Terrence Howard

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Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor performing on film and television. He has received a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards.

Howard made his film debut in a minor role in the buddy comedy Who's the Man? (1993). In 1995 he had a minor role in Mr. Holland's Opus. He later was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as a pimp and drug dealer in Hustle & Flow (2005). He played James "Rhodey" Rhodes in the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film Iron Man (2008).

He played Quentin Spivey in the films The Best Man (1999) and The Best Man Holiday (2013) and the miniseries The Best Man: The Final Chapters (2022). On television, he portrayed Jackie Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992), Al Cowlings in The O. J. Simpson Story (1995), Cassius Clay in King of the World (2000), and Ralph Abernathy in Boycott (2001). He won an NAACP Image Award for his role in Lackawanna Blues (2005). He starred as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the Fox musical drama series Empire from 2015 to 2020.

Howard made his Broadway debut playing Brick in the revival of the Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). His debut album, Shine Through It, was released in September 2008. In December 2022, Howard announced that he planned to retire from acting, but has since appeared in several films and television shows.[1]

Early life

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Career

Howard made his big film break in 1995's Mr. Holland's Opus and Dead Presidents. He continued being cast in television and movie roles, and co-starred as Greg Sparks in the late-1990s short-lived television series Sparks with James L. Avery Sr. and Miguel A. Nunez Jr. Howard also appeared in The Best Man (1999), in Ashanti's music video for her 2002 single "Foolish", and in Mary J. Blige's video for "Be Without You". Howard also made an appearance on the TV series Family Matters and Moesha.

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Howard in 2005

Howard has said that he looks for characters that "teach him about himself" when choosing his film roles.[7] For the 2005 film Hustle & Flow, Howard portrayed a pimp and aspiring rapper. He performed all the character's tracks, including "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 78th Academy Awards. Howard has also worked as a film producer, as when he was credited for the 2007 film Pride. In 2008, Howard hosted the PBS series Independent Lens.

Howard was contracted to play Colonel James Rhodes in the 2008 film Iron Man. Howard was signed on before any of the other major actors and was the highest paid actor in the film. He was replaced by actor Don Cheadle in the film's sequels. Entertainment Weekly reported that Howard was offered a 50 to 80 percent pay cut for Iron Man 2, though it said that it was unclear whether Howard turned down the role or whether Marvel withdrew their offer.[8][9]

Howard released his debut adult alternative album, Shine Through It, in 2008 on Columbia/SME Records. He described the album as urban country, and either wrote or co-wrote all the songs on it.[10][11]

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Howard at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

In 2008, he made his Broadway debut, playing Brick in an all-African-American production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen. During rehearsals, he allegedly attacked and seriously injured musical composer Tex Allen (brother of the director). Allen said he suffered multiple injuries and in October 2008, Allen filed a $5 million lawsuit against Howard.[12] In 2010, Howard joined the cast of Law & Order: Los Angeles, playing Deputy District Attorney Joe Dekker. He alternated shows with Alfred Molina, who portrayed Deputy District Attorney Ricardo Morales.[13] The series was cancelled after one season. In 2011, Howard played Nelson Mandela in the film Winnie Mandela.

From 2015 to 2020, Howard starred on the television series Empire, playing Lucious Lyon, a hip-hop mogul who discovers he is dying and must ensure the survival of his music empire. He also appeared in the television series Wayward Pines portraying Sheriff Arnold Pope, a main character in the first season in 2015 and a guest character in the second and final season.[14]

On hosting the ninth annual Guys Choice Awards in 2015 Howard said, "I got the other guy on my side. Big Devil. Big D is my rolling buddy!".[15] At the ceremony he was also awarded Most Dangerous Man.

