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Says. "I was able to do a lot in the
field while I was at Michigan."
Between high school and college,
however, Baron managed to take a
little time off to travel to Israel. "I
was in Israel for nine months, living
on a kibbutz and going to yeshiva,"
says Baron.
"It was interesting going to oppo-
site ends of the Israel polarity —
from the socialist kibbutz to the
Orthodox yeshiva. I am grateful for
the experience."
Baron's big break came after grad-
am working on a
Bob the dog and
uating from U-M, while he was
script
now at
Michael
Clarke
attending graduate school at New
Duncan
try
to
DreamWorks
called
York University. "I did a film that
reach an under-
Shotgun Wedding," he
ended up winning "most popular
standing in the
says. "It's about a
film" in a festival," he recalls.
film
"See
Spot
police officer who has
"I won a Warner Fellowship,
trouble committing
Run,"
which
also
vvhich provided post-production
features
Paul
to marriage. I am also
grants and a job working on
workinc,
Sorvino
and
on a TV
Goodfellas. My responsibilities
pilot
for
Touchstone
David
Arquette.
included holding the elevator door
Pictures, about a vet-
open for Robert De Niro, getting
erinarian
who works
De Niro osso bucco (braised veal
in a small town near Manhattan."
shanks in white wine) from Little Italy
Another pending project, Baron
in New York, and getting sausage for
says,
involves Goldie Hawn. "We met
Lorraine Bracco in New Jersey.
with
some
people the other day from
"We shot all around Brooklyn,
Goldie's production company about
Manhattan and New Jersey and every-
developing a movie for her daughter,
one enjoyed working with (director
Kate Hudson," Baron says. "The
Martin) Scorsese, so it was a very posi-
meeting
was at Goldie's house,
tive feeling on the set."
although
she wasn't home at the time.
Winning that award meant Baron's
I
should
know
something for sure in a
film, a western called Hang Em Really
couple
of
weeks."
High, Real Soon, played in Los
In the fall, Baron will be back in
Angeles. "That enabled it to be seen
Ann Arbor to teach a screenwriting
by a lot of influential people in L.A.
class at U-M.
— and that opened a lot of doors,"
"I will be a guest lecturer for the
notes Baron, who co-wrote it with
whole semester," he says. "It will be a
Faber.
regular scheduled class for U-M stu-
One of those doors led to writing
dents,
and it's going to be fun for me
the sequel to The Birdcage, starring
to be back there again."
Nathan Lane. "But because of a big
With his hectic schedule, Baron,
transition at the studio, the project is
who is engaged, says he doesn't have
put on hold," says Baron. "Hopefully
much spare time at this point in his
it will get made eventually."
life. However, he is getting ready to
Baron's parents, Evelyn and Eugene
host one of his famous Passover seders.
Baron of Oak Park, are pleased that
"Every year I have about 50 people
his road to Tinseltown was a relatively
at
my seder," says Baron, who along
easy one.
with his fiancee, takes classes at the
"Many screenwriters struggle for a
University of Judaism in Los Angeles.
while before they are successful, but
"It's an event we all look forward to."
fortunately Danny found work in
As for his ultimate dream, Baron
Hollywood even before he finished
says he would like to direct. "I direct-
graduate school," says Evelyn Baron, a
ed while I was in school, but never
clinical social worker at Counseling
professionally,"
he says. "But of course,
Associates in Southfield.
whatever happens, I don't want to give
Eugene Baron is a semi-retired
up screenwriting. I really enjoy what I
optometrist who works part time at
am doing." ❑
Co-Op optical. "With the scripts that
Danny has sold, it's,wonderful to
know that he has security now, and for
us, it's thrilling to see his name on the
See Spot Run, rated PG, is at local
screen," he adds.
theaters.
Danny Baron couldn't be busier. "I

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