Terrence howard movies
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Howard, Terrence
1969–
Actor, producer
The professional recognition that had long been due actor Terrence Howard finally arrived when his portrayal of an aspiring musician in 2005's Hustle & Flow earned him an Academy Award nomination. The gritty tale of a Memphis pimp who dreams of rap stardom, Hustle & Flow was a hit with critics and earned comparisons to some classic underdog tales in film history such as Rocky, Saturday Night Fever, and 8 Mile. Entertainment Weekly critic Owen Gleiberman singled out Howard's lead as "the single most powerful performance I've seen this year," and went on to assert that the actor "inhabits this character with a casual mastery that makes him a world unto himself; we're in touch with his ambition and sadness, his rage and longing, as if they were our own."
Howard was born in 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, and spent the first years of his life in Cleveland, Ohio. His mixed-race father, Tyrone, went to prison for a year when Howard was three years old on a manslaughter charge that made national newspaper headlines as Cleveland's
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Terrence Howard
American actor (born 1969)
For other people with similar names, see Terence Howard (disambiguation).
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| Born | Terrence Dashon Howard (1969-03-11) March 11, 1969 (age 55) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouses | Lori McCommas (m. 1993; div. 2001) (m. 2005; div. 2007)Michelle Ghent (m. 2010; div. 2013)Mira Pak (m. 2013; div. 2015) |
Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor. Known for his performances 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 the in a minor role in a buddy comedy Who's the Man? (1993). In 1995 he had a minor role i
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Terrence Howard - Biography
If there's one thing Terrence Howard knows for sure, it's that you should never give up on your dreams. Back in the early days of his career, long before an Oscar nomination for his role in the crime drama Hustle And Flow made him the toast of Tinseltown, the actor nearly quit the acting game in despair.
Early life
Born on March 11, 1969, in Chicago, Terrence experienced a childhood marked by tragedy. Aged three, he witnessed his dad kill another man in self-defence; a trauma which was compounded when the incident led to his father being convicted of manslaughter and jailed for five years.
His passion for acting stems back to his early childhood when his grandmother, the New York stage actress Minnie Gentry, fostered his budding talent. Her care and attention proved a crucial influence in the life of a young man beset by more than his fair share of heartbreak.
Growing up with the emotional scars of such experiences cannot have been easy, but as the years passed it became clear Terrence was also blessed with intelligence, talent and d
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