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==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
Dorough was born in [[Orlando, Florida]], where he met future friend and bandmate A.J. McLean.<ref name="Bboys1">{{cite book | last =Netter| first =Matt| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Backstreet Boys * Aaron Carter| publisher =Pocket Books| year =1999| location =New York| pages=55| month =January| url =| isbn =0-671-03539-8}}</ref> He has a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] mother,<ref name="Bboys2">{{cite book | last =Netter| first =Matt| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Backstreet Boys * Aaron Carter| publisher =Pocket Books| year =1999| location =New York| pages=79| month =January| url =| isbn =0-671-03539-8}}</ref> Paula Flores, and an [[Irish American]] father, Hoke Dorough, the youngest of 5; he speaks fluent [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. Dorough has had a passion for the entertainment business since he was three years old, when he would jump on his grandparents bed, singing "Baby Face" while strumming his tiny [[guitar]]. At the age of six, Dorough participated in an Orlando production of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (adaptations)|The Wizard of Oz]]''. During his teen years, he auditioned for Latin boy band [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]], but failed to make the cut. He became an international star in the late 1990s as a member of the [[Backstreet Boys]].
Dorough was born in [[Orlando, Florida]], where he met future friend and bandmate A.J. McLean.<ref name="Bboys1">{{cite book | last =Netter| first =Matt| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Backstreet Boys * Aaron Carter| publisher =Pocket Books| year =1999| location =New York| pages=55| month =January| url =| isbn =0-671-03539-8}}</ref> He has a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] mother,<ref name="Bboys2">{{cite book | last =Netter| first =Matt| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Backstreet Boys * Aaron Carter| publisher =Pocket Books| year =1999| location =New York| pages=79| month =January| url =| isbn =0-671-03539-8}}</ref>


===Solo projects===
===Solo projects===
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Dorough guest-starred in the television series ''[[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' in the episode "The Big Head" as an egotistic rock star named Strum. He also guest starred on an episode of ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]'', and voiced [[Santa Claus]] on the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] preschool animated series ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' in the Christmas episode "A Gift for Santa".
In 2007/08, Dorough had been working as a producer/mentor to singer/song-writer [[George Nozuka]].

On the Backstreet Boys Unbreakable tour in 2009, he sang a new solo song entitled "She's Like the Sun".

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Dorough has also guest-starred in the television series ''[[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' in the episode "The Big Head" as an egotistic rock star named Strum. He also guest starred on an episode of ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]'', and voiced [[Santa Claus]] on the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] preschool animated series ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'' in the Christmas episode "A Gift for Santa".


===Personal life===
===Personal life===
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On December 8, 2007 Dorough married his longtime girlfriend Leigh Boniello in the traditional [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] ceremony.<ref>OK! magazine. [http://www.okmagazine.com/2007/12/ok-exclusive-howie-dorough-married-3179/ OK! Exclusive: Howie Dorough Married!], December 8, 2007. Accessed August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>People magazine. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20165250,00.html Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough Gets Married], December 8, 2007. Accessed August 11, 2010.</ref>
In 1998, Dorough's sister, Caroline Dorough-Cochran, died of [[Lupus erythematosus|Lupus]]. After her death, Dorough established the Dorough Lupus Foundation. The foundation helps raise awareness about the disease, financial support for those who cannot afford treatment, and money for research. To date over half a million dollars have been raised for finding a cure.


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On December 8, 2007 Dorough married his longtime girlfriend Leigh Boniello in the traditional [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] ceremony.<ref>OK! magazine. [http://www.okmagazine.com/2007/12/ok-exclusive-howie-dorough-married-3179/ OK! Exclusive: Howie Dorough Married!], December 8, 2007. Accessed August 11, 2010.</ref><ref>People magazine. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20165250,00.html Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough Gets Married], December 8, 2007. Accessed August 11, 2010.</ref> They have one child, son James Hoke Dorough, born May 6, 2009.
==Discography==
==Discography==
{{See also|Backstreet Boys discography}}
{{See also|Backstreet Boys discography}}

Revision as of 14:58, 24 January 2011

Howie Dorough

Howard Dwaine "Howie" Dorough (born August 22, 1973) is an American musician and the oldest member of the Backstreet Boys since Kevin Richardson left in 2006.

Biography

Early life

Dorough was born in Orlando, Florida, where he met future friend and bandmate A.J. McLean.[1] He has a Puerto Rican mother,[2]

Solo projects

Dorough guest-starred in the television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch in the episode "The Big Head" as an egotistic rock star named Strum. He also guest starred on an episode of Roswell, and voiced Santa Claus on the Nickelodeon preschool animated series Dora the Explorer in the Christmas episode "A Gift for Santa".

Personal life

On December 8, 2007 Dorough married his longtime girlfriend Leigh Boniello in the traditional Roman Catholic ceremony.[3][4]

Discography

See also: Backstreet Boys discography

Collaborations

  • "Show Me What You Got" (Howie Dorough feat. BoA)
  • "I'll Be There" (Howie Dorough feat. Sarah Geronimo)
  • "It Still Matters" ~愛は眠らない(Ai wa Nemuranai)~ (The Gospellers feat. Howie Dorough)

See also

References

  1. ^ Netter, Matt (1999). Backstreet Boys * Aaron Carter. New York: Pocket Books. p. 55. ISBN 0-671-03539-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Netter, Matt (1999). Backstreet Boys * Aaron Carter. New York: Pocket Books. p. 79. ISBN 0-671-03539-8. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ OK! magazine. OK! Exclusive: Howie Dorough Married!, December 8, 2007. Accessed August 11, 2010.
  4. ^ People magazine. Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough Gets Married, December 8, 2007. Accessed August 11, 2010.

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