t the Village
band after hours. He picked up on the
fun of singing and dancing from his
mom.
"I've always known I wanted to be
a musician," says Hawthorne, who
fashions his style after the 1960s-1970s
hits of stars like Smokey Robinson and
Curtis Mayfield. "I played bass guitar,
drums and a little piano, but I never
had any plans to be a singer.
"I played in bands when I was at
Huron High School and the University
of Michigan, where I studied computer
science and graphic design.
"I've always had a hand in writing
songs for the bands I've been in. I was a
friend of [heavy metal rock musician]
Andrew W. K., and I remember writing
songs with him in middle school. We
grew up in the same neighborhood."
When Hawthorne writes his songs,
he mixes personal experiences with
fabricated old soul.
"I rarely sit down and try to write
he says. "Songs can come to me at the
strangest times — when I'm driving or
shopping at a grocery store — and they
seem like they're beamed out of the
sky and into my head. As soon as I get
a song in my head, I stop whatever I'm
doing and write it down or call home
and sing it to myself on voicemail.
"On the new album, the majority of
songs have been about relationships
and women. That's really new for me,
but it seems to be natural for the con-
cept of the album."
Hawthorne, who is single, is very
excited about returning home with a
live band as part of his first tour, which
transports him by bus. Although the
album is not released, the songs from
it are available through iTunes.
Hawthorne's good memories of Ann
Arbor include experiences linked to
his bar mitzvah at Temple Beth Emeth.
"I'm a big food guy, and I always
like the way my mom makes brisket
in a traditional Jewish way',' says the
brother of two younger sisters, Rebecca
and Kelly. "I like to try new recipes
when I cook or go to restaurants, but
there's always something special about
gefilte fish." ❑
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"I didn't have a fax machine to
receive the lines, and I was only sleep-
ing four hours a night because of the
baby,' she recalled. But she immediate-
ly changed her mind when she learned
the director was Spielberg.
Munich — which depicted Mossad
assassins in moral crises — was per-
haps even more controversial than The
Da Vinci Code: "The film was really a
peace offering, and I thought it was
15 years ahead of its time Zurer said.
"It's an existential piece about human
nature, but the media focused on poli-
tics because of current events."
Zurer says the main difference
between acting in films here and
in Israel is the budget; the costlier
American films often allow for more
equipment and takes per scene. One
day, while filming Angels & Demons,
Zurer was startled to discover that
there were four cameras rather than
two, but Howard proved understand-
ing and made sure to enlighten the
actress about technical issues.
In Israel, less money also means the
focus is on intimate stories and family
dramas, rather than effects — which
translate into more roles for women of
every age.
In Hollywood, Zurer acknowledges,
youth and beauty are valued, and
attending to her own appearance
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Pilates to stay in shape and passes up
ordering a hamburger and fries for
soup and a seaweed salad. But she
doesn't intend to go overboard.
"I see myself primarily as a char-
acter actress although I would love
to get other kinds of roles:' she said.
Zurer now considers Los Angeles
her home and intends to pursue
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ing a screenplay she is adapting from
a novel, which Howard has agreed to
read.
"You never know how you're going
to get that really big, juicy parr,' she
explained. "You don't know how it will
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