Liza Minnelli on mom Judy Garland, four marriages & surviving “Life or Death” addiction

Liza Minnelli reflects on an extraordinary life shaped by Hollywood royalty, heartbreak and resilience as she approaches her 80th birthday, from growing up as the only daughter of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli — where “your next-door neighbor is Humphrey Bogart, but it seems normal” — to becoming an EGOT-winning legend in her own right. Ahead of her new memoir ‘Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!’ Liza opens up about her relationship with her mother, her whirlwind marriages, and the mayhem that followed her meteoric rise after ‘Cabaret.’ Having endured booze, pills, financial turmoil and multiple trips to rehab, she speaks with hard-earned honesty about addiction and survival, sharing the mantra that carried her through: “If I can laugh, I can get through anything.”