Howard Dwaine “Howie D.” Dorough (created August 22, 1973) is an American singer songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer, celebrity, and businessman. He’s best called a part of American music group Backstreet Boys. As their second record, Backstreet’s Back had been released in Europe, they released their very first record in the United States which was a compilation of both their international introduction and Backstreet’s Back. The record climbed to No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and finally sold over 14 million copies. Meanwhile, Backstreet’s Back became an even larger success than their debut record, starting in the main place in several states. It became one among the largest selling records of time taking the number one position in several states. Their first single from Millennium’s follow up record, Black & Blue, Shape Of My Heart premiered to radio on October 3. While it was negatively reviewed by critics it have plenty of commercial success. They released their next album, Unbreakable in 2007 as well as the followup This Is Us, in 2009. In general, they’ve become among the greatest selling artists of all time with record sales exceeding 100 million copies. Their eighth album In A World Like This premiered on July 30, 2013.
Pollyanna Dorough, John Dorough, Caroline Dorough-Cochran, Angie Dorough, I Want It That Way, Everybody, As Long as You Love Me
Nicknames
Howie Dwaine Dorough , Howie D. , Howard Dwaine Dorough , Howard "Howe D." Dorough , howie_dorough , Dorough, Howie , Sweet D , Latin Lover
Music Groups
Backstreet Boys (Since 1993), NKOTBSB, Bravo All Stars (1998)
Movies
Dead 7, This Is the End
Star Sign
Leo
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Fact
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Howie took dance lessons in classic ballet, claque and jazz at a academy of singing and dance.
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His friends more important are his parents, the BSB and his friends Rick and Sally.
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He wore glasses.
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First jobs: He acted in the movies "Parenthood" and "cap and half". Moreover he was touristic guide in "Universal Pictures".
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His wife, Leigh, is a film executer, real estate agent and the Backstreet Boys's webmaster.
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Since he was 6 years old he is working in the spectacle's world, all his free time after the school and weekends he took singing's class and voice's test.
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Attended Edgewater High School with actress Tina Summerford.
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He is the most clean and orderly of the group, and for this reason he's called "Mr. Clean".
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He is the "Peace Maker" of the group, because he all the time is reconciled his partner.
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As of February 16th he and the rest of Backstreet Boys Brian, AJ and Nick will be kicking off their "Unbreakable Tour" in Japan. [February 2008]
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Howie, Brian, Nick, Kevin and A.J. (The Backstreet Boys) have finished their fifth album due fall 2005. [January 2005]
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He is with the Backstreet Boys promoting their new and fifth album 'Never Gone' which came out June 14th, 2005. [June 2005]
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Promoting the Backstreet Boys' new album, their fifth, in a variety of countries, including China & Mexico. [October 2004]
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Currently on tour with the Backstreet Boys and released the groups newest single "Incomplete." [April 2005]
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Son, Holden John Dorough was born at 6:37 am on February 16, 2013. He is the second child for both Dorough and his wife.
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Son, James Hoke Dorough was born at 2:30 pm on May 6, 2009. He is the first child for both Howie and wife Leigh and is named after Howie's late father, Hoke, who died of brain and lung cancer in June 2008.
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His father, Hoke Dorough, passed away on June 22nd at 9 am, from complications related to brain and lung cancer.
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Married long-term girlfriend of six years, Leigh Boniello, in his hometown of Orlando, Florida, on December 8th, 2007.
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[August 16th, 2007] Announced his engagement to long-time girlfriend Leigh Boniello, a film exec-turned real estate broker. The couple will marry later this year. Howie initially prepared his "Will You Marry Me?" speech while he and an unexpected Boniello were on a DLF benefit cruise (The trip was to support the Dorough Lupus Foundation, founded in honor of his late sister) and proposed to Leigh during a New Year's Eve party at her father's house in New Jersey.
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Originally cast as Kevin St. James in Nickelodeon's "Welcome Freshman" TV show.
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Was a member of Florida State Thespians troupe 557 at Edgewater high school.
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Graduated from Edgewater high school in Orlando, Florida in 1991.
He is the youngest brother of up and coming new singer Pollyanna Dorough and uncle of up and coming new singer Chelsea Herring.
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Howie's mother is Puerto Rican, while Howie's father had Irish and English ancestry.
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His older sister, Caroline Dorough-Cochraine, died from Lupus in 1998. His charity, "The Lupus Foundation", is named after her. Every year celebrity friends join the Dorough family to raise money. They have raised millions of dollars since they begun their fight against Lupus. They also try to educate others about what Lupus is and encourage those at risk to get tested for it.
$45 Million
