Trustin Howard (December 18, 1923April 20, 2017) was an American vocalist, songwriter, actor, nightclub comic, television writer and author.

Early life

Howard was born Howard Trustin Slavin in

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, United States, and began his acting career as a pre-teen. By the age of 15 he’d introduced his persona Slick Slavin at the Chicago Theater.

Media career

His nightclub act led to film roles in ''Philbert'' (for which he provided the voice of the animated title character), '' Speed Crazy'' and a small part in ''

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''. Howard branched into writing, eventually becoming the head writer of the '' Joey Bishop Show'', writing episodes of '' This is Your Life'', and numerous, including ''The Night of Stars''. He recorded singles for the Acclaim and Imperial labels and the comedy album ''The “Groove” World of Trustin Howard'' Howard authored fiction (''The Channeler''), non-fiction (''Winchell and Runyon'') and the autobiography ''My Life With Regis and Joey and Practically Everyone Else''.

Awards

Howard was honored with a lifetime membership in the

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References

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