Ken Howard

Kenneth Joseph Howard, Jr. (born March 28, 1944) is a Tony Award- and Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor known for his role in the television show The White Shadow as basketball coach and former Chicago Bulls player Ken Reeves, a basketball major with a minor in life.

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Biography

Career

Howard had a role in Seesaw and as Thomas Jefferson in 1776 (both the Broadway musical and the 1972 film). In 1981 Howard won a Daytime Emmy award for his performance as the ideal father in the CBS afternoon special 'The Body Human: Facts for Boys'. Howard most recently appeared in the (2006) feature film, Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story, co-starring Dakota Fanning, Kris Kristofferson and Elisabeth Shue. He also played Jill Hennessy's character's father on NBC's crime drama, Crossing Jordan. He also had a Television Series called the "White Shadow"...

Personal life

Howard was born in El Centro, California, the son of Martha Carey (née McDonald) and Kenneth Joseph Howard, Sr.^[1] He grew up in the Long Island community of Manhasset, New York^[2], and attended Manhasset High School, where he started on the basketball team.^[3] He is a graduate of Amherst College. He has been married to Linda Fetters, a stuntwoman, since 1992 and they reside in the Los Angeles, California area. Prior to that he was married to Margo Coleman, known professionally as Margo Howard, the daughter of Ann Landers, from 1977 - 1991, and before that to TV soap opera actress, Louise Sorel, from 1973 - 1976, when they divorced.

Howard is very active and supportive of the National Kidney Foundation. He had a Kidney transplant in 2000. He stands approximately 6'6" (1.98 m).

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