Glenn Howerton facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Glenn Howerton
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Howerton in 2013
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Glenn Franklin Howerton III
April 13, 1976 Okinawa, Japan
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| Education | Miami Dade College Juilliard School (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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Jill Latiano
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| Children | 2 |
Glenn Howerton (born April 13, 1976) is an American actor and television producer. He is widely known for playing Dennis Reynolds in the long-running TV show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He also helped create this show and works as an executive producer and writer for it.
Glenn Howerton also played Jim Balsillie in the Canadian movie BlackBerry (2023). On TV, he had important roles like Cliff Gilbert in The Mindy Project and Jack Griffin in A.P. Bio. He also co-hosted The Always Sunny Podcast from 2021 to 2023.
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Early Life and School Days
Glenn Franklin Howerton III was born on April 13, 1976, in Japan. His parents, Janice and Glenn Franklin Howerton Jr., were Americans. His father was a fighter pilot. Glenn has an older sister named Courtney.
Soon after he was born, his family moved to Arizona and then New Mexico. When he was three, they lived in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, for four years. After that, they moved to Virginia and then to Seoul, South Korea. When Glenn was 10, his family settled in Montgomery, Alabama.
After finishing high school at Jefferson Davis High School, Glenn moved to Miami. He studied for two years at the New World School of the Arts of Miami Dade College. In 1996, he joined the Juilliard School's Drama Division in New York City. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree there in 2000.
Glenn Howerton's Acting Career
In 2002, Glenn Howerton starred as Corey Howard in That '80s Show. He also appeared as Dr. Nick Cooper in ER in 2003. He had smaller parts in movies like Must Love Dogs (2005) and Serenity (2005). He also played a doctor in Crank (2006) and its sequel Crank: High Voltage (2009).
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Glenn Howerton is most famous for playing Dennis Reynolds in the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Dennis is a very self-centered bartender at Paddy's Pub. Glenn helped create this show with Rob Mac and Charlie Day. The three of them are also executive producers, writers, and main actors, along with Kaitlin Olson and Danny DeVito. By December 2021, Always Sunny became the longest-running live-action American comedy series ever.
Other TV Shows and Movies
In 2008, Glenn Howerton worked with Charlie Day and Rob Mac to create a sci-fi comedy called Boldly Going Nowhere. However, the pilot episode was never shown. He also did voice acting, including a role on The Cleveland Show as Ernie Krinklesac.
In 2013, he played the main character, Will, in the comedy movie Coffee Town. Soon after, he had recurring roles in several TV series. He played Cliff Gilbert, a divorce lawyer, in The Mindy Project. He was also Don Chumph in the first season of Fargo. In House of Lies, he played Seth Buckley, a young politician. Glenn also had a small role in the Netflix movie Officer Downe (2016).
His next big TV role was in 2018 in the NBC comedy A.P. Bio. He played Jack Griffin, a proud philosophy professor who had to teach biology at a high school. The show ran for two seasons on NBC and then two more seasons on Peacock, a streaming service. In October 2022, it was announced that he would be the voice of Fred Jones in the animated series Velma, which aired from 2023 to 2024. In 2025, he appeared as Dennis Reynolds in an episode of Abbott Elementary and played Ethan Corbin III in the Netflix series Sirens.
Podcasting and Other Projects
In November 2021, Glenn Howerton, Charlie Day, and Rob Mac started The Always Sunny Podcast. This weekly show talks about their TV series. In June 2022, they released a special Irish whiskey called Four Walls. All the money from this whiskey helped support the hospitality industry in Pennsylvania.
In August 2022, it was announced that Glenn Howerton would star with Jay Baruchel in a Canadian movie about the company BlackBerry. The film BlackBerry (2023) was shown at the Berlinale 2023. Critics really liked the movie, and Glenn's performance as Jim Balsillie was especially praised.
Personal Life
Glenn Howerton married actress and dancer Jill Latiano on September 5, 2009. They had been engaged for over a year. Their first son was born in September 2011, and their second son was born in 2014.
In 2023, Glenn Howerton was diagnosed with ADHD. He has also mentioned that he eats a vegan diet most of the time.
Images for kids
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Howerton in 2013
See also
In Spanish: Glenn Howerton para niños