In February 2021, it was announced that Howard would star in British sci-fi/thriller film Beneath.[16] In February 2022, he was cast in the horror film Skeletons in the Closet.[17] Howard said in December 2022 that he had retired "for the most part" two years prior and that "this is the end for me".[1]

Howard once turned down a role portraying Marvin Gaye as he was worried he would have to kiss another man; Howard told Bill Maher in 2025, "That would fuck me. I would cut my lips off. If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off."[18]

Personal life

Marriages

Template:As of, Howard lives outside Philadelphia in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.[19] He has been married four times to three women, and has five children.[20][21]

Howard married his first wife, Lori McCommas, in 1993. They had three children together, two daughters and a son.[22] Howard has two grandchildren, a granddaughter and a grandson.[23][24] Howard and McCommas' divorce was filed in 2000 and finalized in 2001, but they remarried in 2005.[25] They subsequently filed for divorce a year later and finalized for a second time in 2007.[7][26]

Howard married his second wife, Michelle Ghent, in 2010. Ghent filed for divorce in February 2011.[27] Ghent filed for a restraining order in December 2011, accusing Howard of being physically abusive toward her. Their divorce was finalized in May 2013,[28] though the agreement was overturned in 2015 after a judge ruled Howard had signed it under duress of Ghent threatening to sell nude pictures of Howard and other personal information.[29]

Howard wed his third wife, model and restaurateur Mira Pak, in late 2013.[30] They have two sons, born 2015 and 2016.[31] The two divorced in 2015 and then were engaged to remarry in December 2018.[32]

Educational claims

Howard has stated that he "went to school for chemical engineering and applied materials".[33] Though he did not complete his engineering degree, Howard says he thinks of himself as an engineer and says he intends to return one day to complete the "three credits"[34] of which he claims he is currently short.[19][35][36][37] On February 26, 2013, Howard also said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he had earned a PhD degree in chemical engineering from South Carolina State University (SCSU) that year. Howard never attended SCSU, and SCSU does not confer doctorates in chemical engineering. Instead, Howard was awarded an honorary degree of "Doctorate of Humane Letters" (DHL) from SCSU after speaking at its commencement ceremony in 2012.[36]

Pseudoscientific theories

In a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, Howard explained that he had formulated his own language of logic, which he called "Terryology", and which he was keeping secret until he had patented it. This logic language, he claimed, would be used to prove the statement "1 × 1 = 2".[38]

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"How can it equal one?" he said. "If one times one equals one that means that two is of no value because one times itself has no effect. One times one equals two because the square root of four is two, so what's the square root of two? Should be one, but we're told it's two,[notes 1] and that cannot be."[38]

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Howard blames his leaving the Pratt Institute over disagreements with a professor regarding this hypothesis.[38] Howard stated he dedicates up to 17 hours daily to creating sculptures from plastic fragments joined with copper wire or solder, which he claims demonstrate his mathematical model.[39]

In 2017, Howard published his "proof" of the claim that "1 × 1 = 2" on his Twitter account.[40] Concerns were raised about the logical consistency of Howard's thinking.[41]

In May 2024, Howard was a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, where he attempted to debunk the Pythagorean theorem, claimed he can kill gravity, said he does not believe in the number zero, and claimed he remembers the events of the day he was born.[42]

Neil deGrasse Tyson posted a video to YouTube in June 2024 responding to Terryology.[43] Tyson stated that Howard's manifesto contained "assumptions and statements that are under-informed, misinformed, or simply false".[44]

Legal issues

Howard was arrested in 2001 for a variety of charges related to a violent attack on his estranged first wife, including assault, terroristic threats, harassment, and stalking. According to police reports, he arrived at her house after an argument on the phone, forced entry into her home by breaking in doors, and chased her into the backyard where he punched her in the face twice. The violent attack ended when Howard's brother stepped in. In 2002, he pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace.[45]

Howard was also arrested in August 2000 for assaulting a Continental Airlines flight attendant after refusing her request to return to his seat because the seat belt sign was on.[46] He was charged with assault and jailed overnight.[47]

On December 5, 2011, a judge granted Howard's then-wife Michelle Ghent a restraining order based on her claims that Howard had caused her physical injuries that required medical attention, once broke her computer in half, repeatedly threatened her, and stalked her by telephone and on the Internet.[48]

In August 2013, Ghent obtained a second restraining order against him after showing up in court with a black eye she said he gave her.[49]

In a September 2015 interview with Rolling Stone, Howard admitted to hitting his first wife in 2001, saying: "She was talking to me real strong, and I lost my mind and slapped her in front of the kids."[50]

