Howie Dorough

Howard Dorough was born on August 22, 1973 in Orlando, FL. His father was a Hoke Police Officer and his mother (Paula) was a houswife. HE has four older brothers and sisters. Angela, Polly Anna and Johnny. His other sister Caroline died of Lupus a few years ago. The loss of his sister was very hard on him. In the Backstreet Boys video "Show Me The Meaning To Be Lonely" he remembers the death of his sister.

Howie's parents have been together for over 40 years. There is a 10 year age difference between him and the next youngest child.

When he was 3, he would get on his grandparents bed with his guitar and sing Babyface. A few years later his sister Polly Anna got him into acting.

She was a senior in high school at the time, she took Howie along for an audition. She played Glinda (the good witch) in the "Wizard Of Oz." Howie ended up getting a rolde as a member of the Lollipop Guild.

This experience showed him that when he got older he wanted to perform. While he was in elementary school he took acting classes, and voice lessons. He performed in as many musicals as he could during this time.

In junior high he was careful about his interest in girls. He worried about falling in love. He feared that he would end up getting side tracked and;

When he was in high school he entered a local talent show.

When he was 14, he got a role as an extra in the movie The Parenthood. He also got a small role in the film Cop and a Half, starring Burt Reynolds. He appeared in many commercials for Disney World, and starred on a TV Pilot for the show Welcome Freshamn. The show was never picked up by the network.

He graduated high school and went off to college. His ambitions weren';t put on hold though.