HOWARD, Shawn Michael 1969–

(Shawn M. Howard)

PERSONAL

Born July 31, 1969, in Newark, NJ; son of Frank, Jr. and Olivia C. Howard; children: Elijah Kovacevich Howard. Education: Attended New York University.

Addresses:

Agent—Andrew Ruf, Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Shelly Browning, Magnolia Entertainment, 1620 26th St., Suite 480 South, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Contact—c/o Dig a Pony, Inc., 8391 Beverly Blvd., Suite 235, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Actor, voice performer, singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Appeared in commercials, including an AT&T commercial directed by and starring Spike Lee; Invisible Culture (band), lead vocalist and songwriter; hopejunkies (alternative rock band), rhythm guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bobby, Above the Rim, New Line Cinema, 1994.

Basketball player, The Cable Guy, Columbia, 1996.

Kurt, Sunset Park (also known as Coach), TriStar, 1996.

Roger, Flirting with Disaster, Miramax, 1996.

Lee, Plump Fiction, 1997, Legacy Releasing, 1998.

Coco, The Velocity of Gary, Next Millennium Films, 1998.

Jimmy, Thursday, Gramercy Pictures/Volcanic Films, 1998.

Junie, Men of Honor (also known as Men of Honour), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Mason Becker, Ritual, Gotham Entertainment Group/Raslan Company of America, 2000.

Roller Elvis, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Warner Bros., 2001.

Nestor, Masked and Anonymous, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003.

Rawlings, Extreme Dating, Franchise Pictures, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Russell, The Single Guy, NBC, 1996–97.

Voice of Smokey, The PJs (animated), Fox, 1999–2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Fred D. Gray, Boycott, HBO, 2001.

Ty, The Rats, Fox, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Shawn M. Howard) Franco, "Profile," Law & Order, NBC, 1993.

Antoine Jackson–Jones, "Skirt Chasers," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 1996.

Barney, "Spring Break: Parts 1 & 2," Married … with Children, Fox, 1996.

"Trackdown," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 1996.

Lionel Polynice, "A Better Place," 413 Hope St., Fox, 1997.

Todd, "Oh, You Men," Mr. Show (also known as Mr. Show with Bob and David), HBO, 1997.

Guest host, Soul Train, syndicated, 1997.

Ben, "It's My Party," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Ben, "You Never Can Tell," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Dino, "Top Gum," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1998.

Mitchell Markson, "My Two Dads," Smart Guy, The WB, 1998.

(Uncredited) Rickey Dukes, "Shanghai Express," Martial Law, CBS, 1998.

Warren Cruickshank, "Another Day," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

Warren Cruickshank, "In Deep," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

"Hung Jury," Cupid, ABC, 1998.

Clay, "Nocturnal Omissions," Becker, CBS, 2001.

Flossy Carver, "It's to Die For," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2003.

Voice of Volkswagen Beetle, "A Bug's Wife," The Pitts, Fox, 2003.

Appeared in Jack & Jill, The WB; appeared as Patrick in "Hoop Dreams," an unaired episode of It's Like, You Know…, ABC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Warren Cruickshank, The Practice, ABC, 1997.

Stage Appearances:

Crowbar, Victory Theater, New York City, beginning c. 1990.