Trustin Howard
Trustin Howard was an American vocalist, songwriter, actor, nightclub comic, television writer and author.
Early life
Howard was born Howard Trustin Slavin in Chicago, Illinois, 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, Speed [Crazy |Speed Crazy] and a small part in King Creole.Howard branched into writing, eventually becoming the head writer of the Joey Bishop Show |Joey Bishop Show], writing episodes of This Is [Your Life |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, non-fiction and the autobiography My Life With Regis and Joey and Practically Everyone Else.