your life FAMILY
Hurwitz with
Samson, 7,
Charlie, 6,
and Julius, 1.
Best Dad on the
Dance Floor
Andy Blackman Hurwitz is a founding
father of Baby Loves Disco—the
nationwide dance party for toddlers
and their parents. Against all odds,
BLD manages to successfully unite a
dance floor and deejays spinning ’80s
tunes with stu ed animals, bubble
machines, and diaper-changing
stations. But that’s not all. The
Narberth, Pennsylvania, dad’s also
produced three kid albums that
spread his love of music to the
younger generation: Baby Loves
Salsa, Baby Loves Hip Hop, and
Baby Loves Jazz. We just want to
get our hands on his iPod playlist.
DAD THE BUILDER This father
doesn’t just look good, he
does good! A poster pop for
blended families, Brad Pitt
is at the forefront of the
Make It Right Foundation,
building green, sustainable,
a ordable housing for
families in post–Hurricane
Katrina New Orleans.
Pitt with
4-year-old
Zahara.
DADS WITH THE
WRITE IDEA
These fave writers both have
brand-new books about
fatherhood. Their accounts may
not be classified as “parenting
guides,” but any dad will be able
to relate to their experiences.
Sam Apple
Author of American Parent. Father of
Isaac, 2, and Nina and Lila, 5 months.
Michael Lewis
Author of Home Game. Father of
Quinn, 9, Dixie, 7, and Walker, 2.
No room for
a car seat on
this dad’s ride!
DAREDEVIL DAD
Tony Hawk is the type who throws himself o a
ramp to complete gravity-defying stunts before
picking up his youngest at day care (he has four
kids ranging in age from 1 to 16). But what really
bumps up this San Diego thrasher’s cool factor is
how he spreads his passion for the sport by raising
funds for public skate parks in low-income areas
through the Tony Hawk Foundation. The program
gives kids a safe place to practice the sport while
building their self-esteem and confidence.
DNA DETEC TIVE DAD
When biotechnologist and medical doctor Hugh Rienho ’s
daughter, Beatrice, 5, was diagnosed with a mysterious and
potentially fatal genetic disorder, Dr. Rienho (below with Beatrice)
decided to sequence her DNA himself to find out exactly what
was wrong. Now he spends all his free time in his San Francisco
attic lab, sifting through Beatrice’s genetic code in an
attempt to help find an answer that will save
her life—and maybe others’ as well.
