Howard Dwaine Dorough
What a Sweetie!!!
Full name: Howard Dwaine Dorough
Nickname: Howie D, Latin Lover, Sweet D
Birthday: August 22th 1973
Age: (you guys should really start doing the math) 24
Birth Place: Orlando, Florida
Place of Residence: Orlando, Florida
Status: Single
Horoscope: Leo
Height: 5'6"¼
Weight:: 138 lb
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Parents: Hoke (dad) and Paula (mom)
Siblings: He has one brother; John(32) Three sisters; Caroline(35), Polyanna(33), Angie(37) Howies the baby of the family
Pets: Christopher (a Picaniesse dog) & Oscar (a Hymalayan cat.)
Hobbies: Water-skiing, swimming, surf and clubbing
Sports: Water sports, Racquetball
First Ambition: Singing
Accessories: Silver bracelets, Ear-ring on left ear, Silver chains
Musical Instruments: The guitar. (You see him strumming a guitar in the Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart) video.)
Boxers or Briefs: Boxers
Biggest like: Being with his family, and traveling around the world
Biggest dislike: Selfishness, racism, prejudice
If He Had One Wish It Would Be: To be a well known worldwide entertainer
Kind of Girl He Likes: Howie likes girls who are supportive, Intelligent, 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."
Perfect way to spend a date: Going out for a candle light dinner then to the movies, out dancing and finally out to walk on the beach at night.
He describes himself as: An honest and sincere person who cares alot about other people and their feelings. He thinks that the best thing about singing is getting a chance to do something you love and getting to see the world at the same time.
He's Most Likely To: Invite you for a moonlight walk along the beach - Howie's a total romantic
Howie's Favourite Things
Music: Soul and R&B
Actress: Demi Moore
Actor: Tom Hanks
Drinks: Sprite and Gatorade
Food: Asiatic and poutine from Quebec
Colour: Purple
Clothes: Dressy, stylish and fashionable
Perfume: Calvin Klein's One and Escape For Men
Movie: Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory,Outsider,Forest Gump
Book: The Firm
TV Show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and America's Funniest Home Videos
Musical Instruments: Guitar and Piano
Vacation: Florida
Car: Jeep, Ferrari, Honda 626 & Corvette
Possession: His family and his career.
Best Subject: Math
Worst Subject:: English
Most prized possession:His family and his career
Interesting Facts
He had roles in the movies Parenthood and Cop and a Half
He also did a lot of community theater
He appeared in a commercial for Disney World.
Howie is Half-Puerto Rican, half-Irish
He speaks Spanish fluently
Howie doesn't speak Spanish at home, he learned it in high school
Howie has been known to set up double dates for himself and his older sister Pollyanna
He loves to go clubbing
Howie's the one who hits the amazing high notes in a Backstreet Boys' song
Howie admits that he's something of a perfectoinist
Howie runs around videotaping everything and everybody when the Boys are on tour
He never goes to bed without first doing his push-ups and stomach crunches
Shhh! Don't tell a soul, but when Howie wants to go out unrecognized, he wears a baseball cap!
Who's the most likely to lose his luggage on a trip to Europe? Backstreet Boys survey says.... Howie, who has, on many occasions, arrived at his destination with only the clothes on his back.
Howie is most likely to find a peaceful solution for the argument. "He's Mr. Mediator" says AJ
He stay calm and relaxed, no matter how hectic things get
He can water ski on his knees
He first entertained his family by singing "Baby Face" while jumping up and down on his Grandma's bed.
He has five older brothers and sisters.
He likes to get 12 hours of sleep.
His first play was the wizard of Oz.
Howie's stage name was Tony Donetti
He started in Babes in Toyland was he was younger
Because of the big age gap between his siblings and him, Howie got a lot of attention when he was younger
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