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, and Jack Griffin in A.P. Bio,
as well as the lead role in the short-lived sitcom That '80s
Show.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. 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. 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
(1996â€"2000), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.In
2002, Howerton starred as Corey Howard in the ill-fated That '80s
Show. 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 and the FX dark comedy series Fargo. 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.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. The couple had a second son, Isley Ray, in August
2014.
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, and Jack Griffin in A.P. Bio,
as well as the lead role in the short-lived sitcom That '80s
Show.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. 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. 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
(1996â€"2000), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.In
2002, Howerton starred as Corey Howard in the ill-fated That '80s
Show. 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 and the FX dark comedy series Fargo. 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.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. The couple had a second son, Isley Ray, in August
2014.
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