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Ken Howard
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Ken Howard, who currently stars in the series "Crossing Jordan," is perhaps best known for his memorable performance as a street-savvy teacher in the classic drama "The White Shadow." Howard, who won a Tony Award for his role in "Child's Play," re-created his teaching role in real life when he developed a master class in acting at the American Repertory Theater Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, taught an undergraduate lecture course at Harvard, and taught an additional class in oral argument at Harvard Law School. Those lectures helped form the basis of the book, Act Natural: How to Speak to Any Audience.
A native of Manhasset, New York, Howard was captain of the Amherst College basketball team. An aspiring performer, he was encouraged by the head of the theater department to apply to the Yale School of Drama even before he had gained his bachelor of arts degree. In 1968, two years into the three-year program at Yale, he accepted a small role on Broadway in Neil Simon's "Promises, Promises," followed by a role he originated as Thomas Jefferson in the Tony-winning musical "1776," for which he received a Theater World award. Following his Tony-winning performance as a young gym coach at a Catholic boys' school in "Child's Play," Howard starred on Broadway in "Seesaw," "The Norman Conquests," "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," and the national tour of "Equus."
Howard attracted even more attention for his feature film-debut in "Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon" opposite Liza Minelli in 1970. He was soon in starring roles in the television series "Adam's Rib" and "The Manhunter." By the late 1970's, he was firmly established in the public's mind as Coach Reeves on the prestigious drama "The White Shadow," a series which Howard co-created based on his personal experiences as the only white player on his high school basketball team. In the following years, he co-starred on the series "It's Not Easy," "The Colby's" and "Dynasty," as well as the television miniseries "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town;" "The Thorn Birds;" "Rage of Angels;" "Op Center;" "Mastergate;" and "Memories of Midnight." Howard also received an Emmy for the on-camera narration of "Facts for Boys: The Body Human." His voice can be heard on more than 30 bestselling books on tape.
Howard works closely with the National Kidney Foundation in their efforts to encourage people to donate their organs. He celebrates the anniversary of his own kidney transplant each summer.