Editing Howie Dorough (section)

==Career==
===Early career===
Dorough's love and passion for entertainment started when he was three years old, singing "[[Baby Face (1926 song)|Babyface]]" with his little guitar.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McGibbon |first1=Rob |title=The Backstreet Boys: official biography |date=1997 |publisher=BoxTree/Macmillan Publishers |location=London |isbn=0-7522-2406-9 |page=22 }}</ref> He started performing around age six or seven, thanks to his sister Polyanna, singing during mass in the church choir and having his first role in the musical adaptation of ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' as a singer and actor.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Johns |first1=Michael-Anne |title=Hangin' With the Backstreet Boys|year=1998 |publisher=Scholastic, Incorporated |isbn=9780590047111 |url=https://archive.org/details/hanginwithbackst00john |url-access=registration }}</ref> Throughout elementary school, his mother enrolled him in children's community theaters and he performed in many community theater productions of top musicals, among them "Sound Of Music," "Showboat" and "Camelot"<ref>{{cite web |title=WILLIAMS' DAUGHTER HAS MAGIC MOMENT |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2000-03-05-0003050003-story.html |website=OrlandoSentinel.com|date=March 5, 2000 }}</ref> and got him in singing/voice and acting lessons by putting him in a performing arts academy where he also took dance lessons in classical ballet, tap, and jazz. He even was in an all-boy ballet troupe. He did Little League once before switching to the arts. During junior high to high school, Dorough sang in the choir, even qualified for All-State Chorus and talent shows, and joined the drama club, acting in school productions and a school TV show called "Macho & Camacho." He got discovered by an acting agent when he was 14, who gave him the stage name, Tony Donetti, and also managed to land roles in movies, such as ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]'' and ''[[Cop and a Half]]'', a lead role in the [[Nickelodeon]] TV production pilot for "[[Welcome Freshman]]" and star in a commercial for [[Disney World]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview With Howie D |url=https://lifewithkathy.com/interview-with-howie-d/ |website=Life With Kathy |access-date=13 November 2024 |date=18 June 2019}}</ref> he even audition for the Mickey mouse club like his bandmates.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys was not cast for The Mickey Mouse Club |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaRUvcgoPJc |access-date=13 November 2024 |date=5 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C956cclSeTV/ |website=www.instagram.com |access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="biography.com">{{cite web | url=http://www.biography.com/people/howie-dorough-21215193#young-performer | title = Howie Dorough - Actor, Singer - Biography | website = [[Biography (TV program)|Biography]] | access-date = July 26, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180323152131/https://www.biography.com/people/howie-dorough-21215193 | archive-date = March 23, 2018 | url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McGibbon |first1=Rob |title=The Backstreet Boys : official biography |date=1997 |publisher=BoxTree/Macmillan Publishers |location=London |isbn=0-7522-2406-9 |page=21 }}</ref> He was a victim of bullying as a child for his lack of Spanish language, his falsetto vocal range when he was 12 and his weight.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Backstreet Boys |journal=Nickelodeon Magazine |date=September 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Backstreet Boys' Howie Dorough Releases Single Off Upcoming Family Album Based on His Childhood |url=https://people.com/music/backstreet-boys-howie-dorough-no-habla-espanol-new-single/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Magic Box Interview: Howie D | website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLdUHev3134  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qLdUHev3134| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|date=November 9, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Howie D from Backstreet Boys Interview: Howie Was A Fat Kid (2 of 2) | website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV380XOyrsk  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/YV380XOyrsk| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|date=December 23, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

