Biography for
Howard Stern (I)

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Date of Birth

12 January 1954, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Howard Allan Stern

Nickname

Howeird (In early radio days)
Howchie (As a child)
"King of All Media"
How
The Howard

Height

6' 5" (1.96 m)

Mini Biography

Howard Allan Stern was born on Jan. 12, 1954, in Jackson Heights, New York. His first radio experience was at Boston University, where he volunteered at the college radio station. Along with several other students, he created an on-air show called the King Schmaltz Bagel Hour, a takeoff on the popular King Biscuit Flour Hour. Predicting his penchant for controversy, the show was canceled after its first broadcast, which included the comedy sketch "Name That Sin," a game show where contestants confessed their worst sins. Stern graduated in 1976 with a 3.8 grade-point average and a bachelor's degree in communications. During his first paying radio gig, at an understaffed 3,000-watt station in Briarcliff Manor, New York, "It dawned on me that I would never make it as a straight deejay," Stern told James S. Kunen in an interview for People (10/22/84), "so I started to mess around. It was unheard-of to mix talking on the phone with playing music. It was outrageous, It was blasphemy."

IMDb Mini Biography By: GLLee90298@yahoo.com

Spouse

Alison Stern

(4 June 1978 - 2001) (divorced) 3 children

Trivia

Howard Stern wanted to play the role of the radio talk show host, Barry Simms in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) but was too busy with his own movie, Private Parts (1997).

Was listed in Forbes Magazines list of 100 Most Powerful Celebrities [1999]

His daughters, with ex-wife Alison, are Emily Beth (May 7, 1983), Debra Jennifer (May 9, 1986) and Ashley Jade. (January 24, 1993).

Attended Boston University

Graduated from South Side High School in Rockville Centre, NY.

He agreed to accept $50,000 to settle a lawsuit he filed against a Beverly Hills studio he claims reneged on a deal to feature him in a movie with Melanie Griffith. He was asked to star in the movie Jane although it didn't have financing and then the film company failed to pay him when the movie wasn't made. He sought $1.5 million in compensatory damages and unspecified punitive damages. [August 1999]

Hebrew name is Tzvi.

His 5-year, $100 million annual deal equates to about $1,923,077 a week and roughly $274,725 a day. He is the highest-paid radio personality in America.

One of the major influences on his brand of humor was Mad magazine.

Practices transcendental meditation.

Used to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Stated on his radio show that since his divorce, the word "marriage" has left his vocabulary for good. While he is deeply in love with actress Beth Ostrosky, they have no plans to even live together. His three daughters are the only people he says he's willing to live with at this point. [February 2002]

His views on parenthood have not soured as his views on marriage have since his divorce. While he shares custody of his three children with his ex-wife Alison, he says he would gladly take full custody of them if ever called upon to do so.

Is an avid comic book reader, and "Superman" is his all-time favorite. He also loves "Spiderman."

Ranked #1 in 1995 on Mr. Blackwell's Worst Dress List.

Howard Stern was originally cast for the role of the cocky, arrogant radio talk show host "Barry Simms" in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). He wanted the role because the character's name was originally "Harry Simms" and it was kind of a reference to him, because of the initials "H.S.". But, Howard soon dropped out of the movie (it was rumored that he was fired) and the role was given to Leo Geter instead.

Announced he was separating from his wife, Alison Stern, after 21 years of marriage, due to his workaholic ways. [22 October 1999]

Married college sweetheart Alison Stern (b. 25 May 1955) at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Mass. [4 June 1978]

Stern's ex-wife, Alison Stern, marries David Simon, CEO of shopping mall giant Simon Property Group. [23 November 2001]

His paternal Grandparents, Froim and Anna (Gallar) Stern, and maternal Grandparents, Sol and Esther (Reich) Schiffman, emigrated to America from Austria-Hungary.

Adopted a bulldog, which he named Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell (b. March 17, 2002). He also has a dog named Java, that lives with his ex-wife, Alison Simon.

Brown belt in Japanese Shotokan Karate

Performed the spoken word opening to the Blue Öyster Cult song "When the War Comes" on their Club Ninja album.

In 2004, he did a 180-degree turn in his politics, lambasting President George W. Bush for his lack of planning in the Iraq War, adding an entire page of anti-Bush website links on his personal website and making direct attacks on members of George W. Bush's cabinet. Shortly afterwords, Clear Channel Communications dropped his show from their stations in several markets after being fined by the FCC for an incident (several years earlier) that they deemed as profane. Stern took this as a personal attack and managed to negotiate his return on stations owned by Infinity Broadcasting in those same markets where he was dropped, and began campaigning heavily for Democratic Party Presidential candidate Senator John Kerry, D-MA.

His book "Miss America" was originally titled "Getting Away With Murder" and had a photo of him and O.J. Simpson together at Donald Trump's wedding on the cover.

His father, Ben Stern, was a radio engineer. His mother, Ray Stern, was a housewife.

He overcame an affliction with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

On Friday, 16 December 2005, he signed off his last broadcast radio show. His satellite radio programs are set to begin on the Sirius Satellite Radio system on 9 January 2006.

New Year's Rotten Eve (1994) (V) was the highest-grossing pay-per-view variety special of all time, grossing over $30 million.

Testament to Stern's huge following, Private Parts was the fastest-selling book in Simon & Schuster publishing history.

Was #7 on the annual Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 list in 2006

Inspired the song "Vibe On", by Australian pop star Dannii Minogue, from her album "Neon Nights".

Recognized along with retired New York Jet great Wayne Chrebet and The Good Rats for "Reasons to love Long Island" in 2007 by Strong Island Magazine.

Became engaged to Beth Ostrosky [February 13, 2007].

His second book "Miss America" was the fastest selling book in publishing history when it was released in 1995.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his 2006 earnings at $70 million.

Was the model for a character portrayed by one time co-worker, Marc Coppola, in playwright Eric Zaccar's political comedy drama for the stage, Housing.

Personal Quotes

"Standards have gone to an all-time low and I'm here to represent them." - April 1, 1998 upon announcing his new Saturday night late show on CBS.

I always resented the label of 'shock jock' that the press came up with for me. Because I never intentionally set out to shock anybody.

Writing a book just might be the hardest thing I've ever done, besides trying to get laid in college.

"This country has too many freedoms." (January 2002)

I've always thought that a name says a lot about a person. So naturally, being named Howard, I always wanted to crawl into a hole.

On the movie Forrest Gump (1994): I just wish for once Hollywood would make a realistic movie about retarded people, where a retarded guy leaves his house, people stare at him for a while and then lock him up.

I like music that makes me want to kill myself.

[On his sex life in high school] "Our rap was that if girls could only look beyond the fact that we didn't have great looks and see that we have great personalities, they would fall in love with us. The truth of the matter was we had really bad personalities in addition to our ugly faces. Even the losers called us losers. And we were."

Where Are They Now

(July 2003) Host of the # 1, nationally syndicated "Howard Stern Radio Show", broadcasting from WXRK New York (92.3 K-Rock). Television version of the radio show airs nationally on the E! Entertainment network. Also managing his own production company.

(October 2004) Announced that at the completion of his contract in 2006, he will leave FM broadcast radio completely and work exclusively with Sirius Satellite Radio (which will be completely outside the content restrictions of the FCC).

(January 2006) His career with Sirius Satelite Radio officially began at 6 AM Eastern (New York) Time on January 9, 2006, on Sirius Channel 100.

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