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Terrence Howard
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Born:
March 11, 1969 in Chicago, IL
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... Full Biography
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Terrence Howard arrives for the 2008 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on...
Actor Terrence Howard, center, star of the film "Hustle and Flow", poses with his co-stars Taraji...
Rapper Al Kapone, left, and actor Terrence Howard accept the award for best song, for the film...
Actor Terrence Howard announces nominations for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly...
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Terrence Howard attends the premiere of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" at the El Capitan Theatre in...
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Filmography
Fighting (2009) Iron Man (2008) The Perfect Holiday (2007) Awake (2007) August Rush (2007) The Brave One (2007) The Hunting Party (2007) The Salon (2007)
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Nov. 23, 2009, 2:23 PM EST
`New Moon' rises to blockbuster opening weekend with $142.8M, double the take of `Twilight'
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