His choir teacher asked Dorough to perform the National Anthem at his high school basketball game. He agreed but forgot the words when it was time to sing.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McGibbon |first1=Rob |title=The Backstreet Boys: official biography |date=1997 |publisher=BoxTree/Macmillan Publishers |location=London |isbn=0-7522-2406-9 |pages=29–30 }}</ref> Despite the extreme embarrassment, he got right back on his horse and began performing again when he sang 'Unchained Melody' at his school talent show, and got a standing ovation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McGibbon |first1=Rob |title=The Backstreet Boys : official biography |year=1997 |publisher=BoxTree/Macmillan Publishers |isbn=978-0752224060 |pages=30–31|url=https://archive.org/details/backstreetboysof0000mcgi }}</ref> He also auditioned for a Latin boy band [[Menudo (band)|Menudo]], but he did not make it.<ref>{{cite news | title = Howie D of Backstreet Boys and Pauly D Talk "In a World Like This Tour" | url = http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/howie-d-of-backstreet-boys-and-pauly-d-talk-in-a-world-like-this-tour/10722676 | first = Rick | last = Florino | date = September 3, 2013 | work = [[ARTISTdirect]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160914004516/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/howie-d-of-backstreet-boys-and-pauly-d-talk-in-a-world-like-this-tour/10722676 | archive-date = September 14, 2016 | url-status = dead}}</ref> He was also involved in a peer counseling group called Friends, where he talked to other kids about living "a clean life, having fun, going to school, avoiding drugs."<ref>{{cite book |title=Givin' it their all : the Backstreet Boys' rise to the top |date=June 1998 |publisher=Ballantine Books |isbn=0-345-48288-3 |page=89 |edition=1st }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McGibbon |first1=Rob |title=The Backstreet Boys : official biography |year=1997 |publisher=BoxTree/Macmillan Publishers |isbn=0752224069 |url=https://archive.org/details/backstreetboysof0000mcgi }}</ref> When he's not working in the spotlight, he works as a tour guide in [[Universal Orlando]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandofamilymagazine.com/interviews/still-on-top/|title=STILL ON TOP}}</ref> and worked with his sister at Zarro's Bread Basket one summer in New York when he was 14.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Official Backstreet Boys Summer Tour Mag|journal=Tiger Beat |date=October 1998}}</ref>

He was selected 'Most Talented' and graduated from [[Edgewater High School]] in 1991, the Top 10 of his class.<ref>{{cite web |title=Howard Dorough from Edgewater High School - Classmates |url=https://www.classmates.com/people/Howard-Dorough/417176701 |website=www.classmates.com}}</ref> After high school, Dorough auditioned for Backstreet Boys under his stage name, but they lost his headshot and contact info; however, after six months, they were able to track him down, thanks to AJ, and was already in the group.<ref name="PopCrush">{{cite web | title = Howie D Reveals How His Stage Name Almost Kept Him From Being in BSB | url = http://popcrush.com/howie-d-backstreet-boys-stage-name-exclusive/ | first = Michelle | last = McGahan | date = January 30, 2015 | website = PopCrush | access-date = July 26, 2019}}</ref> He got a scholarship, and attended both [[University of Central Florida]] and [[Valencia College]] with an Associate of Arts Degree with [[*NSYNC]] member, Chris Kirkpatrick.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url = http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20127525,00.html | title = Boy Power | first = Jeremy | last = Helligar | date = February 8, 1999 | magazine = [[People (magazine)|People]] | access-date = July 26, 2019}}</ref>

===Backstreet Boys===
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[[File:Howie D and Nick Carter.jpg|thumb|Dorough (left) and [[Nick Carter]] with the Backstreet Boys, 2005]]
[[Lou Pearlman]] created the Backstreet Boys in 1993, selecting Howie Dorough along with [[AJ McLean]], [[Brian Littrell]], [[Nick Carter]], and [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]]. They were then booked to perform at many venues, such as high schools and shopping malls, and eventually signed a contract with [[Jive Records]] in 1994. They slowly became popular in European countries, starting with Germany, and embarked on a tour supporting their debut album. The album slowly climbed to the top ten slots in most countries and was on its way to selling more than 8 million copies.

While their second album, ''[[Backstreet's Back]]'', was being released in Europe, they released their first album in the United States, a compilation of their international debut and ''Backstreet's Back''. The album climbed to No. 4 on the [[Billboard 200|'' Billboard'' 200]] and sold over 14 million copies. Meanwhile, ''Backstreet's Back'' became an even more significant success than their debut album, opening at the number-one spot in many countries.

