Trustin Howard
{{short description|American singer}}
Trustin Howard (December 18, 1923{{spaced ndash}}April 20, 2017) was an American vocalist, songwriter, actor, nightclub comic, television writer and author.
Early life
Howard was born Howard Trustin Slavin in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and began his acting career as a pre-teen.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trustin-howard-dead-joey-bishop-show-writer-was-93-998381|title=Trustin Howard, Singer, Actor and 'Joey Bishop Show' Writer, Dies at 93|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2017-04-29|language=en}} By the age of 15 he’d introduced his persona Slick Slavin at the Chicago Theater.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/trustin-howard-dead-dies-slick-slavin-philbert-1202401494/|title=Writer and 'Philbert' Actor Trustin Howard Dies at 93|last=Ahern|first=Sarah|date=2017-04-27|work=Variety|access-date=2017-04-30|language=en-US}}
Media career
His nightclub act led to film roles in Philbert{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155014/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_wr#writers|title=Philbert (Three's a Crowd)|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-04-09}} (for which he provided the voice of the animated title character), Speed Crazy{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2|title=Speed Crazy|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-04-29}} and a small part in King Creole.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051818/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=King Creole (Full Cast & Crew)|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-04-29}}
Howard branched into writing, eventually becoming the head writer of the Joey Bishop Show, writing episodes of This is Your Life, and numerous, including The Night of Stars.
He recorded singles for the Acclaim{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Trustin-Howard-The-Damage-Is-Done-/release/6268213|title=Trustin Howard - The Damage Is Done|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-04-29}} and Imperial{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Slick-Slavin-Speed-Crazy-She-Said-Shes-Mine/release/9742176|title=Slick Slavin - Speed Crazy / She Said She's Mine|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-04-29}} labels and the comedy album The “Groove” World of Trustin Howard{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Trustin-Howard-The-Groove-World-Of-Trustin-Howard/release/8391155|title=Trustin Howard - The "Groove" World Of Trustin Howard|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2017-04-29}}
Howard authored fiction (The Channeler), non-fiction (Winchell and Runyon{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Winchell-Runyon-True-Untold-Story-ebook/dp/B00CV4KHCO|title=Winchell and Runyon: The True Untold Story|last=Howard|first=Trustin|date=2010-07-06|publisher=Hamilton Books|language=English}}) and the autobiography My Life With Regis and Joey and Practically Everyone Else.{{Cite book|title=My Life with Regis and Joey and Practically Everyone Else|last=Howard|first=Trustin|date=2003-06-01|publisher=Pranapublishing|isbn=9780974076003|location=West Hills, Calif.|language=English}}
Awards
Howard was honored with a lifetime membership in the Writers Guild of America.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/trustin-howard-dead-dies-slick-slavin-philbert-1202401494/|title=Writer and 'Philbert' Actor Trustin Howard Dies at 93|first=Sarah|last=Ahern|website=Variety.com|date=27 April 2017|accessdate=16 January 2021}}
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Category:American male singers