Terrence Howard

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Terrence Howard
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Howard in 2007
Born
Terrence Dashon Howard

(1969-03-11) March 11, 1969 (age 55)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouses
Lori McCommas
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(m. 1993;div. 2001)​
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(m. 2005;div. 2007)​
[1]
Michelle Ghent
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(m. 2010;div. 2013)​
Mira Pak
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(m. 2013;div. 2015)​

Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. 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 .

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Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies, including Winnie Mandela , Ray , Lackawanna Blues , Crash , Four Brothers , Big Momma's House, Get Rich or Die Tryin' , Idlewild , Biker Boyz , August Rush , The Brave One, and Prisoners . Howard played James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the first Iron Man film. He starred as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the television series Empire . His debut album, Shine Through It , was released in September 2008. In December 2022, he announced that he planned to retire from acting. [2]

Early life

Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 11, 1969, to Tyrone and Anita (née Williams) Howard, [3] who were both of African and English ancestry. [4] His great-grandmother was actress Minnie Gentry. Howard was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where he had a rocky childhood. He endured beatings from his physically abusive father,[ citation needed ] and saw his father stabbing another man in the Santa Line Slaying when Terrence was two years old.[ citation needed ] His father was convicted of manslaughter and served 11 months in jail.[ citation needed ] Howard's parents divorced upon his father's release. He was raised by his great-grandmother. She died at the age of 77 on May 11, 1993. [5]

Career

Howard first entered the entertainment industry in 1992 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 and Dead Presidents . 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 (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 said that he looks for characters that "teach him about himself" when choosing his film roles. [6] For the 2005 film Hustle & Flow , Howard portrayed a pimp and aspiring rapper. He performed all the 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, as when he was credited for the 2007 film Pride . In 2008, Howard hosted the PBS series Independent Lens.

Howard was contracted to play Colonel James Rhodes in the 2008 film Iron Man . Howard was signed on before any of the other major actors and was 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 it said that it was unclear whether Howard turned down the role or whether Marvel withdrew their offer. [7] [8]

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 songs on it. [9] [10]

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). Allen said he suffered multiple injuries and in October 2008, Allen filed a $5 million lawsuit against Howard. [11] In 2010, Howard joined the cast of Law & Order: Los Angeles , playing Deputy District Attorney Joe Dekker. He alternated shows with Alfred Molina, who portrayed Deputy District Attorney Ricardo Morales. [12] 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. [13]

On hosting the ninth annual Guys Choice Awards in 2015 Howard said "I got the other guy on my side. Big Devil. Big D is my rolling buddy!". [14] At the ceremony he was also awarded Most Dangerous Man.

In February 2021, it was announced that Howard would star in British sci-fi/thriller film Beneath . [15] In February 2022, he was cast in the horror film Skeletons in the Closet. [16]

Personal life

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Howard in 2015

As of 2007, Howard lives outside Philadelphia in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. [17] He has been married four times to three women, and has five children. [18]

Howard married his first wife, Lori McCommas, in 1993. They divorced in 2001, remarried in 2005, and later divorced again. [1] They had three children together, two daughters and a son. [19] Howard has two grandchildren, a granddaughter and a grandson. [20] [21] Howard and McCommas' divorce was filed in 2000 and finalized in 2001, but they remarried in 2005. [22] They subsequently filed for divorce a year later and finalized for a second time in 2007. [6] [23]

Howard married his second wife, Michelle Ghent, in 2010. Ghent filed for divorce in February 2011. [24] Ghent filed for a restraining order in December 2011, accusing Howard of being physically abusive toward her. Their divorce was finalized in May 2013, [25] though the agreement was overturned in 2015 after a judge ruled Howard had signed it under duress of Ghent threatening to sell nude pictures of Howard and other personal information. [26]

Howard wed his third wife, model and restaurateur Mira Pak, in late 2013. [27] They have two sons, Qirin Love (born 2015) and Hero (born 2016). [28] The two divorced in 2015 and then were engaged to remarry in December 2018. [29]

Howard has stated that he "went to school for chemical engineering and applied materials". [30] 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" [31] of which he claims he is currently short. [17] [32] [33] [34] 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. [35] On February 26, 2013, Howard also said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he had earned a PhD degree in chemical engineering from South Carolina State University (SCSU) that year. Howard never attended SCSU, and SCSU does not confer doctorates in chemical engineering. Instead, Howard was awarded an honorary degree of "Doctorate of Humane Letters" (DHL) from SCSU after speaking at its commencement ceremony in 2012. [33]

Howard applied for a patent in 2010 on a "System and method for merging virtual reality and reality to provide an enhanced sensory experience." It was later abandoned by Howard because he claims he could not keep up with legal fees and was not granted. [36] [37]

In 2010, Howard was inducted as an honorary member into Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. [38]

Terryology and other beliefs

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, he claimed, would be used to prove the erroneous statement "1 × 1 = 2". [39]

"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." [39]

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. [39]