Dorough is most known for his infamous fart, which was recorded and used as a part of the beat for the song "The Call" from the Backstreet Boys' fourth album, Black And Blue.<ref name="Howie Farted" group="Billboard">{{cite magazine |last1=Mclean |first1=AJ |title=How Max Martin Turned a Fart Into the Epic Beat in Backstreet Boys' 'The Call': AJ McLean Tells All |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7898099/backstreet-boys-the-call-max-martin-howie-dorough-fart-story |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 27, 2019 |ref=Billboard 2017}}</ref>

They started recording ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]'' in 1998 and released it in May 1999. It became one of the biggest-selling albums ever, taking number one in many countries. Their first single from ''Millennium'''s follow-up album, ''[[Black & Blue (Backstreet Boys album)|Black & Blue]]'', ''[[Shape of My Heart (Backstreet Boys song)|Shape Of My Heart]]'' was released to radio on October 3. ''Black and Blue'' recorded first-week sales of 1.59 million copies in the US, making the Backstreet Boys the first artists to back-to-back million album sales.

After releasing their [[The Hits – Chapter One (Backstreet Boys album)|greatest hits]] album, they went on hiatus and regrouped in 2003. They released their next album, ''[[Never Gone]]'' in 2005. While critics negatively reviewed it, it enjoyed a lot of commercial success. They released their next album, ''[[Unbreakable (Backstreet Boys album)|Unbreakable]]'' in 2007 and the follow-up ''[[This Is Us (Backstreet Boys album)|This Is Us]]'' in 2009. Their eighth album ''[[In a World Like This]]'' was released on July 30, 2013. Their ninth album [[DNA (Backstreet Boys album)|'' DNA'']] was released on January 25, 2019, with a new headlining tour following in May of the same year. They have become one of the biggest-selling artists of all time, with record sales exceeding 135 million worldwide.

===Solo projects===
Dorough worked as a producer for singer/songwriter [[George Nozuka]] and [[Katelyn Tarver]] as part of his management partnership with former [[3deep]] member [[CJ Huyer]], called HC Entertainment, formed in 2004. Since 2010, he's also been managing a Canadian band [[Neverest]], under Dorough's company, 3 Street Management.

In 2006, he started work on his first solo album. The album would include Spanish/Latin songs as well as American ones. But he eventually changed his mind on the style of the album. Noting that his Spanish was not the best and that he did not want to be something he was not. Around 2010, he started to work on an album that was more pop/r&b style. Dorough's first solo album, ''[[Back to Me (Howie Dorough album)|Back to Me]]'', was eventually released on November 15, 2011. The album featured many songs that Dorough co-wrote himself. The album's first single, "100", was released in the summer of 2011 and received moderate airplay primarily in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://telebisyon.net/balita/Howie-D-for-Sarah-CD-launch/artikulo/35802/ |title=Howie D. for Sarah CD launch |publisher=Telebisyon.net |date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407061301/http://telebisyon.net/balita/Howie-D-for-Sarah-CD-launch/artikulo/35802/ |archive-date=April 7, 2012  }}</ref> Also in November 2011, Dorough joined [[Britney Spears]] for her [[Femme Fatale Tour]] in South America.<ref>{{cite web|title=Britney Spears Recruits A Backstreet Boy For Tour|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1673154/britney-spears-femme-fatale-tour-backstreet-boys.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127003722/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1673154/britney-spears-femme-fatale-tour-backstreet-boys.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 27, 2011|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref>

In 2015, while Howie had not announced that he was working on a second solo album, some producers mentioned working with Howie on a new album that is said to be released the same year. On May 9, 2019, he announced on Twitter and Instagram that his new solo album, "Which One Am I," would be released on July 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Howie D on Instagram: "Surprise! My new solo album - Which One Am I? - comes out on July 12th but starting tomorrow you can pre-order it. Not only that but…" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPk0aJBuFc/  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BxPk0aJBuFc |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|website=Instagram |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D |first1=Howie |title=Surprise! My new solo album - Which One Am I? - comes out on July 12th but starting tomorrow you can pre-order it. Not only that, but you'll be able to get one of the new songs, "No Hablo Español", instantly when do you! Which One Am I? is an album made for families. #WOAIpic.twitter.com/DgulnPFrjX |url=https://twitter.com/howied/status/1126480249317761024 |website=@howied |language=en |date=May 9, 2019}}</ref>

