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July 19 • 2007
The Wedding Planner. He's helmed a
string of PG movies since then and soon
begins shooting the family comedy
Bedtime Stories with Adam Sandler.
"I've always felt a bit — I think I'm
about to make up a word — minori-
tized by my Judaism because I grew
up around so many non-Jewish kids,"
Shankman muses. "But at the center
of all of my work is family, and that is
totally informed by my Jewish back-
ground. What I find myself being drawn
to over and over again is family, and I'm
drawn to it because the well just has no
bottom." 1
Hairspray opens Friday, July 20,
in area theaters.
Ark+,
Hairspray's director-choreographer
Adam Shankman
Pretty Penny
Catching up with
Amanda Bynes
Hairspray's
Penny Pingleton.
Nate Bloom
Special to the Jewish News
Hairspray features a trio of young
and up-and-coming thespians
with Jewish heritage. In addition
to Nikki Blonsky (Tracy Turnblad),
whose father is Jewish, playing her
dreamboat boyfriend is Zac Efron,
20, best known as a star of the hit
TV movie High School Musical; Elle
magazine recently described him
as "a nice Jewish boy." Taking her
turn as Tracy's best friend, Penny
Pingleton, is 21-year-old starlet
Amanda Bynes, whose mother is
Jewish.
The very busy actress spoke
with this reporter a couple of
months ago, just a week after she
celebrated her 21st birthday. She
had just finished filming Sydney
White, a college comedy that is
sort of a retelling of the Snow
White story. It is scheduled to open
this fall.
Earlier this year, Forbes maga-
zine named Bynes one of the 10
most powerful celebrities under
21. Her Sydney White director, Joe
Nussbaum, says that Bynes is a
"natural," smart and genuinely
funny.
Born and raised in Southern
California, Bynes comes from
a middle-class household. Her
father is a retired dentist, and her
mother was the dental practice's
office manager. As a young child,
Bynes did a series of stage musi-
cals. She then landed some roles
and eventually her own show on
Nickelodeon in the late '90s.
In 2002, she made her film
debut in Big Fat Liar, following that
up with a hit WB comedy series
What I Like About You, which ran
2002-2006. She has starred in the
feature film box-office hits What a
Girl Wants and She's the Man.
JN: How are you finding the
transition from teen star to adult
actress?
AB: Everything I do is a transi-
tion because I am growing up. I am
doing roles that are suitable for
me now.
JN: Any career game plan?
AB: I am going to do what works
for me. I want to make people
laugh and to find roles that are
strong female roles — roles that I
find challenging.
JN: Joe Nussbaum tells us that
your parents flew to the Sydney
White set to celebrate your 21st
birthday with you.
AB: They wouldn't miss it for
the world. To have their youngest
turn 21 was a big deal. I have a 33-
year-old brother and a 24-year-old
sister.
JN: Your father is Catholic and
your mother is Jewish? How did
that affect you growing up?
AB: As far as religion, I was
raised both. 1 learned about both
[Judaism and Catholicism]. My
parents said it was up to me to