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FULL NAME: Howard Dwaine Dorough

NICKNAMES: Howie D., Sweet D., D, Latin Lover

BIRTHDAY: August 22, 1973

STAR SIGN: Leo

BIRTHPLACE: Orlando, Florida

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Orlando, Florida

HAIR: Dark Brown/Black

EYES: Brown

HEIGHT: 5'6"

FAMILY: Howie is the baby in a family of five children! His sibs are John D. Dorough (John, 34), Polly Anna Dorough (Polly Anna, 36), Caroline Yvonne Cochran (Caroline, 37; deceased) and Angelia M. Herring (Angie, 40).

EXTENDED FAMILY: Nephews and nieces that I know of are Jerry Dwaine and Elizabeth Ann Cochran -- both children of Caroline and husband, Jerry Cochran. Howie has a teenage niece named Chelsea who might be the daughter of Angie, but I'm not sure, and John has one child that I read of.

SCHOOLS:
-- Fern Creek Elementary School
-- Winter Park Junior High School
-- Edgewater High School, near Downtown Orlando
-- University of Central Florida, located in Tampa
-- Valencia Community College

PETS: a dog (Christopher) and a cat (Oscar)

FAVE FOOD: Oriental

FAVE COLOR: Purple

FAVE MUSIC: Jon Secada, Boyz II Men, & New Edition

FAVE BOOK: "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"

FAVE MOVIE: "The Outsiders" (confirmed on MTV)

FAVE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Tom Hanks and Demi Moore

FAVE SCHOOL SUBJECT: Math (least fave -- English)

HOBBIES: Weight lifting, water skiing, dancing, movies and racquetball

EARLY JOBS: Howie has roles in the movies "Parenthood" and "Cop and a Half". He also did a lot of community theater as well as appeared in a commercial for Disney World.

ODD JOBS: "At Zaro's Bread Basket in New York one summer. I mopped floors.... I also worked at Universal Studios as a tour guide."

HE'S MOST LIKELY TO: Invite you for a moonlight walk along the beach -- Howie's a total romantic!

KINDS OF GIRLS HE LIKES: Howie likes girls who are supportive, upbeat and ambitious. "I like someone who is always looking at things in a positive way" he says. "Someone who knows what she wants in life and how to go about getting it."

LOVE: " .... We broke up in '94. It was a learning experience and I just got stronger."

DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 5 WORDS: "Caring, loving, sharing, honest and sincere."

Some More Of Howie's Favourites BREAKFAST MEAL: Pancakes with maple syrup DRINKS: Sprite and iced tea ICE CREAM FLAVOR: Oreo Cookies and Cream CAR: Corvette (He got himself a purple one now!) CLOTHES: Tommy Hilfiger COLOGNE: CK One PASTIMES: Acting, dancing, clubbing, going to the movies GETAWAY PLACE: "To my family's house in Orlando or Puerto Rico." SAYING: "Cheers!" BSB SONG: Howie loves the part in the show where the Boys all sing a cappella.