===TV and film appearances===
While in the Backstreet Boys, Dorough has done some acting over the years. Appearing in ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]'', ABC's television series ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]'' in the episode "The Big Head" as an egotistic rock star named Strum, and voiced [[Santa Claus]] on the [[Nick Jr]] animated series ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]'' in the Christmas episode "A Present for Santa" and did a skit on ''Saturday Night Live'' on May 15, 1999. In September 2002, Dorough and the rest of The Backstreet Boys made special guest appearances on the children's cartoon ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]''. In 2013, Dorough made his motion picture debut by appearing in the comedy ''[[This Is the End]]'' along with the rest of the Backstreet Boys. On February 5, 2021, Dorough appeared on ''[[Long Island Medium|Long Island Medium: There in Spirit]]'' to receive a psychic reading from [[Theresa Caputo]] about his father and sister.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meghan Trainor and BSB's Howie Dorough get psychic readings from the Long Island Medium - Music News - ABC News Radio |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/1/12/meghan-trainor-and-bsbs-howie-dorough-get-psychic-readings-f.html |website=abcnewsradioonline.com |language=en |access-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114005949/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/1/12/meghan-trainor-and-bsbs-howie-dorough-get-psychic-readings-f.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Long Island Medium: There in Spirit' Trailer (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/long-island-medium-there-in-spirit-trailer-meghan-trainor-and-more-get-emotional-readings-exclusive |website=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref> On February 1, 2022, Dorough competed in a dance competition for [[Dirty Dancing]] on Fox.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Brie Bella, Tyler Cameron and More to Compete in 'Dirty Dancing' Special |journal=Us Weekly |date=September 28, 2021 |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/dirty-dancing-special-event-brie-bella-tyler-cameron-to-compete/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Major |first1=Michael |title=Corbin Bleu & More Join FOX Celebrity Dancing Competition Series THE REAL DIRTY DANCING |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Corbin-Bleu-More-Join-FOX-Celebrity-Dancing-Competition-Series-THE-REAL-DIRTY-DANCING-20220119 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> In June 2017, Dorough appeared on the USA Network show ''Big Star Little Star'' with his then 7-year-old son James.<ref>{{cite web |title=EXCLUSIVE: Howie Dorough on Juggling Work With Fatherhood & How His Son 'Wants to Be the Next Backstreet Boy!' {{!}} Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/music/218494_howie_dorough_on_juggling_work_with_fatherhood_his_son_backstreet_boy_ambitions |website=www.etonline.com |access-date=7 March 2024 |date=31 May 2017}}</ref> On February 7, 2024, Dorough appeared on the Fox Network show ''[[Name that Tune]]'', competing against [[Drew Lachey]] of the band [[98 Degrees]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scoop |first1=T. V. |title=Scoop: Coming Up on NAME THAT TUNE on FOX - Tuesday, February 6, 2024 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-Coming-Up-on-NAME-THAT-TUNE-on-FOX-Tuesday-February-6-2024-20240201 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Listings - NAME THAT TUNE on FOX {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20240125fox03/ |website=www.thefutoncritic.com |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Name That Tune - Divas vs Boybands - Howie D from Backstreet Boys vs Drew Lachey from 98 Degrees |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/ZtL7M9pJzE4 |access-date=29 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

===Other ventures===
Dorough also founded a company called Sweet D, Inc. with his older brother John.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sweet D, Inc. Corporate Details |url=http://visulate.com/rental/visulate_search.php?CORP_ID=P97000060763 |work=Visulate |access-date=July 5, 2012}}</ref> The company specializes in real estate development and consulting. It has built numerous condominiums, hotels, and waterfront properties.<ref name="youtube.com"/> He's also founded and held the positions of CEO, chairman, and director in several other companies, most notably Dorough Lupus Foundation and Howiedoit Productions, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dorough Lupus Foundation |url=http://www.doroughlupusfoundation.org/staff.html |access-date=July 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Howiedoit Productions, Inc. Corporate Details |url=http://visulate.com/rental/visulate_search.php?CORP_ID=P04000109240 |work=Visulate |access-date=July 5, 2012}}</ref>

Early in 2020, Dorough starred in a musical loosely based on his life called ''Howie D: Back in the Day'' at The Rose Theater in Omaha, Nebraska.<ref>{{cite web |title=Howie D: Back In The Day |url=https://www.rosetheater.org/shows/howied/ |access-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209184104/https://www.rosetheater.org/shows/howied/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the show, Dorough's sister, Pollyanna, was played by Natalie Hanson and his Mother was played by Christina Maria.