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Lessons From the Golden Corral: An Exclusive Excerpt From the New Book by Roy Wood Jr.

In his upcoming book "The Man of Many Fathers," comedian Roy Wood Jr. explains how a stint at a family style restaurant turned into a buffet of life lessons.

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Oct 27, 2025
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Excerpted from the book THE MAN OF MANY FATHERS: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir by Roy Wood Jr. Copyright © 2025 by Roy Wood Jr. Reprinted with permission of Penguin Random House and Roy Wood Jr. All rights reserved.

I’ve had a lot of jobs in my life, but serving at Golden Corral was the most important job I’ve ever had.

In the wake of my legal troubl…

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