10 Facts About Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan was a member of Frank Zappa's band, The Mothers of Invention.

Howard Kaylan studied choral music and clarinet, and won a Bank of America Fine Arts Award at age 16.

Howard Kaylan graduated early from Westchester High School, and briefly attended University of California, Los Angeles on a scholarship.

Howard Kaylan wrote two short stories, by way of experimentation, and both were published in the best-selling anthologies "Phantoms of the Night" and "Forbidden Acts".

In 2018, Howard Kaylan retired from touring due to requiring heart and back surgery; he was replaced in the Happy Together tour by Ron Dante.

Howard Kaylan portrayed an orthodox minister who "married" Laura to Stavros in a dream sequence on General Hospital, an old hippie on Suddenly Susan, and a younger one on the It's Garry Shandling's Show.

In 1983, Howard Kaylan appeared in the comedy Get Crazy, starring Malcolm McDowell and Daniel Stern.

Howard Kaylan played the part of Captain Cloud, a spiritual guru type of character, leader of a caravan of time-lost, gypsy-like hippies.

In 2001, Howard Kaylan wrote a treatment for a very short film about his first night on tour in London.

In 2005, Howard Kaylan appeared in a featured role in Stephen King's Riding the Bullet.