In 2017, Howard published his "proof" of the claim that "1 × 1 = 2" on his Twitter account. [40] Some concerns were raised on the logical consistency of Howard's thinking. [41]

In May 2024, Howard was a guest at The Joe Rogan Experience , where he attempted to debunk the Pythagorean theorem, claimed he can kill gravity, said he does not believe in the number zero, and claimed he remembers the events of the day he was born. [42] Michelle Del Rey, writing for The Independent , characterized Howard's beliefs as "bizarre" and "outlandish". [42]

Abuse and harassment

In February 2009, it was reported on The Smoking Gun that Howard had been arrested in 2001 for a variety of charges related to a violent attack on his estranged first wife, including simple assault, terroristic 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. [43]

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. [44]

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. [45]

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. [46]

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." [47]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Who's the Man? Customer
1995 Lotto Land Warren
Dead Presidents "Cowboy"
Mr. Holland's Opus Louis Russ
1996 Sunset Park "Spaceman"
Johns Jimmy, The Warlock
1997Double TapUlysses
1998 Butter Dexter Banks
Spark Byron
The Players Club K.C.
1999 Valerie Flake The Hitchhiker
Best Laid Plans Jimmy
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
Love Beat the Hell Outta MeChris
2001 Angel Eyes Robby
Glitter Timothy Walker
2002 Hart's War Lieutenant Lincoln A. Scott
Investigating Sex Lorenz
2003 Love Chronicles "T-Roy"
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 Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Ray Gossie McKeeNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2005 The Salon Patrick
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 Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor
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
Four Brothers Lieutenant GreenNominated—Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble
Animal Darius Allen
Get Rich or Die Tryin' "Bama"
2006 Idlewild "Trumpy"
2007 Pride Jim EllisNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
The Hunting Party "Duck"
The Brave One Detective Mercer
August Rush Richard Jeffries
Awake Dr. Jack Harper
The Perfect Holiday Mr. Bah Humbug
2008 Iron Man James Rhodes Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
Phillies World Series Champions DVD The Narrator
2009 Fighting Harvey Boarden
The Princess and the Frog JamesVoice role
2011 Little Murder (Ghost of New Orleans)Drag Hammerman
The Ledge Hollis Lucetti
Winnie Mandela Nelson Mandela
2012 Red Tails Colonel A.J. Bullard
On the Road Walter
The Company You Keep Cornelius
2013 Movie 43 Coach JacksonSegment "Victory's Glory"
Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo
Dead Man Down Alphonse Hoyt
House of Bodies Starks
The Butler Howard
Prisoners Franklin Birch
The Best Man Holiday Quentin Spivey
2014 Take Me to the River Himself
Sabotage DEA Agent Julius "Sugar" Edmonds
Lullaby Dr. Crier
St. Vincent Zucko
2016 Term Life Sheriff Braydon [48]
Cardboard Boxer Pope
2019 Gully Mr. Christmas
2020 Cut Throat City The Saint
2021 Triumph Coach Cutting
2022 The Walk Lamont Robbins
The System Bones
2023 Showdown at the Grand George Fuller
2024 Skeletons in the Closet Mark
Shirley Arthur Hardwick Jr.
TBA The Movers TBA

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 All My Children Justin2 episodes
The Jacksons: An American Dream Jackie Jackson 2 episodes
1993 Tall Hopes Chester Harris6 episodes
1994 Living Single Brendan KingEpisode: "The Hand That Robs the Cradle"
Coach Johnny WilliamsEpisode: "Blue Chip Blues"
Family Matters JohnEpisode: "Opposites Attract"
Getting By HerbertEpisode: "My Brilliant Career"
Picket Fences Malik2 episodes
1995 The O. J. Simpson Story Young A.C. Television film
New York Undercover BusterEpisode: "Buster and Claudia"
1996–1998 Sparks Greg SparksMain role
1998–1999 NYPD Blue A.J. Foreman / Lonnie2 episodes
2000 King of the World Cassius Clay Television film
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
2002 Fastlane Alton WhiteEpisode: "Things Done Changed"
2002–2003 Soul Food Benny Jones2 episodes
2003 Street Time Lucius Mosley13 episodes
2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God Amos HicksTelevision film
Lackawanna Blues Bill CrosbyTelevision film
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
2010–2011 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 BillyEpisode: "I Ka Wa Mamua"
2015–2020 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 Lip Sync Battle HimselfEpisodes: "Terrence Howard vs. Taraji P. Henson" pts. 1 & 2
2015–2016 Wayward Pines Sheriff Arnold PopeSeries regular (season 1)
Recurring (season 2)
2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams GeorgeEpisode: "Real Life"
2022 The Best Man: The Final Chapters Quentin SpiveyMiniseries, 10 episodes
TBA Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Richard WheelerUpcoming miniseries

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2008 Iron Man USAF Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Album
2002"Foolish" Ashanti Ashanti
2005"Be Without You" Mary J. Blige The Breakthrough
2015"Ghosttown" Madonna Rebel Heart
2020"Never Alone" (Paul Oakenfold & Varun Remix) Emmanuel Kelly —

Discography

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