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Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard - Monte-Carlo.jpg
Howard at the 2015 Monte-Carlo Television Festival.

Born
Terrence Dashon Howard
(1969-03-11) March 11, 1969 (age 49)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation Actor, singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active 1992–present
Spouse(s)
Lori McCommas
(m. 1994; div. 2003)


Lori McCommas
(m. 2005; div. 2007)


Michelle Ghent
(m. 2010; div. 2013)


Mira Pak
(m. 2013)

Children 5

Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor and singer. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland's Opus, Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Hustle & Flow. Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies including Winnie, Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Idlewild, August Rush, The Brave One and Prisoners. Howard played James Rhodes in the first Iron Man and its video game adaptation, but he was replaced by Don Cheadle for the future films. He currently stars as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the television series Empire. His debut album, Shine Through It, was released in September 2008.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


    • 3.1 Terryology


    • 3.2 Domestic violence incidents




  • 4 Filmography


    • 4.1 Film


    • 4.2 TV movies


    • 4.3 Television


    • 4.4 Video games


    • 4.5 Music videos




  • 5 Discography


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early life


Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 11, 1969, to Tyrone and Anita (née Hawkins) Howard. He is the great-grandson of stage actress Minnie Gentry. Both of Howard's parents were biracial, with African and Anglo ancestry.[1] Howard was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and experienced a rocky childhood, enduring disciplinary beatings from his physically abusive father, and even witnessing his father stabbing another man when he was just 2 years old in the Santa Line Slaying. The killing resulted in his father spending 11 months in jail for manslaughter. Howard's parents divorced upon his father's release. He was then raised by his great-grandmother, who died shortly after Howard appeared in Iron Man as Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Tony Stark/Iron Man's best friend.



Career




Howard in May 2007


Howard first entered the entertainment world when he portrayed Jackie Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream, an ABC miniseries. Three years later, he made his big film break in 1995's Mr. Holland's Opus. He continued being cast in television and movie roles and co-starred as Greg Sparks in the late-1990s short-lived television series Sparks, with James L. Avery, Sr. and Miguel A. Nunez Jr. Howard also appeared in The Best Man in 1999, in Ashanti's music video for her 2002 single "Foolish", and in Mary J. Blige's video for "Be Without You". Howard made an appearance on the TV series Family Matters.


Howard has stated that he looks for characters that "teach him about himself" when choosing his film roles.[2]
For the 2005 film Hustle & Flow, Howard portrayed an aspiring rapper, and performed all the tracks character's tracks himself, including "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 78th Academy Awards. Howard has also worked as a film producer, receiving such a credit for the 2007 film Pride. In 2008, Howard hosted the PBS series Independent Lens.


Howard was contracted to play Colonel Rhodes in the 2008 film Iron Man. Howard was signed on before any of the other major actors and ended up being the highest paid actor in the film. He was replaced by actor Don Cheadle in the film's sequels; Entertainment Weekly reported that Howard was offered a 50 to 80 percent pay cut for Iron Man 2, though stated it was unclear whether Howard turned down the role or whether Marvel withdrew their offer.[3][4]


Howard released his debut adult alternative album, Shine Through It, in 2008 on Columbia/SME Records. He described the album as urban country and either wrote or co-wrote all the tracks on it.[5][6]


In 2008, he made his Broadway debut, playing Brick in an all-African-American production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen. During rehearsals he allegedly attacked and seriously injured musical composer Tex Allen (brother of the director), who said he suffered multiple injuries as a result of being punched multiple times in the head and face. In October 2008, Allen filed a $5 million lawsuit against Howard.[7]


In 2010, Howard joined the cast of the Law & Order: Los Angeles, playing the character Deputy District Attorney Joe Dekker. He alternated shows with Alfred Molina, who portrayed Deputy District Attorney Ricardo Morales.[8] The series was cancelled after one season. In 2011, Howard played Nelson Mandela in the film Winnie Mandela.


