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and living in Taiwan for three
months," she says. "I did commer-
cials for gym shoes and computers.
They taught me Chinese and I did
the voice-overs in Chinese. It was an
amazing experience."
Upon her return to the United
States, acting jobs came her way. Her
television appearances include You
Wrote It/You Watch It on MTV and A
Place For Kids on ABC. Her movie
credits include Hit and Runway,
April V and Shalom, where she
played the lead. "It was about a girl
who meets a guy in a synagogue —
and I loved the fact that it had a
Jewish theme," she says.
Her father, Richard Lustig, says he
is very proud of Marni, especially
since she did it all on her own. She
managed to support herself and work
her way up without any help," says
the Temple Israel member, a defense
lawyer in Birmingham. We are all
very excited about her success."
Not taking anything for granted,
Lustig is reading scripts, auditioning
for parts and enjoying the limelight. "I
think the best part of what is happen-
ing to me," she says, "is that when I
go on auditions, casting people already
know who I am." Fl

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the freeway, her car stopped. Billy stops
to help, but, not trusting his motives,
she shoos him away. He tells her he
knows about cars (which he doesn't)
and fixes hers (dumb luck). Jane even-
tually takes up his offer to see him in a
game, have dinner and more. But she
has misgivings — "I'm not a groupie"
— and almost misses the date.
Their story becomes compelling —
both of them have learned from tough
lessons that have made them stronger
— but both characters are given awk-
ward, sometimes corny, lines that ulti-
mately weaken the fabric of the film.
Costner, and his performarice, are best
at the ballpark. Out of the ballpark,
he gets lines like these:
Do you believe in God," Jane asks
Billy in his Aspen home, fireplace going.
"Yes," he says blandly. End of scene.
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Florida apartment, and a scantily clad
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"Several designers sent me clothes
to wear, including Dolce and
Gabbana, but I chose a Betsy Johnson
purple sequined dress. It was so much
fun, and the press showed up to cover
the event," she adds.
For Lustig, who attended Brookside
Elementary and Andover High
schools, being an actress has been a
lifelong dream. "I wanted to sing and
be in musicals for as long as I can
remember," she notes. "It was in my
blood."
At Andover, she performed in
school plays, and during the summers
she attended Stage Door Manor, a
drama camp located in upstate New
York. "We put on different plays and
traveled around the Catskills," she
recalls. "We put on cabaret shows, and
I also played the lead in a production
of My Fair Lady.
While at Stage Door, Lustig was
spotted by a talent agent and became a
client. "I flew back and forth during
the school year to audition," says
Lustig, "and then, when I was 16 and
17, I spent the summer in. New York
at Circle in the Square," a renowned
Manhattan theater.
She also appeared in commercials
for Sony and for Always brand panty
liners. "My friends all ribbed me
about the Always ad whenever they
saw it on TV," she laughs.
After high school graduation,
Lustig entered Sarah Law,rence
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years to become a Ford model.
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