Ken Howard

Infobox actor


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1944|3|28|mf=y
birthplace = El Centro, California
birthname=Kenneth Joseph Howard Jr.

Kenneth Joseph Howard, Jr. (born March 28, 1944) is an American Tony Award- and Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor known for his role in the television show "The White Shadow" as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves, a basketball major with a minor in life.

Biography

Career

Howard appeared on Broadway in "Seesaw" and as Thomas Jefferson in "1776" (a role he reprised in the 1972 film). In 1981 he won a Daytime Emmy Award for his performance as the ideal father in the CBS afternoon special "The Body Human: Facts for Boys". Additional credits include Sidney Sheldon's Rage of Angels 1983 and the 2000 miniseries "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" and the feature film "", both co-starring Kris Kristofferson. He was a regular on the television series "White Shadow" and "Crossing Jordan". Howard appeard in season one of "The West Wing" as President Bartlett's first choice for U.S. Supreme Court Justice in the episode, "The Short List". In 2007, Howard was in the movies "Rambo" with Sylvester Stallone, and "Michael Clayton" with George Clooney.

Personal life

Howard was born in El Centro, California, the son of Martha Carey (née McDonald) and Kenneth Joseph Howard, Sr. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Ken-Howard.html Ken Howard Biography (1944-) ] ] He grew up in the Long Island community of Manhasset, New York, [Tarshis, Alex. [http://www.nba.com/features/greenroom_051110.html?rss=true "Hanging Out in the NBA TV Green Room With ... Ken Howard"] , "NBA.com". Accessed November 23, 2007. "A native of Manhasset, N.Y., Howard had basketball in his blood well before the "The White Shadow" debuted, having played in both high school and college, serving as the captain on his Amherst College team before he attended the Yale School of Drama."] and attended Manhasset High School, where he started on the basketball team. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/94977/Ken-Howard Ken Howard profile] , "The New York Times". Accessed November 23, 2007.] He is a graduate of Amherst College. He has been married to Linda Fetters, a stuntwoman, since 1992 and they reside in the Los Angeles, California area. Prior to that he was married to Margo Coleman, known professionally as Margo Howard, the daughter of Ann Landers, from 1977 - 1991, and before that to TV soap opera actress, Louise Sorel, from 1973 - 1976, when they divorced.

Howard is very active and supportive of the National Kidney Foundation. He had a kidney transplant in 2000. He stands approximately 6'6" (1.98 m).

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NAME= Howard, Ken
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Jr., Kenneth Joseph Howard
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1944-3-28
PLACE OF BIRTH= El Centro, California
DATE OF DEATH=
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