Since 2015, Howard has starred on the television series Empire, playing Lucious Lyon, a hip-hop mogul who discovers he is dying and must ensure the survival of his music empire. He also appeared in the television series Wayward Pines portraying Sheriff Arnold Pope, a main character in the first season in 2015 and a guest character in the second and final season.[9]



Personal life


Howard lives outside Philadelphia in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.[10] He has been married four times to three women, and has five children and two grandchildren.[11]


Howard married his first wife, Lori McCommas, in 1994.[12] They had three children together: daughters Aubrey and Heaven, and son Hunter. Through Aubrey, Howard has two grandchildren, a granddaughter born in December 2012 and a grandson (Adrian) born in February 2015.[13] Howard and McCommas divorce filed in 2000 and finalized in 2003, but remarried in 2005.[14] They subsequently filed for divorce a year later and finalized for a second time in 2007.[2][15] McCommas was born Jewish but was raising their children as Jehovah's Witnesses.[16]


Howard married his second wife, commercial production employee Michelle Ghent. Ghent filed for divorce in February 2011.[17] Ghent filed for a restraining order in December 2011, accusing Howard of being physically abusive toward her. Their divorce was finalized in May 2013.[18]


Howard wed his third wife, model and restaurateur Mira Pak, in late 2013.[19] They have two sons, Qirin Love (born May 7, 2015) and Hero (born July 15, 2016).[20]


Though he did not complete his engineering degree, Howard thinks of himself as an engineer and intends to return one day to complete the "three credits"[21] of which he is currently short.[10][22][23][24] Howard's account of his educational history has not been confirmed; Pratt Institute, which he says he attended, closed its engineering degree program in 1993.[25] On February 26, 2013, Howard said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he had earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from South Carolina State University that year. He was awarded an honorary "Doctorate of Humane Letters" from SCSU after speaking at its commencement ceremony in 2012. However, he never attended the university[23] and in fact the university is not empowered to confer doctorates in chemical engineering.[26]


In 2010, Howard was inducted as an honorary member into Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.[27]



Terryology


In a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, Howard explained that he had formulated his own language of logic, which he called Terryology, and which he was keeping secret until he had patented it. This logic language would be used to prove his contention that "1 x 1 = 2".[28]


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"How can it equal one?" he said. "If one times one equals one that means that two is of no value because one times itself has no effect. One times one equals two because the square root of four is two, so what's the square root of two? Should be one, but we're told it's two, and that cannot be."[28]


Howard blames his leaving Pratt over disagreements with a professor regarding this hypothesis. He also stated that he spends many hours a day constructing models of plastic and wire that he patented and claims to confirm his belief.[28]


In 2017, Howard published his proof of his claim that "1 x 1 = 2" on his Twitter account.[29] It was heavily criticized by his followers, due to containing multiple logical errors and faulty reasoning.



Domestic violence incidents


In February 2009, it was reported on The Smoking Gun that Howard was arrested in 2001 for a variety of charges related to a violent attack on his estranged first wife, including simple assault, terrorist threats, harassment and stalking. According to police reports, he arrived at her house after an argument on the phone, forced entry into her home by breaking in doors, and chased her into the backyard where he punched her twice in the face with a closed fist. The violent attack ended when Howard's brother stepped in. In 2002, he pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace.[30]


According to The Smoking Gun, Howard was also arrested for assaulting a Continental Airlines flight attendant after refusing her request to return to his seat because the seat belt sign was on.[31]


On December 5, 2011, a judge granted Howard's then-wife Michelle Ghent a restraining order based on her claims that Howard had caused her physical injuries that required medical attention, once broke her computer in half, repeatedly threatened her, and stalked her by telephone and on the Internet.[32]


In August 2013, Ghent obtained a second restraining order against him after showing up in court with a black eye she says he gave her.[33] Howard initially denied hitting her but, later, admitted in court to a "mutual" physical altercation, which he claimed included being pepper sprayed by Ghent.[34]


In a September 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, Howard admitted to hitting his first wife in 2001 saying, "she was talking to me real strong, and I lost my mind and slapped her in front of the kids."[35]



Filmography



Film

















































































































































































































































































































































































Year
Title
Role
Other notes
1992

The Jacksons: An American Dream
Adult Jackie Jackson

1993

Who's the Man?
Customer

1995

Lotto Land
Warren

1995

Dead Presidents
Cowboy

1995

Mr. Holland's Opus
Louis Russ

1996

Sunset Park
Spaceman

1996

Johns
Jimmy the Warlock

1997

Double Tap
Ulysses

1998

Butter
Dexter Banks

1998

Spark
Byron

1998

The Players Club
K.C.

