1. Leo Howard was born on July 13,1997 and is an American actor and martial artist.
25 Facts About Leo Howard
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Leo Howard was certified as the youngest TV director ever by the Guinness World Records for his work on the episode "Fight at the Museum" in the fourth season of the Kickin' It TV series at age 16.
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Leo Howard played CeCe's rival Logan on Shake It Up in the third season.
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Leo Howard was born July 13,1997, in Newport Beach, California.
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Leo Howard is the son of Randye and Todd "The Big Bulldog" Howard.
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Leo Howard's parents are professional dog breeders and operate The Big Bulldog Ranch, where they specialize in breeding English and French bulldogs.
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Leo Howard's father is an eviction specialist and process server starring in Spike TV's World's Worst Tenants.
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Leo Howard spent much of his childhood growing up in the small town of Fallbrook in Northern San Diego County, before devoting himself to a full-time acting career.
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Leo Howard developed an interest in martial arts at age four and began studying when his parents enrolled him at a dojo in Oceanside, California.
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Leo Howard began training under martial arts world champion Matt Mullins when Mullins made an exception allowing Leo Howard to become the youngest student in his class.
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Leo Howard's specialty is Shorin-ryu, in which he holds a black belt.
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At age nine, Leo Howard became the youngest member to perform with Mullins' Sideswipe Performance Team, a traveling martial arts-based group that entertains audiences across the country with a combination of martial arts, dance and acrobatics.
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From a young age, Leo Howard was a fan of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris films, and admired their ability to incorporate martial arts into their acting.
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At the age of seven, Leo Howard told his mother that he wanted to be an actor.
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In 2005, Leo Howard made his television debut shortly before his eighth birthday with a small guest-starring role on the USA Network series, Monk dressed as a "little karate kid" for Halloween, his one line in the episode being "Maybe he's afraid of karate".
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Leo Howard would spend the next several years performing with Sideswipe Performance Team before returning to acting in 2009.
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In November 2009, Leo Howard began a recurring role as "Hart Hamlin" on the Disney XD series, Zeke and Luther.
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In 2010, Leo Howard landed in his first leading role playing "Logan Hoffman" in the independent feature film, Logan.
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In June 2010, Leo Howard landed a starring role as "Jack", a teenage karate expert who befriends a group of high school misfits on the Disney XD comedy series, Kickin' It.
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In 2019, Leo Howard landed a recurring role in Why Women Kill as "Tommy", an eighteen year-old who leads Simone, a woman dealing with a divorce after she realized her husband was gay, into having an affair with him.
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In 2023, Leo Howard joined the cast of Days of Our Lives in the role of Tate Black; he made his first appearance on April 5,2024.
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Leo Howard was home schooled to accommodate his busy work schedule on Kickin' It and spent most of his time living in the Leo Howard family's home in Studio City, California when he worked, but still considered his childhood town of Fallbrook home.
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Leo Howard's hobbies include cooking, playing guitar and collecting antique weapons, including swords and knives.
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Leo Howard has expressed a love for animals and has a pet sheepdog named "Murphy".
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Leo Howard is interested in veterinary medicine and volunteers at his local veterinary clinic in his free time.