David S. Howard Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from Brandeis University and studied acting at his local playhouse
• Was originally a lawyer and didn't begin studying acting until he was 30
• Quote: "Acting is a need to communicate and express yourself, your feelings and thoughts with other people․ There's a lot I've always wanted to say and communicate, and that has always been my driving force․"
• Quote: "Becoming a lawyer was what was expected of me․ I was really following others dreams, rather than my own․"
• Quote: "Actors need to possess a tremendous drive and a tremendous sense of imagination and wonder for this business․"
• Best known as a stage actor and for his role as Eddie Sloane in the 1998 film "Meet Joe Black․"
• Has appeared in stage productions of "I'm Not Rappaport," "The Last Romance," and "Visiting Mr․ Green," among others
• Joined the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida in 1976