An unauthorized biography of Keith Urban is due in Australian bookstores next month. 'Fortunate Son: The Unlikely Rise of Keith Urban,' written by Jeff Apter, will cover the Aussie country crooner's childhood through his rise to international superstardom."The first biography of this movie-star-handsome country hero tells the unlikely story of how Urban followed and eventually fulfilled his dream of selling country music back to the Americans, the people who created it in the first place," reads the book description on the Random House Australia website.
The book also gives the story of how Urban met wife Nicole Kidman at an event in Los Angeles celebrating Australians.
"On paper they were one odd couple: with his three-day growth, shaggy hair and slight stoop, Urban looked as if he'd just wandered in from the direction of an all-nighter at the Gympie Muster," reads a book excerpt printed in The Sydney Daily Telegraph. "The frail, pale, ice-cool Kidman -- a well-educated, urbane woman raised on Sydney's north shore -- looked so fragile that you feared she might snap at any minute. Meanwhile, Kidman's ex-husband [Tom Cruise] had been jumping up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch, shouting the name of his new love, Katie Holmes, like a mantra and talking up the 'wonders' of Scientology, all the while taking the air out of his stalled Hollywood career. It was as if Urban and Cruise came from different planets."
The book goes on to detail the "Kurbans" romance and the birth of their daughter, Sunday Rose. It is due in Australian bookstores on January 5, but there's no word yet on a release in the United States.






Reader Comments(1 of 2)
Juliannaat 12-30-2008
They are a lovely couple! Not mismatched at all.
stitchat 1-01-2009
I have to agree miss ice queen has turned out to be very good for the Aussie Hottie! If my life had been different Keith and I would have run in similar circles and I think we ... well lets just say even though I too am happily married Keith is on my "list" and I am so jealous of Nicole, I wanted to have Keith's baby.
chuckat 1-01-2009
WHO GIVES A CRAP ABOUT THESE PEOPLE!!!!!
bethh1305at 1-01-2009
Chuck..if you want to know WHO gives a crap - why did you click on the link then, hmmmmm??????
I think Kieth and Nicole are much better matched then she was with Mr. Couch Jumper.
jbjg24mat 1-02-2009
DON'T CARE FOR HIS MUSIC!!
MARCat 1-02-2009
THEN DON'T LISTEN TO IT. AND STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS!! ITS ANNOYING!!
ernielondonderryat 1-02-2009
other than his more than common country scruff hair and beard,the mocking which was suppossed to be in this story was nil. Lot of noise, like his music, nothing against this guy, but he is in a decline and this so called "tell all" is giving him some juice. I guess. Another story about Tom Cruise jumping up and down on the furniture, which wasn't very telling about him then and isn't now. I don't watch Tom Cruise but he is REALLY normal , I don't get the fixation about him jumping around.
Sexy Mamaat 1-02-2009
Tom Cruise is normal??? Yeah, it's totally normal to be part of a "religion" that was founded by a science fiction writer.
What's Up Tamiat 1-02-2009
Congrats for both of them, They are so different that they bring out the best in eachother. Their woooing was nice and silent and respcectful. Unlike, Mr. (HAS BEEN) Tom Cruise. He has to have hype to keep his name in lights. Shot I am a huge fan of Keith and was shocked but really hope they are on of Hollywoods couples that last... is really hope they make it b/c Tom Cruise and Katie won't be together much longer in my opinion... That was a shame of shames....
Janetat 1-02-2009
Well for me, Tom's jumping up and down on the couch was a whole story of how far he has dropped and that I think there is something very wrong, mentally, with him. Perhaps about to have a nervous breakdown....but he is NOT normal in any sense of the word. No more then Michael Jackson is normal.
jkrabit28at 1-02-2009
they are one very strange couple..who marries somebody that is in desperate need of rehab ?
ernielondonderryat 1-02-2009
they all make fun of Tom being a whacko, but he's a clean living, kind of a upbeat type, I think it's crazy for him to take up these matcho roles but they guy seems normal and clean to me, what you see is what you get,
Christineat 1-02-2009
Tom Cruise seems to me to be a controlling psycho. Keith Urban on the other hand seems much more normal and down to earth. Best of luck to Keith, Nicole, and Sunday Rose!!!!
jbjg24mat 1-02-2009
THINK THAT MARC HAS A PERSONAL PROBLEM WITH PPL TYPING IN CAPS!! I TYPE THE WAY I WANT TO! FREEDOM OF CHOICE!!
fieldsp341at 1-04-2009
I love Keith's music. He is very artistic with his music and can play a mean guitar. He is the only one left I want to see in concert. I love Nicole's movies. She is a beautiful actress. Together they make a lovely couple who have now added a beautiful daughter into their lives. I wish them much happiness in all they do together as a family. As for Keith being on his way out, no way! He is still drawing sold out concerts and from what I am told gives the audience more than what they paid for in entertaining. I look forward to reading this book if it ever is released here in the states.