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Terrence Dashon Howard  Biography

Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor. Having appeared in film and on television since the late 1980s, Howard had his first major role in the 1995 film Mr. Holland’s Opus, which subsequently led to a number of roles in films and high visibility among African-American audiences. Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of well-reviewed television and film roles between 2004 and 2006, among them Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Hustle & Flow, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, and Idlewild.

Career
Howard’s made his big film break in 1995s Mr. Holland’s Opus. He continued being cast in television and movie roles and co-starred as “Greg Sparks” in the late-1990s television series Sparks with James L. Avery, Sr. and Miguel A. Nunez Jr. Howard also appeared in “Best Man” (1999), in Ashanti’s music video for her 2002 single “Foolish” and in Mary J. Blige’s video for “Be Without You”.

In 2005, he received both Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for his role in Hustle & Flow (a role for which he was paid only $12,000).[1] In 2006, Howard was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[2] In 2007, He appeared in the film Pride, playing Jim Ellis, a real-life schoolteacher who founded the first African-American swim team during the 1970s.[3] Howard trained with Ellis for several months in preparation for the role.[3] The same year, he starred in The Hunting Party, a comic thriller in which he played a cameraman in Bosnia opposite Golden Globe Award winner Richard Gere and Jesse Eisenberg; The Brave One, a drama co-starring Academy Award winner Jodie Foster; August Rush, also starring Academy Award winner Robin Williams; and Awake, a thriller with Jessica Alba and Golden Globe Award nominee Hayden Christensen. In 2008, he will co-star in Iron Man, playing Jim Rhodes. “I feel like Sidney Poitier and Jackie Robinson”, he told CraveOnline in regards to his responsibility to successfully portray the character’s integrity as an ethnic superhero.[4] Filming on Iron Man began in the spring of 2007.[3] It has also been announced that Howard will re-team with Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer for a film based on the life of Country Music legend Charley Pride.[3] Howard has stated that he looks for characters that “teach him about himself” when choosing his film roles.[3] Howard has also worked as a film producer, receiving such a credit for the film Pride. Howard is currently the host of PBS’ award-winning series, Independent Lens.

In 2008 he will make his Broadway debut as Brick in an all-African-American production of Tennessee Williams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen. He will star alongside stage veterans James Earl Jones (Big Daddy), Phylicia Rashad (Big Mama) and Anika Noni Rose (Maggie).
[edit] Personal life
Howard, who lives outside Philadelphia in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania,[1] was married to Lori McCommas for 14 years.[5] The couple has three children: two daughters (Aubrey and Heaven) and a son (Hunter). Howard and his wife divorced in 2003 and remarried again in 2005, but have since separated. Press reports have since noted that Howard is “trying to reunite” with his wife, and that he has stated that he is “chasing after” her.[3] His wife is a Jehovah’s Witness,[6] a faith within which she is raising their children. In an interview with NPR, he explains his desire to convert to the Witnesses. He is a self-taught guitarist and pianist.[3] Howard has described physics as his “main love” and has expressed interest in completing his education and obtaining a doctorate.[3]
[edit] Music
Although Howard was not a music artist, he performed in several tracks for Hustle and Flow. The song “It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp” was written by Three 6 Mafia and produced by DJ Paul. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 78th Annual Academy Awards, and it is also available in a version by Three 6 Mafia. The songs “Hustle And Flow (It Ain’t Over)” and “Whoop That Trick”, were composed by Al Kapone. All three tracks were performed by Terrence Howard, and they can be heard in the Hustle & Flow Soundtrack. As of March 2007, Howard is working on his first album, having already recorded the first track, collaborating with singer Chris Brown.[3] Howard has described the album, containing Spanish guitar and R&B and scheduled for a fall 2007 release, as “urban country”.[3]

 Awards
2000: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (The Best Man)
2002: Black Reel Award, Network/Cable-Best Supporting Actor (Boycott)
2005: Black Movie Award, Best Actor (Hustle & Flow)
2005: Los Angeles Film Critics Association, New Generation Award
2006: NAACP Image Awards, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Crash)

 Nominations
2000: Black Reel Award, Best Supporting Actor (Film) (The Best Man)
2005: Black Movie Award, Best Supporting Actor (Crash)
2005: Critic’s Choice Awards, Best Actor (Hustle & Flow)
2005: Critic’s Choice Awards, Best Ensemble (Crash)
2005: Golden Globe Award, Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Hustle & Flow)
2006: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Hustle & Flow)
2006: Academy Award, Best Actor (Hustle & Flow)
2008: NAACP Image Award, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (Pride)

Terrence DaShon Howard Biography:
Though Terrence Howard’s great grandmother Minnie Gentry was a successful New York stage actress, Howard didn’t venture onto the screen himself until the age of twenty. Raised in a multiracial Jehovah’s Witness household, the young man studied chemical engineering at Pratt Institute before being discovered on the street in New York. This quickly led to appearances on such television shows as Coach, Street Legal, Living Single, and Picket Fences. His breakout role in 1995’s Mr. Holland’s Opus helped pave the way for Howard’s film career, as did his critically acclaimed performance as Cowboy in the Hughes brothers film Dead Presidents. By the time he took the role of Quentin in 1999’s The Best Man, Howard had established a reputation as an actor of both skill and integrity, respected by the film industry as well as the black community. The new millennium finally brought Howard the kind of work that not only showcased his talent but made him a well-known name. His role in the controversial Paul Haggis film Crash, as well as his work in the John Singleton’s Four Brothers brought him to the attention of both mainstream audiences and critics. He also attracted the spotlight on the small screen around this time with parts in the acclaimed TV films Their Eyes Were Watching God with Halle Berry, and Lackawanna Blues with S. Epatha Merkerson. This set the stage for his career-making performance as a pimp desperate to create a new life for himself as a musician in Hustle & Flow, for which he earned an Oscar nomination. Never one to rest for long, Howard soon moved on to take a role in 50 Cent’s semi-autobiographical Get Rich or Die Tryin’, as well as the musical Idlewild. Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide.