josh Peck and I Discuss The Challenges of Searching for Happiness with Josh Peck and…
- His book, Happy People are Annoying
- How we can be self centered even when we don’t think highly of ourselves
- How any asset in excess can become a defect
- Learning to let go of the thing that feeds your ego
- His unhealthy relationship with food
- What doing drugs felt like to him
- Learning there was nothing from the outside world that would fix his inner self
- Entering the twelve step community
- How addiction creates suffering for the entire family unit
- Religion and spirituality is about reimagining ancient truth
- The challenge of learning to enjoy things fully,even if it doesn’t work out
- Asking what are you willing to let go of that stands between you and happiness
- Why he titled the book “Happy People are Annoying
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