1999

Valerie Flake
Hitchhiker

1999

Best Laid Plans
Jimmy

1999

The Best Man
Quentin Spivey

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
2000

Big Momma's House
Lester Vesco

2000

Love Beat the Hell Outta Me
Chris

2000
"Muhammad Ali - King of the World"
Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali



2001

Investigating Sex
Lorenz

2001

Angel Eyes
Robby

2001

Glitter
Timothy Walker

2002

Hart's War
Lt. Lincoln A. Scott

2003

Love Chronicles
T-Roy

2003

Biker Boyz
Chu Chu

2004

Crash
Cameron Thayer

Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Florida Film Critics Circle Pauline Kael Breakout Award
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actor
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
2004

Ray
Gossie McKee
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2005

The Salon
Patrick

2005

Hustle & Flow
Djay

Austin Film Critics Association Award for Breakthrough Artist
BET Award for Best Actor
Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated—Gotham Award – Breakthrough Award
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
2005

Four Brothers
Lt. Green
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble
2005

Animal
Darius Allen

2005

Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Bama

2006

Idlewild
Trumpy

2007

Pride
Jim Ellis
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2007

The Hunting Party
Duck (journalist)

2007

The Brave One
Detective Mercer

2007

August Rush
Richard Jeffries (child counselor)

2007

Awake
Dr. Jack Harper

2007

The Perfect Holiday
Mr. Bah Humbug

2008

Iron Man

USAF Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
2008

Phillies World Series Champions DVD
Narrator

2009

Fighting
Harvey Boarden

2009

The Princess and the Frog
James
Voice role
2011

Little Murder
Drag Hammerman

2011

The Ledge
Hollis Lucetti

2011

Winnie Mandela

Nelson Mandela

2012

Red Tails
Col. A.J. Bullard

2012

On The Road
Walter

2012

The Company You Keep
Cornelius

2013

Movie 43
Coach Jackson
Segment "Victory's Glory"
2013

Dead Man Down
Alphonse Hoyt

2013

House of Bodies
Starks

2013

The Butler
Howard

2013

Prisoners
Franklin Birch

2013

The Best Man Holiday
Quentin Spivey

2014

Take Me to the River
As himself

2014

Sabotage
Julius "Sugar" Edmonds

2014

Lullaby
Dr. Crier

2014

St. Vincent
Zucko

2016

Term Life
Sheriff Braydon[36]

2016

Cardboard Boxer
Pope

2019

Gully
Mr. Christmas
Post-production


TV movies



















































Year
Title
Role
Other notes
1992

The Jacksons: An American Dream

Jackie Jackson

1993

Tall Hopes
Chester Harris

1995

The O. J. Simpson Story

Young A.C.

2000

King of the World

Cassius Clay

2001

Boycott

Ralph Abernathy

Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
2005

Their Eyes Were Watching God
Amos Hicks

2005

Lackawanna Blues
Bill Crosby

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor


Television









































































































Year
Title
Role
Notes
1994

Family Matters
John
1 episode
1994

Living Single
Brendan King
1 episode
1994

Coach
Johnny Williams
1 episode
1994

Getting By
Herbert
1 episode
1994

Picket Fences
Malik
2 episodes
1995

New York Undercover
Buster
1 episode
1996–98

Sparks
Greg Sparks
Main role
1998–99

NYPD Blue
A.J. Foreman / Lonnie
2 episodes
2002–03

Soul Food
Benny Jones
2 episodes
2003

Street Time
Lucius Mosley
13 episodes
2010–11

Law & Order: LA

Senior D.D.A. Jonah "Joe" Dekker
Series regular
2011

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Senior D.D.A. Jonah "Joe" Dekker
Episode: "Reparations"
2012

Hawaii Five-0
Billy
Episode: "I Ka Wa Mamua"
2015–present

Empire

Lucious Lyon
Series regular
Won—BET Award for Best Actor
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Drama TV Actor
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain
Nominated—Teen Choice Awards for Choice TV Chemistry
Nominated—People's Choice Awards, Favorite Dramatic TV Actor (2016)
Nominated—People's Choice Awards, Favorite Dramatic TV Actor (2017)
2015–16

Wayward Pines
Sheriff Arnold Pope
Series regular (season 1)
Recurring (season 2)
2017

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
George
Episode: "Real Life"


Video games















Year
Title
Role
Notes
2008

Iron Man

USAF Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes
Voice role


Music videos



































Year
Title
Artist
Length
Album
Notes
2002
"Foolish"

Ashanti
3:47

Ashanti

2005
"Be Without You"

Mary J. Blige
4:07

The Breakthrough

Be Without You
2015
"Ghosttown"

Madonna
5:28

Rebel Heart

Ghosttown


Discography



  • Shine Through It (2008)


References





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  6. ^ "'Shine Through It' Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.


