Shane Salerno
American screenwriter and film producerWikipedia
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Oct 19, 2026
Andy CohenHOST
Um, did you, uh...
Andy CohenHOST
It took Shane Salerno, who was your co-author, years to convince you to write this book.
Michael DouglasGUEST
Right.
Andy CohenHOST
Why did it take so long?
Michael DouglasGUEST
Um, and so I'm taking off now for a while, for about a year and a half.
Michael DouglasGUEST
And then Shane Salerno, who I co-wrote this book with, was a, uh, a, is a, uh, is a, uh, screenwriter.
Michael DouglasGUEST
And when I was in the hospital, I write in the book, one of the things that was weird when I had cancer is people don't like to, you know...
Michael DouglasGUEST
I didn't get many visits, [laughs] you know?
Michael DouglasGUEST
I appreciate you.
Michael DouglasGUEST
Kudos to Shane Salerno, my co-writer.
Michael DouglasGUEST
We worked together a lot of hours.
Michael DouglasGUEST
I was in Spain, and he was in L.A., And he has weird hours.
Blanca Michael WardNARRATOR
We continue with The New York Times bestsellers in combined print and e-book nonfiction.
Blanca Michael WardNARRATOR
In first place, new this week, One Hell of a Ride by Michael Douglas with Shane Salerno and Michael Fleming Jr.
Blanca Michael WardNARRATOR
The Hollywood icon shares stories about his career and relationships.
Blanca Michael WardNARRATOR
In second place, new this week, Blockers by Michael Lewis.
Joe RoganHOST
Oof.
Michael DouglasGUEST
So, um, this one guy, though, Shane Salerno, who I worked with on it, who was a screenwriter, and he'd done an adaption of a, of a, a script for me a long time ago, and I didn't, hardly remembered him.
Michael DouglasGUEST
And, uh, but he started sending me these notes, sort of like a coach, you know? Just these little notes.
Michael DouglasGUEST
"You can kick it.
James PattersonHOST
At your last resort, you go to this, this guy on the West Coast.
T.J. NewmanGUEST
My last resort wa- you know, I, my 42nd submission was to Shane Salerno of The Story Factory.
James PattersonHOST
Mm-hmm.
T.J. NewmanGUEST
And it was...
Deborah Goodrich RoyceHOST
So talk a little bit about this.
Don WinslowGUEST
Um, Jean and I were in Laguna Beach, uh, California, a number of years ago with a, a lawyer friend of ours and his family, including a, an infant.
Don WinslowGUEST
And we were ...
Don WinslowGUEST
Do you remember this? It was Sherm Spitz.
speaker_2HOST
And the production team behind the movie reflects that weight.
speaker_2HOST
You have Sherry Crichton, James Patterson himself, and Shane Salerno.
speaker_2HOST
Along with the story factory all attached to produce.
speaker_1HOST
It's a powerhouse assembly.
Michael DouglasGUEST
...
Michael DouglasGUEST
but to finish this off, so all that happened, then back when I had the cancer, there was a guy named Shane Salerno who-
Will ArnettHOST
Sure
Michael DouglasGUEST
... had done a rewrite for me really early on.