Howard Storm | |
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![]() Storm in 1985 | |
Born | December 11, 1931 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film and television director |
Years active | 1959-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 .