European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday april 52007 stars and stripes Page 21 faces Howard wears Many hats by Sandy Cohen the associated press los Angeles Terrence Howard is More than a leading Man he cemented that status with an Academy award nomination last year for his performance As a in Hustle mow he takes the Lead again in Pride which opened March 23 in the states but his big screen work represents Only one of his passions Howard 38 is also a producer Honing his skills behind the Cam Era with a credit on Pride Hes a musician currently at work on his debut album he stud ies physics for fun and Hes a father of three trying to reunite with his wife whom he has married he also has a newfound Community awareness thanks to Jim kills the real life schoolteacher he portrays in Pride Ellis founded the first Allback swim team in Philadelphia in the 1970s and 33 years later Hes still coaching at the same intercity Pool of the time you feel like youre responsible to yourself and your family said Howard but As part of the human race what one of us does everyone does i feel like in a lot More conscious of my responsibility now Howard trained with f11is for months to learn his character he was so personally moved by the Man that he was inspired to look within and question whether he has been a Good son to the Community How much have i Given Back in not sure Howard wondered aloud Ive been working at that Howard transformed himself into the coach Dur ing filming said Pride director Sunu Gonera when Terrence got on the set he was Jim Ellis to the kids he said he was a Leader to them and they responded right away the actor said he seeks out characters that teach him about himself if s like How do i relate to this Guyana How can he help me in my life Mak ing the choices i need to make when it comes to his career the choices Are More varied and More difficult since Bis Oscar nominated performance scripts pour in but Howard feels More pressure to perform both at the Box office and at his Craft when one actor does something other actors have to measure up to that bar he says so with what Oscar Winner Forest Whitaker is doing what everyone is doing if s like of god now Well never be Able to rest not that Hes been resting besides Pride Howard has leading roles in two other films due this year the Brave one with Jodie Fos Ter and Spring break in Bosnia with Richard Gere he has also finished August Rush a drama with Robin Williams and awake a thriller with Jessica Alba just this month he started filming the Speciale Fec Sladen comic Book adventure Iron Man and his work Doest Stop there the self taught guitarist and pianist recorded the first track for his future album recently he was so excited with the results that he wait to share them with a visitor want to hear a song we just recorded i was in the Stu Dio last night he said As he pressed play on the cd player in front of him Howard bobbed Bis head to the Rock infused Groove which features his vocal and guitar playing skills Gram my nominated Singer Chris Brown was an unexpected Collaborator on the track that s one of the Beautiful things about this business Howard said in just recording my song then All of the sudden Chris Brown comes in Howard Hopes to release the single Over the summer and the full album a mix of Spanish guitar and that he Calls Urban country in the fall hell mix music arid movies again next year when he reunites with Hustle director Craig Brewer on a biopic of country crooner Charley Pride Howard also dreams of one Day playing Bob Marley on the big screen but deep Down he really wanted to be a science teacher my main love is still physics he said i go Back to school and get my doctorate in it when prompted he effortlessly explains wave particle theory and the Law of entanglement but it might be awhile before he can return to school Howard is booked up solid for the foreseeable future free time is spent with his children Aubrey 13 Hunter 11 and heavenly 9 and trying to reconcile with wife Lori from whom Hes separated in still chasing after trying to regroup with my wife he said in always campaigning for that Terrence Howard takes the Lead in Pride Howard por trays Jim Ellis the Reaf sife schoolteacher who founded the first Allback swim team in Philadelphia in the 1970s Richards spokesman Richards didst snort dad Keith Richards was joking when he claimed to have snorted his fathers ashes along with cocaine a spokes Man said wednesday it was an offt Decuff remark a joke and it is not True file under april fools joke said Bernard Doherty of old communications which represents the rolling stones Doherty declined to say any More about Why Richards made the state ment in an interview with me a pop music Magazine the strangest thing Ive tried to snort my father i snorted my father the 63yearold guitarist was quoted As saying he was cremated and i resist grinding him up with a Little bit of blow my dad have cared it went Down pretty Well and in still alive Richards father Bert died in 2002 at 84 Richards one of rocks legendary wild men went on to say that his survival was the result of Luck and advised Young musicians against trying to emulate him scary spice gives birth to baby girl former spice girl Melanie Brown has Given birth to a daughter in California her publicist said the baby who weighs 5 pounds 4 ounces was born just after Midnight tuesday at St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica said Nadine Bibi in an email baby is completely healthy with a Good head of ban Mother and baby Are now resting the statement said no name has been decided on As yet and she is purely known As baby Brown Brown has said a Boyfriend Eddie Murphy is the father the 46yearold dream Iris Star has said Hes not sure Brown has said theres absolutely no question that Eddie is the father the 31yearold Brown known As scary spice when she was in the megabit group of the 90s has an 8yearold daughter Phoenix Chi from her marriage to Jimmy Gulzar Gulzar married Brown in 1998 after he had performed on a spice girls tour their 15month marriage ended in divorce in 2000 Murphys wife Nicole filed for divorce in 2005 citing irreconcilable differences the couple were married in 1993 and have five children Brown Halle gets her Hollywood Star Halle Berry has an emmy a Golden Globe and an Oscar now she has a Star on the Hollywood walk of Fame a tear eyed Berry received the 2333rd walk of Fame Star in a ceremony tuesday in front of the Kodak the atre i am so emotional As soon As i saw the crowds of peo ple and friends Here i started to cry she said Berry won me Best actress Academy award in 2001 for her role alongside Billy Bob Thornton in monsters Ball she won an emmy and a Golden Globe for her title role in introducing Dorothy Dandridge Berry 40 costars with Bruce Willis in the upcoming film perfect stranger which opens april 13 in the us stories and photos from wire reports
