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Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an American actor and singer. Having his first major roles in the 1995 films Dead Presidents and Mr. Holland's Opus, Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of television and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Hustle & Flow. Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies including Winnie, Ray, Lackawanna Blues, Crash, Four Brothers, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Idlewild, August Rush, The Brave One and Prisoners. Howard played James Rhodes in Iron Man and reprised the role in the video game adaptation. However, he was replaced by Don Cheadle for the future films. He currently stars as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the television series Empire. His debut album, Shine Through It, was released in September 2008.
Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Anita Jeanine Williams (née Hawkins) and Tyrone Howard. His maternal great-grandmother, Minnie Gentry, was a stage actress, as were his mother and uncles. He experienced racism in his childhood. His father was involved in what has been termed the Santa Line Slaying (1971), serving eleven months in prison on manslaughter charges after stabbing another man to death. At the age of 16, Howard emancipated himself from his parents and was put on welfare; at 18, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. He wanted to be a science teacher, though he had a low GPA in high school and was admitted to the Pratt Institute in New York only after convincing them to give him a special entrance exam. Howard did not complete his education, as he had joined his brother on an audition for The Cosby Show and was cast in the role.
Sentimental phone calls
People hide behind how you doing
Then the talk starts
How come ya never follow through it
Cause all I want to be, is a little bit more like me
And all I want from you,
is to let some light shine through
Chorus:
Shine through it, shine through it (repeat)
It's been a long haul, the duty of us all
Do what you're supposed to do
But you're bound to fall
My beauty is in the scars, tried and true
Cause all I want to be, is a little bit more like me
And all I want from you,
is to let some light shine through
Chorus:
Shine through it, shine through it (repeat)
See common sense isn't all they claim
Some may call it quits, some may call it game
But I'm a little bit more than new
So if it's all the same
I'm playing through
A little bit more life
Your light might shine thru
A little bit more
Bright pure light
Mind find you
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