HOWIE

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Howard Dwaine Dorough

Howie was born on 22th August 1973 at 3.00 a.m. in Orlando, Florida / USA.

Howard has one brother - John(32) and three sisters :Pollyanna (33), Caroline (has died at 12^th September'98 at the age of 37), Angie (37).

Howie's Hobbies: designer clothes, party, clubbing, working out, acting, singing, dancing, knee-skiing, weight lifting, swimming, tennis, racket ball, music.

Howie was only 3 years old when he jumped up his grandma's bed and started to sing "Babyface"!

He has a cat called Christopher and a doggie called Oscar.

Howie looks at himself as at somebody really softie. He says: "I love hugs and kisses. I think it's because I grew up in a big family. Even now I grab my mom and give her kisses all over her cheeks and she's like, 'Oh Howard, pleeeease !' When I'm with a girl, I love her to give me hugs - it really touches my heart."

Howie D collects waistcoats ! He's got about 40 at home and his favourite is coloured red and mustard.

Sweet D. nearly didn't make it into the Backstreet Boys, 'cause the management company lost his address !

Howie's sister - Angie first introduced him to the wonderful world of show business, 'cause she also was involved in entertainment.

One of the first things that Howard did, when Backstreet Boys have earned some money, was to have central heating installed in his house. He said :"It's about 100 years old and has nice hardwood floors and stuff, but it had no central heating".

Howie secured a small part in "Parenthood" alongside Steve Martin and he came out also in "Cop".

In school he was the best in math.

Howie's favourite food :Chinese, oriental - Indian, roast, Mums specialities, Asian cuisine and favourite drinks: Sprite, fruit drinks.

D. has ancestors from Puerto Rico and Ireland, but he doesn't speak Spanish at home, although he speaks it fluently.

Last holidays Sweet D. has spent with his sister - Pollyanna in Mexico. He was hidden before fans having a beard !

Howie D recently lost his 37 years old sister Caroline to the disease lupus. Howie has requested that instead of cards and gifts - fans make a donation to the fundation he has established. In his statement Howie says : "Hopefully donations will help the study of this disease so that no other family will have to suffer a loss such as ours." If you would like to make a donation - please contact your country's official Backstreet Boys fanclub or send it to:

Caroline Cochran - Lupus Fund at Florida Hospital

c/o Florida Hospital Foundation

616 E. Rollins St.

Suite 103

Orlando, FL 32803

Howard says he wants a huge Catholic wedding and three children.

Once he mentioned that he quite liked Gummi Bears and later regretted it, when he got sent thousands of them !

A.J. said about Howie: "He's visual perfectionist. I'm glad we don't share a room when we're travelling - otherwise I'd have to fight him for the mirror !".

Howie has been known to set up double dates for himself and his sister Pollyanna.

D. admits to being not so good at remembering names - "I'll always recognise someone, but I just can't put a name to the face and I get really embarrassed."

He loves to go out clubbing.

Howie is a hopeless romantic at heart. He'll invite girl for a moonlight walk along the beach.

Before Howie became a Backstreet Boy, Lou Pearlman worked with him earlier. Than Howie name was Toni Donetti.

Who's the most likely to loose his luggage on a trip to Europe? Backstreet Boys say it's Howie, who has many occasions to arrive at his destination with only the clothes on his back.

Howie runs around video taping everything and everybody when they're on tour.

When you hear someone hitting those amazing high notes in a Backstreet Boys song, that's Howie.

His ideal lady: "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."