NICKNAMES: Howie D, Latin Lover and Sweet D
BIRTHDAY: August 22, 1973
STARSIGN: Leo
BIRTHPLACE: Orlando, Flordia
FAMILY: Howie is the baby in the family of five children! His sibs are John, Pollyanna, Caroline and Angie. His parents are Paula and Hoke Dorough
HERITAGE: Irish/Puerto Rican
FAVE COLOR: Purple
FAVE MUSIC: Bobby Brown, Al B. Sure, Phillip Bailey and Jon Secada
FAVE MOVIE: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
FAVE TV SHOW: Fresh Prince Of Bel Air and America's Funniest Home Videos
FAVE CLOTHES: Tommy Hilfiger
FAVE COLOGNE: CK One
FAVE CHILDHOOD MEMORY: "Spending Christmas with all my family."
FAVE GETAWAY PLACE: "To my family's house in Orlando or Puerto Rico."
FAVE SPORTS TEAM: Montreal Expos
FAVE SCHOOL SUBJECT: Math
LEAST FAVE SUBJECT: English
HOBBIES: Weight lifting, water skiing, dancing, movies and racquetball
EARLY JOBS: Howie had 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.
MAJOR TURNOFF: Selfish people, racism, prejudice
SELF-DESCRIPTION: "I'm an honest, sincere person who cares a lot about other people and their feelings."
BEST QUALITY: "Being a perfectionist."
WORST QUALITY: "Being a perfectionist...and sleeping late!"
HISTORICAL ERA HE WOULD LIKE TO VISIT: "The 1950's because I love the style of music and living back then."
IF I WERE AN INANIMATE OBJECT: "I would be a car because I like living in the fast lane."
WHAT HE BRINGS ON THE ROAD: "My book bag, which has my whole house in it! CD player, CD's, cassette player, Spanish books, sunglasses - I have just about everything and anything!" He also brings a pocket-sized tape recorder and records his thoughts and observations.
MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: "My family and my career."
SECRET CONFESSION: Howie sleeps in his underwear!
SECRET DISGUISE: A baseball cap
SECRET HABIT: He snores!
SECRET DREAM: To cruise around the Caribbean in a sailboat!
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS: He was in one of the last classroom scenes of the movie Parenthood and starred in the pilot of Nickelodeon's Welcome Freshman.
KNOWN AS: The group's peacemaker
HE'S MOST LIKELY TO: Invite you for a moonlight walk along the beach-Howie's a total romantic!
KIND 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."
QUOTE: "I just have these guys. They're like the large family I have at home. Tons of laughs and goofing around. I never think of this as "my job." I try to keep everyone together. Touring is a rough buisness. It's harder than it seems."
