Glenn Howerton

Glenn Franklin Howerton III (born April 13, 1976) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He is known for his roles as Dennis Reynolds in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for which he is also a writer and executive producer,[1] and Jack Griffin in A.P. Bio, as well as the lead role in the short-lived sitcom That '80s Show.[2]

Glenn Howerton
Howerton in July 2013
Born	April 13, 1976 Japan
Education	Juilliard School (BFA)
Occupation	Actor, producer, screenwriter, director
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Jill Latiano ​ ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	2

Early life and education

Glenn Franklin Howerton III was born in Japan, the son of American parents Janice and Glenn Franklin Howerton Jr. His father was a fighter pilot.[3] He spent his childhood moving back and forth between foreign countries and different parts of the United States; almost immediately after his birth, his family moved to Arizona and then New Mexico for a short while. When he was three years old, they moved to the English town of Felixstowe, Suffolk. They subsequently moved to Virginia, followed by South Korea, where they settled in Seoul. When he was 10 years old, his family moved to Alabama.[4] After graduating from Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, Alabama, he spent two years at New World School of the Arts of Miami Dade College. He was part of Group 29 of the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1996–2000),[5] where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.[6]

Career

In 2002, Howerton starred as Corey Howard in the ill-fated That '80s Show.[7] He went on to guest star on ER as Dr. Nick Cooper in 2003. He had small roles in the films Must Love Dogs (2005), Serenity (2005), Two Weeks (2006), and The Strangers (2008). He also appeared as a nurse in Crank (2006), and reprised the role in its 2009 sequel, Crank: High Voltage. Howerton is most notably involved in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005-) as one of the main cast, producer and director, and has also written numerous episodes. He planned to be executive producing on the comedy show Boldly Going Nowhere with his It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creators, before the show was delayed. Howerton had a recurring voice role on The Cleveland Show as Ernie Krinklesac, as well as recurring roles on the Fox comedy series The Mindy Project[8] and the FX dark comedy series Fargo.[9] He starred in the 2013 comedy film Coffee Town. He also had a bit part as the gun running Dominic, in the 2016 Netflix Original Officer Downe, starring Kim Coates. He also starred in the 2018 NBC comedy A.P. Bio.

Personal life

On September 8, 2009, Howerton married actress Jill Latiano, who guest starred on the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode "The D.E.N.N.I.S. System" two months later. Their first son, Miles Robert, was born in 2011.[10] The couple had a second son, Isley Ray, in August 2014.[11]

Howerton has said that he follows a vegan diet "about 95% of the time".[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Must Love Dogs	Michael
2005	Serenity	Lilac Young Tough
2006	Crank	Doctor
2006	Two Weeks	Matthew Bergman
2008	The Strangers	Mike
2008	Happy Wednesday	Spencer Scott	Short film
2009	Crank: High Voltage	Doctor	Uncredited
2010	Everything Must Go	Gary
2013	Coffee Town	Will
2016	Officer Downe	Dominic
2020	The Hunt	Richard
2020	Archenemy	The Manager
2021	How It Ends
TBA	El Tonto		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Monday Night Mayhem	Dick Ebersol	Television film
2002	The Job	Young Guy	Episode: "Gay"
2002	That '80s Show	Corey Howard	Main role
2003	ER	Dr. Nick Cooper	6 episodes
2005–present	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Dennis Reynolds Wendell Albright	Main role; also writer, director, and executive producer
2009	American Dad!	Animal Control Guy #1 (voice)	Episode: "Weiner of Our Discontent"
2009–2010	Glenn Martin, DDS	Various voices	3 episodes
2009–2013	The Cleveland Show	Ernie Krinklesac Various characters	Voice role; 30 episodes
2011	Vietnam in HD	Donald DeVore	Miniseries; 5 episodes
2012	Unsupervised	Clint/Dirt (voice)	4 episodes; also executive producer
2013–2017	The Mindy Project	Cliff Gilbert	13 episodes
2014–2015	Family Guy	Various voices	4 episodes
2014	Fargo	Don Chumph	5 episodes
2015	TripTank	Congressman Rothbard Congressman Hume Congressman Adorno	Voice role; episode: "Mr. Winchester Goes to Washington"
2016	House of Lies	Seth Buckley	4 episodes
2018–present	A.P. Bio	Jack Griffin	Main role; also producer
2020	The Fugitive	Jerry	14 episodes

References

1. "Glenn Howerton: Biography". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
2. "Behind the scenes of That '80s Show". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
3. "Glenn Howerton Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
4. "Glenn Howerton Is Dead Serious About Being Funny". gq.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
5. "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11.
6. "Glenn Howerton". All Movie Guide. The New York Times. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
7. Schmikowitz, Matt (May 13, 2013). "Getting Trapped in Nostalgia in 'That 80s Show'". Split Sider.
8. Gonzalez, Sandra (August 7, 2013). "'It's Always Sunny' star to woo [spoiler] on 'Mindy Project'". Entertainment Weekly.
9. Damon, Lauren (May 20, 2014). "Glenn Howerton talks about his role in FX's hit show "Fargo"". Media Mikes.
10. Leon, Anya (September 16, 2011). "Glenn Howerton Welcomes Son Miles Robert". People magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24.
11. "Glenn Howerton of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Welcomes Second Son With Wife Jill Latiano". US Weekly magazine. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
12. Howerton, Glenn [@GlennHowerton] (June 30, 2019). "I eat vegan about 95% of the time. Good for the planet and for my body. The other 5% I'll eat a fuckin' burger or some fried chicken cause life's too damn short. t.co/TEpPArwAAi" (Tweet). Retrieved January 14, 2021 – via Twitter.

External links

• Glenn Howerton at IMDb