Filmography

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Howard at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Who's the Man? Customer
1995 Lotto Land Warren
Dead Presidents "Cowboy"
Mr. Holland's Opus Louis Russ
1996 Sunset Park "Spaceman"
Johns Jimmy, The Warlock
1997 Double Tap Ulysses
1998 Butter Dexter Banks
Spark Byron
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1999 Valerie Flake The Hitchhiker
Best Laid Plans Jimmy
Template:Sortname Quentin Spivey
2000 Big Momma's House Lester Vesco
Love Beat the Hell Outta Me Chris
2001 Angel Eyes Robby
Glitter Timothy Walker
2002 Hart's War Lieutenant Lincoln A. Scott
Investigating Sex Lorenz
2003 Love Chronicles "T-Roy"
Biker Boyz "Chu-Chu"
2004 Crash Cameron Thayer
Ray Gossie McKee
2005 The Salon Patrick
Hustle & Flow Djay
Four Brothers Lieutenant Green
Animal Darius Allen
Get Rich or Die Tryin' "Bama"
2006 Idlewild "Trumpy"
2007 Pride Jim Ellis
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Template:Sortname Detective Mercer
August Rush Richard Jeffries
Awake Dr. Jack Harper
Template:Sortname Mr. Bah Humbug
2008 Iron Man James "Rhodey" Rhodes
Phillies World Series Champions DVD The Narrator
2009 Fighting Harvey Boarden
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2011 Little Murder (Ghost of New Orleans) Drag Hammerman
Template:Sortname Hollis Lucetti
Winnie Mandela Nelson Mandela
2012 Red Tails Colonel A.J. Bullard
On the Road Walter
The Company You Keep Cornelius
2013 Movie 43 Coach Jackson Segment: "Victory's Glory"
Dead Man Down Alphonse Hoyt
House of Bodies Starks
The Butler Howard
Prisoners Franklin Birch
The Best Man Holiday Quentin Spivey
2014 Take Me to the River Himself
Sabotage DEA Agent Julius "Sugar" Edmonds
Lullaby Dr. Crier
St. Vincent Zucko
2016 Term Life Sheriff Braydon[51]
Cardboard Boxer Pope
2019 Gully Mr. Christmas
2020 Cut Throat City The Saint
2021 Triumph Coach Cutting
2022 The Walk Lamont Robbins
The System Bones
2023 Showdown at the Grand George Fuller
2024 Skeletons in the Closet Mark
Shirley Arthur Hardwick Jr.
Crescent City Brian
TBA The Movers TBA

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1992 All My Children Justin 2 episodes
Template:Sortname Jackie Jackson 2 episodes
1993 Tall Hopes Chester Harris Main Cast
1994 Living Single Brendan King Episode: "The Hand That Robs the Cradle"
Coach Johnny Williams Episode: "Blue Chip Blues"
Family Matters John Episode: "Opposites Attract"
Getting By Herbert Episode: "My Brilliant Career"
Picket Fences Malik 2 episodes
1995 The O. J. Simpson Story Young A.C. TV Movie
New York Undercover Buster Episode: "Buster and Claudia"
1996–1998 Sparks Greg Sparks Main Cast
1998–1999 NYPD Blue A.J. Foreman / Lonnie 2 episodes
2000 King of the World Cassius Clay TV Movie
2001 Boycott Ralph Abernathy TV Movie
2002 Fastlane Alton White Episode: "Things Done Changed"
2002–2003 Soul Food Benny Jones 2 episodes
2003 Street Time Lucius Mosley Main Cast
2005 Their Eyes Were Watching God Amos Hicks TV Movie
Lackawanna Blues Bill Crosby TV Movie
2010–2011 Law & Order: LA Senior D.D.A. Jonah "Joe" Dekker Main Cast
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Episode: "Reparations"
2012 Hawaii Five-0 Billy Episode: "I Ka Wa Mamua"
2015–2020 Empire Lucious Lyon Main Cast
2015 Lip Sync Battle Himself Episodes: "Terrence Howard vs. Taraji P. Henson" pts. 1 & 2
2015–2016 Wayward Pines Sheriff Arnold Pope Main Cast (season 1)
Recurring Cast (season 2)
2017 Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams George Episode: "Real Life"
2022 The Best Man: The Final Chapters Quentin Spivey Miniseries, 10 episodes
2024 Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Richard Wheeler Miniseries, 8 episodes

