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Howard is a popular English given name originating from Old Norse Hávarðr, which means "high guard". A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900-1960, Howard ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960–1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990–2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. People with the given name Howard or its variants include:
Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio and television personality, producer, author, actor, and photographer. He is best known as the host of The Howard Stern Show, his long-running radio show which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005 before its move to Sirius XM Radio in 2006. Stern first wished to be on the radio at five years of age. He landed his first radio jobs while at Boston University—WTBU, the campus station, and WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts. From 1976 to 1982, Stern developed his on-air personality through morning positions at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York, WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut, WWWW in Detroit, Michigan, and WWDC in Washington, D.C. Stern worked afternoons at WNBC in New York City from 1982 until his firing in 1985.
In 1985, Stern began a 20-year run at WXRK in New York City, where his show was syndicated to 60 markets and attracted 20 million listeners. Stern won numerous awards, including Billboard’s Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year eight times. He became the most fined radio host when the Federal Communications Commission issued fines totaling $2.5 million to station licensees for content it deemed indecent. Stern became one of the highest paid radio figures after signing a five-year deal with Sirius in 2004 worth $500 million. In recent years, Stern took up photography and has had work featured in Hamptons and WHIRL magazines. From 2012 to 2015, he served as a judge on America's Got Talent.
Actors: Maxine Brooks (miscellaneous crew), John Aprea (actor), Rob Gokee (composer), Cindi Rice (producer), Steve Harshfield (actor), Morgan Rhodes (producer), Courtney Cunningham (actress), Anne Lower (writer), Anne Lower (producer), Anne Lower (director), Sara Geralds (miscellaneous crew), Ivet Corvea (actress), Collin Pelton (miscellaneous crew), Geoffrey M. Reeves (writer), Zac Sanford (actor),
Genres: Sci-Fi,Actors: Brian Ceponis (actor), Barry Alexander (actor), Derek Zhao (composer), Matt Jones (actor), Douglas Macpherson (actor), Ankush Jindal (editor), Ankush Jindal (producer), Ankush Jindal (writer), Ankush Jindal (director), Tracy Meyer (actress), Susan J. Sommer (actress), Charles Reed (actor), Jason Wittman (actor), Alisa Naso (producer), Taylor Cornelson (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Gabrielle Anex (editor), Joey Brass (actor), Gabriel Dalessandro (actor), Rocco Reed (actor), Briana Blair (actress), Ashlynn Brooke (actress), Charley Chase (actress), Beverly Hills (actress), Lee Roy Myers (director), Chad Alva (actor), Kristina Rose (actress), Halie James (actress), Bensen Herst (writer),
Genres: Adult, Comedy,Actors: Paul Drechsler-Martell (actor), Jon Truei (producer), Jon Truei (writer), Jon Truei (director), Jon Truei (editor), Jules Hamilton (miscellaneous crew), Jules Hamilton (producer), Chris McGuire (actor), Scott Hoffman (actor), Alexander J. Diaz (producer), Alexander J. Diaz (actor), Alexander J. Diaz (director), Alexander J. Diaz (writer), Alexander J. Diaz (writer), Jeff Heim (composer),
Plot: The action-packed introduction to the adventures of renegade Texas cop, Frank McCuff Jr., as he travels to the Big Apple to hunt down and bring to justice the escaped psychopath who killed his father and brother. A hybrid genre short combining elements of 70s grindhouse cop films, Westerns, superhero comics and anime.
Genres: Action, Mystery, Short, Thriller,Actors: Ron Purtee (writer), Ron Purtee (editor), Ron Purtee (director), Ron Purtee (producer), Charlie Bussian (actor), Charlie Bussian (producer), Tom Jensen (producer), Howard Anderson III (actor), Amanda Knepper (actress),
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Matthew Perry (actor), Mark Adler (composer), Murray Ord (producer), Barbara Biddle (miscellaneous crew), Ernie Hudson (actor), Tom Cox (producer), Paul Jackson (producer), Jason Nolan (miscellaneous crew), Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson (miscellaneous crew), Craig McNeil (producer), Michalla Petersen (miscellaneous crew), Patricia Idlette (actress), Jordy Randall (producer), Candus Churchill (actress), Marty Antonini (actor),
Plot: 1998. Ron Clark, still relatively early in his career, leaves his stable life teaching at an elementary school in his suburban North Carolina hometown, the school where he is appreciated by both his fellow teachers and his students for his innovative teaching methods which results in raising test scores. Instead, he decides to look for a teaching job at a tough New York inner city school where he feels he can be more useful. He eventually finds a job at Inner Harlem Elementary School, where the students are segregated according to their potential. As Clark is white and "nice" looking, Principal Turner wants to assign him to the honors class, especially as Turner's job security depends on good test scores. Clark, however, wants to take the most disadvantaged class. He quickly learns that it will be a battle of wills between himself and his disruptive students to see who can outlast the other. But he also learns that he has to understand them, both individually and collectively, on their level to be able to get through to them before he can teach them the standardized materials. But even the best laid plans can be turned askew by unforeseen events, such as illness and the behavior of others outside of his control. And he has to overcome the self-fulfilling prophecy of failure to instill a sense of worth within the students. Through it all, he is supported by Marissa Vega, the beautiful waitress at the restaurant where he works part-time.