  7. ^ Thomson, Katherine (October 26, 2008). "Terrence Howard Sued For Alleged Beat Down". Huffington Post.


  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 30, 2010). "Terrence Howard To Join 'Law & Order: LA'".


  9. ^ Witowich, Matt Webb (March 3, 2016). "Wayward Pines Season 2 Gets Premiere Date; Terrence Howard Among Encores". TVLine.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.


  10. ^ ab Koltnow, Barry (March 22, 2007). "A star emerges: Terrence Howard is finally in the spotlight". PopMatters. Retrieved March 22, 2007.


  11. ^ "Terrence Howard Reveals His & Wife's Due Date, Welcomes New Grandson". theybf.com.


  12. ^ "Howard Bought Ex-wife Her Dream Home In A Bid To Win Her Back". Contactmusic.com. November 3, 2008.


  13. ^ Sarie. "TERRENCE HOWARD IS A GRANDPA". Black Celebrity Kids. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013.


  14. ^ Newswirl Staff (June 6, 2017). "Lori McCommas; Terrence Howard's X-wife". Newswirl. Retrieved December 9, 2017.


  15. ^ Fiorillo, Victor (August 13, 2013). "Exclusive: Here's Another Woman Butler Star Terrence Howard Punched". Philly. Retrieved January 2, 2015.


  16. ^ Husband, Stuart (May 18, 2008). "Damn right I'm difficult". The Guardian. London. Retrieved May 25, 2010.


  17. ^ Sangweni, Yolanda (February 2, 2011). "Terrence Howard and Michelle Ghent Call It Quits". Essence. Retrieved January 2, 2015.


  18. ^ Takeda, Allison (May 10, 2013). "Terrence Howard Finalizes Divorce From Michelle Ghent After Two Years". Us Weekly. Retrieved January 2, 2015.


  19. ^ Lee, Esther (January 2, 2015). "Terrence Howard's Wife Miranda Is Pregnant! Actor Expecting Fourth Baby". Us Weekly. Retrieved January 2, 2015.


  20. ^ "Terrence Howard & Mira Pak Expecting Second Child — See Her Baby Bump!". Retrieved August 22, 2016.


  21. ^ "Terrence Howard Lies about having a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering on Jimmy Kimmel Live". Retrieved August 22, 2016.


  22. ^ "Terrence Howard Leads The Showtime Marching Band at Homecoming". Archived from the original on August 27, 2009.


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  25. ^ "History". Pratt Institute.


  26. ^ http://www.scsu.edu/academicdepartments/graduateprogram.aspx


  27. ^ "[PHOTO] Actor Terrence Howard at his Phi Beta Sigma induction". Progressive Greek.


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  29. ^ "Twitter proof of the so-called Unbalanced Equation Argument".


  30. ^ "Terrence Howard's Fists Of Fury", The Smoking Gun


  31. ^ "MUG SHOTS: Terrence Howard '00", The Smoking Gun


  32. ^ "Terrence Howard's Nasty Divorce: 11 Disturbing Claims in the Court File". The Daily Beast.


  33. ^ "Oprah Winfrey The Butler Co-Star Terrence Howard Punched Woman In Diner". Philadelphia Magazine.


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  35. ^ "Page 5 of Terrence Howard's Dangerous Mind". Rolling Stone.


  36. ^ Yamato, Jen (April 9, 2014). "Terrence Howard Tapped For 'Term Life'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 25, 2016.




External links










General



  • Terrence Howard on IMDb


  • Terrence Howard at the Internet Broadway Database Edit this at Wikidata

  • Terrence Howard UK music website

  • Artist of the Month: Terrence Howard at Hyena Productions

  • All African-American production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof website


Interviews


  • Terrence Howard interview by Adam Tanswell, 'Iron Man' December 2008

  • Terrence Howard interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' September 2008

  • Howard interview, August 2005, Bullz-Eye.com

  • Howard interview, July 2005, New York Metro

  • Howard interview, May 2005, About.com


  • Terrence Howard interview on the Tavis Smiley show


  • 2007 NPR interview, "Terrence Howard: 'I Would Be a Witness'"

  • Stuart Husband, Damn right I'm difficult (Interview), The Observer, May 18, 2008










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