Theater

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2008 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway [52]

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s) Album
2002 "Foolish" Ashanti Ashanti
2005 "Be Without You" Mary J. Blige The Breakthrough
2015 "Ghosttown" Madonna Rebel Heart
2020 "Never Alone" (Paul Oakenfold & Varun Remix)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Emmanuel Kelly Template:N/A

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2008 Iron Man USAF Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes

Awards, nominations and honors

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Howard at the 38th People's Choice Award (2012)
Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
Academy Award 2005 Best Actor Hustle & Flow Template:Nom [53]
Austin Film Critics Association 2005 Breakthrough Artist Hustle & Flow Template:Won
BET Awards 2006 Best Actor Hustle & Flow / Crash Template:Won
2008 The Brave One / The Perfect Holiday Template:Nom
2015 Empire Template:Won
Black Movie Award 2005 Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role Crash Template:Nom
2005 Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role Hustle & Flow Template:Won
Black Reel Award 1999 Best Supporting Actor The Best Man Template:Nom
2001 Best Supporting Actor Boycott Template:Won
2005 Best Ensemble Four Brothers Template:Nom
Best Ensemble Cast Crash Template:Won
Best Supporting Actor Template:Won
Best Ensemble Cast Hustle & Flow Template:Nom
Best Actor Template:Won
Best Supporting Actor Lackawanna Blues Template:Nom
2008 Best Supporting Actor Iron Man Template:Nom
Chicago Film Critics Association 1999 Award for Most Promising Actor The Best Man Template:Nom
2005 Best Actor Hustle & Flow Template:Nom
Best Supporting Actor Crash Template:Nom
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2005 Best Acting Ensemble Crash Template:Won
Best Supporting Actor Template:Nom
Best Actor Hustle & Flow Template:Nom
Best Song Template:Won
Florida Film Critics Circle 2005 Pauline Kael Breakout Award Crash Template:Won
Golden Globe Awards 2005 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Hustle & Flow Template:Nom [54]
Gotham Independent Film Award 2005 Breakthrough Actor Hustle & Flow Template:Nom
Best Ensemble Cast Crash Template:Nom
Independent Spirit Award 1999 Best Supporting Male The Best Man Template:Nom
2005 Best Male Lead Hustle & Flow Template:Nom
NAACP Image Award 1999 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture The Best Man Template:Won
2001 Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Boycott Template:Nom
2005 Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Hustle & Flow Template:Nom
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Crash Template:Won
Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Lackawanna Blues Template:Won
2007 Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Pride Template:Nom
2010 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Law & Order: LA Template:Nom
2013 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture The Butler Template:Nom
The Best Man Holiday Template:Nom
2015 Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Empire Template:Won
2016 Template:Nom
2017 Template:Nom
2022 Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie The Best Man: The Final Chapters Template:Nom
National Board of Review 2005 Breakthrough Performance by an Actor Crash Template:Won
Online Film Critics Society 2005 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Hustle & Flow Template:Nom
Razzie Award 2013 Worst Screen Combo Movie 43 Template:Nom
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2004 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Ray Template:Nom [55]
2005 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Crash Template:Won [56]
2005 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Hustle & Flow Template:Nom
2013 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture The Butler Template:Nom [57]
Teen Choice Award 2015 Choice Drama TV Actor Empire Template:Nom
Choice TV Villain Empire Template:Nom
Choice TV Chemistry Empire Template:Nom
People's Choice Awards 2016 Favorite Dramatic TV Actor (2016) Empire Template:Nom
2017 Favorite Dramatic TV Actor Empire Template:Nom
Satellite Award 2005 Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Hustle & Flow Template:Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2005 Best Supporting Actor Crash Template:Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2005 Best Supporting Actor Crash Template:Nom
Best Breakthrough Performance Hustle & Flow Template:Won
Best Actor Template:Nom

Discography

Notes

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