Keywords: abusive-father, african-american, art, artist, audition, black-american, boy, children, chocolate-milk, classroomActors: Marley Shelton (actress), Reese Witherspoon (actress), Paul Walker (actor), Joan Allen (actress), William H. Macy (actor), Dawn Cody (actress), Tobey Maguire (actor), Jeff Daniels (actor), J.T. Walsh (actor), Jim Antonio (actor), Giuseppe Andrews (actor), James Keane (actor), Don Knotts (actor), Jon Kilik (producer), Michael De Luca (producer),
Plot: A brother and sister from the 1990s are sucked into their television set and suddenly find themselves trapped in a 1950s style television show. Here they have loving parents, old fashioned values, and an overwhelming amount of innocence and naivete. Not sure how to get home, they integrate themselves into this "backwards" society and slowly bring some color to this black and white world. But as innocence fades, the two teens begin to wonder if their 90s outlook is really to be preferred.
Keywords: 1950s, 1990s, alternate-dimension, alternative-reality, american-dream, apple, art, barber-shop, basketball, bathtubActors: Michael Mendelsohn (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Halloran (miscellaneous crew), Maureen Duffy (miscellaneous crew), Sigurjon Sighvatsson (producer), Steve Golin (producer), David Schroeder (miscellaneous crew), Bundy Chanock (miscellaneous crew), Julie Hansen (miscellaneous crew), Lara Flynn Boyle (actress), J.T. Walsh (actor), Nicolas Cage (actor), Dwight Yoakam (actor), Dennis Hopper (actor), Kurt Woolner (miscellaneous crew), Neal Thompson (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.
Keywords: arson, bar, beating, beer, black-comedy, body-landing-on-a-car, car-keys, car-racing-a-train, ceiling-fan, cemeteryActors: Damir Andrei (actor), Timm Zemanek (actor), John Boylan (actor), Neil Grieve (director), Neil Grieve (writer), Neil Grieve (producer), Tanya Fleet (miscellaneous crew), Marika Daciuk (actress), Guy Vanderhaeghe (writer), Sharon Lackie (producer), Raymond Lorenz (producer), Susan King (miscellaneous crew), Bernard Leman (actor), Ian McPherson (actor), David Watson (actor),
Plot: It's New Year's Eve. Ed is out of work, seeing himself as a man descending. He sees his wife Victoria as hopeful, still ascending. He thinks she may be carrying on with Howard, her psychologist. They get to the party, Ed drinks copious amounts of scotch as Victoria and Howard dance and then steal away. Ed makes off-putting remarks to others at the party, and, when his wife and the shrink return with a bag of ice after the stoke of twelve, Ed decides to pick a fight. What Victoria does in response brings in the new year.
Genres: Short,Actors: Elinor Donahue (actress), Julia Roberts (actress), Lloyd Nelson (actor), Alex Hyde-White (actor), Al Sapienza (actor), Garry Marshall (actor), Ralph Bellamy (actor), Larry Miller (actor), Jason Alexander (actor), Larry Hankin (actor), Hank Azaria (actor), Richard Gere (actor), Hector Elizondo (actor), Arnon Milchan (producer), Dey Young (actress),
Plot: Edward is a rich, ruthless businessman who specializes in taking over companies and then selling them off piece by piece. He travels to Los Angeles for a business trip and decides to hire a prostitute. They take a liking to each other and he offers her money if she'll stay with him for an entire week while he makes the "rich and famous" scene (since it doesn't do for a man of his stature to be alone at society parties and polo matches). Romantic comedy (and complications) ensue.
Keywords: 1990s, affection, automobile, ballroom, bare-breasts, bath, bathroom, bathtub, beverly-hills-california, black-braWords and music: jim johnston
Engineered by kerry gansburg
Guitars: jim brammer
Midi arrangements: jim brammer
Drums: jeff wade
Backing vocals: tina williams
Watch out cause he's waking up the nation,
You'd better lock your sons and daughters up,
His airwaves hit your brain from all directions,
The thought police have pushed him far enough.
The fcc can't shut him down, he wears that fifth amendment like a crown.
Up he steps the king of all the media, he doesn't run, he would never hide.
He's got the guts to come on out and say what, from any other mouth is suicide.
He hears innuendo in all you say, he'll crawl under your skin like dna.
Talking bout a name that everyone knows - he's gonna tie you up, he's gonna put you down.
Eloquent and brutal with the truth - he's no coward.
Step into his mind and anything goes - if you can't relate, why you hangin round?
The cure for repression - I got good news - here's howard!
There was a time when I would tremble, control freaks getting bolder every day,
And talking governmental inquisitions what I'd be thinking I could never say.
Free speech was doomed to be, an ancient relic of society.
Talking bout a name that everyone knows - he's gonna tie you up, he's gonna put you down.
Eloquent and brutal with the truth - he's no coward.
Step into his mind and anything goes - if you can't relate, why you hangin round?