FAMILY: Dad-Hoke, Mom-Paula, 3 sisters-Polly Anna, Caroline(died), and Angie, Brother-John
ROOTS: Latin Lover is half Puerto-Rican and half Irish
CHILDHOOD: At age three, Howie jumped onto his grandmother's bed and belted out his very first rendition of "Baby Face." The last of five siblings, Howie has sung in choir, performed in community therter (Sound of Music, Showboat, Camelot), commercials (Disney World), a Nickelodeon pilot (Welcome Freshman), and the films Parenthood and Cop and a Half.
PETS: D has a cat named Christopher, and a dog named Oscar
FULL NAME: Howie Dwaine Dorough
NICKNAMES: Howie, Howie D, Latin Lover, Sweet-D
BORN: Orlando, Florida
DOB: August 22, 1973
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Brown
HEIGHT: 5'7"
WEIGHT: 135 lb.
SHOE SIZE: 8
GROUP POSITION: Falsetto and Lead
INSTRUMENT: Guitar
IN GROUP: Howie is Mr. Neat. "He's Mr. Mediator," says A.J. Howie is the peacemaker. He usually finds a peaceful solution for the argument.
COLOR: Purlple
FOOD: Oriental
MOVIE: The Outsiders
MUSIC: John Secada, Celine Dion, Prince, and Bobby Brown
T.V. SHOW: Fresh Prince, reruns of Married with Children
STARS: Tom Hanks, and Demi Moore
COLOGNE: CK one
CLOTHES: Tommy Hilfiger
COUNTRY: Spain
CAR: Corvette
PASTIMES: wieght lifting, acting, water skiing, swimming, dancing, racquetball, clubbing, and seeing movies
LITTLE KNOWN FACT: Howard can speak Spanish fluently.
PET PEAVES: selfish, racial, and prejudice people
GOOD POINTS: "I look on the bright side of things."
BAD POINTS: "I keep my feelings in a lot." Sweet-D also snores.
MOST LIKELY: To invite you for a moolight walk along the beach, Howie is a hopeless romantic at heart. To loose his luggage on a trip to Europe. Howie has on many occasions, arrived at his destination with only the clothes on his back.
SAYING: "Cheers!"
ON THE ROAD: Latin Lover watches movies and sleeps. He misses his mon's cooking the most. Howie runs around video taping everything and everybody. Howie brings his book bag which has..."CD player, CD's, cassette player, Spanish books, sunglasses - I have just about everything and anything!"
GOALS: "I'd like to take the group as far as I can, then combine my singing with a acting career."
IDEAL LADY: He likes supportive, up-beat ambitious girls. "I like someone who is always looking at things in a positive way, someone who knows what she wants in life and how to go about getting it.