Howard Storm (director)

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Howard Storm
Howard Storm, director of Once Bitten.jpg
Storm in 1985
Born (1931-12-11) December 11, 1931 (age 93)
Occupation(s)Actor, film and television director
Years active1959-present

Howard Storm (born December 11, 1931) [1] is an American film director, [2] television director, and actor.

Early in Storm's career he was a stand-up comedian. He traveled with Andy Williams as his comedian, performed in Las Vegas, and appeared 14 times on The Merv Griffin Show . [3] His father was a comedian in burlesque. [4] He also worked as a writer, teaming with attorney Paul Lichtman to write scripts for programs including The Partridge Family and Bob Newhart's program. [3]

Storm's acting credits include The New Dick Van Dyke Show , Rhoda , and Sanford and Son , among other television series.

In 1975, he began his directing career, directing episodes of Laverne & Shirley , Busting Loose , Joanie Loves Chachi , Mork & Mindy , Taxi , The Redd Foxx Show , Full House , ALF , and Head of the Class , among other series. [5] He was also Woody Allen's assistant/collaborator on Bananas and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) .

In 1985, Storm directed his only feature film, Once Bitten , starring Lauren Hutton and Jim Carrey. [2] In 2010, he made a small guest appearance in the film Valentine's Day .

References

  1. ↑ Storm, Howard; Stoliar, Steve (2019). The (Im)Perfect Storm. From Henry Street to Hollywood. BearManor Media. p. 1.
  2. 1 2 Maslin, Janet (November 15, 1985). "Once Bitten (1985) FILM: 'ONCE BITTEN,' VAMPIRE HUMOR". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2014-10-13 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 "Director Howard Storm — from comic to writer to 'action'". Berkshire Sampler. Massachusetts, Pittsfield. November 30, 1975. p. TV Week 16. Retrieved May 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Freeman, Donald (November 10, 1966). "Howard Storm's Brand of Humor". The Daily Breeze. California, Torrance. p. 52. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Howard Storm Script Collection" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2010-12-07– via Wayback Machine.


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