Howie Dorough

Name: Howie Dorough
Birth Name: Howard Dwaine Dorough
Height: 5' 7''
Sex: M
Nationality: American
Birth Date: August 22, 1973
Birth Place: Orlando, Florida
Profession: singer
Education: Edgewater High School (graduated in 1990)
  Valencia Community College in Orlando
Father: Hoke Dorough
Mother: Paula Dorough
Sister: Angie (older), Caroline (older), Polly Anna (older)
Brother: John (older)
Claim to fame: as a member of Backstreet Boys
   
FAN MAIL:
Howie D Official Fan Club
P.O. Box 100050
Palm Bay, FL 32910
USA
Backstreet Boys Official US Fan Club
P. O. Box 695004
Orlando, Fl
USA
32869-5004
  

HOWIE DOROUGH NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Dorough is working on his debut solo album, which will feature both Spanish and English songs -- While the project is still in its early stages, Dorough has already met with several high-profile Latin music producers and songwriters. (June 30, 2003)
  • The Backstreet Boys are suing Zomba Music Group, saying they are the victim of boardroom politics and are fighting back with a $100 million lawsuit against their record label - they said the record label effectively barred the group from recording a new album because of a preoccupation with a now-completed merger with German media giant Bertelsmann AG. (November 27, 2002)
  • Howie's nickname -'Sweet D.'- says it all because he is always charming, nice, and very obliging.
  • Howie is a real 'Prince Charming' because he's the one who mostly calmes down his fellow bandmembers if any conflict is rising high.
  • Howie's older sister, Caroline Dorough Chocraine, died from Lupus in 1998. Howie's charity The Caroline Dorough Chocraine Lupus Foundation has raised millions of dollars for Lupus research.
  • He is an accomplished songwriter
  • Does duets with his older sister Pollyanna who's also a singer.
  • He is from Florida.
  • Was once labeled as the ugliest man on the Asian mag
  • Howie lost his virginity at the age of 20.

Quotes
  • "The Backstreet Boys will be around as long as you love us!"
  • On Christina Aguilera: "We asked her what a girl really wants. Unfortunatley, it wasn't any of us."
FAN SITES  
  • The Official Backstreet Boys Website
    http://www.backstreetboys.com/
    This official site is hosting complete discography and biography, multimedia, news, merchandise, and more.
  • Backstreetboys, Chapter by Chapter
    http://www.bsbchapterbychapter.cjb.net/
    Features BB's profiles, quotes, lyrics, and pictures.
  • Howie Dorough
    http://www.spacesurfer.com/mceleb/list/Howie_Dorough_0.html
    Howie Dorough biography and more info
  • Howie's A Hunk
    http://howiesgel.tripod.com/howiesahunk/
    Contains Howie's biography, picture gallery, chat room, latest news, polls, links and more.
  • Entertainment Sleuth: Howie Dorough
    http://e.sleuth.com/details.asp?Entity=1233
    Profile, news, reviews, customized email about Howie Dorough, filmography, trailers, TV schedule, reviews, downloads, merchandise and pictures.