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'''Howard Dwaine "Howie D." Dorough''' is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer, and actor. He came to fame in the mid 1990s as a member of the Backstreet Boys.

Dorough was born on August 22, 1973 in Orlando, Florida, where he met future friend and bandmate A.J. McLean. His mother, Paula Flores, is Puerto Rican, and his late father, Hoke Dorough, was Irish American. He is the youngest of five siblings.

Besides being a member of the Backstreet Boys, he also worked as a producer for singer/song-writer George Nozuka and Katelyn Tarver as part of his management partnership with former 3deep member CJ Huyer, called HC Entertainment formed in 2004. He's also managing a Canadian band called Neverest. Dorough also have made several appearances in various TV programs. He first guest-starred in the television series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch in the episode "The Big Head" as an egotistic rock star named Strum. He also guest-starred on an episode of Roswell, and voiced Santa Claus on the Nickelodeon preschool animated series Dora the Explorer in the Christmas episode "A Gift for Santa". Dorough's first solo album "Back to Me" was released on November 9, 2011. The first single "100" received moderate success and airplay primarily in Canada.

Outside of entertainment business, Dorough also invested in hotels, condominiums, and real estates with his older brother John.

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