The true story of a charming Algerian con-man whose friendship with a disabled French aristocrat inspired the record-breaking hit movie The Intouchables ( the American remake, called The Upside , starting Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston coming March 2018). Previously published as You Changed My Life: A Memoir. Sellou's fictional reincarnation, played to critical acclaim by up-and-coming French comedian Omar Sy in the movie Les Intouchables , and now by comedian and movie star Kevin Hart as Dell, captured the hearts of millions with his edgy charm. In The Upside , written with the help of author Caroline Andrieu, Sellou shows us the real man behind Kevin Hart's smiling face. The book takes us from his childhood spent stealing candy from the local grocery store, to his career as a pickpocket and scam artist, to his unexpected employment as a companion for a quadriplegic. Sellou's idiosyncratic and candidly charming voice is magnificently captured in this memoir, a fact to which Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (played in the American version by Bryan Cranston as Phillip) testifies in his touching preface. And though his story is often serious, he narrates with a brevity and humor that strike at the essence of his character. Sellou has never before divulged the details of his past, even to his closest friend, Philippe Pozzo di Borgo.

In many interviews and documentaries, he has evaded or shrugged off the question of his childhood and his stay in prison, until now. And he tells his story with a stunning amount of talent, with humor, style, and-though he denies that he has any-humility.