- Was a close friend and sometime lover of Janis Joplin in the late 1960s.
- Before he became an actor, he was a real radio D.J. Hence, the WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) role fit him perfectly.
- As a member of The Committee he appeared weekly on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) (1968-69).
- During The Committee's appearance on Janis Joplin/The Committee/Michael Thomas (1969), Howard called one of his cast members "fellow baby." Nearly a decade later on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) he would make this phrase one of the most popular sayings of Dr. Johnny Fever, the role that he is most identified with.
- He quit the University of Oregon for San Francisco and the stage. There, under the assumed name Don Sturdy (it was kind of a joke); he joined The Committee, an improv group that also included Rob Reiner and Penny Marshall. He appeared in credits as Don Sturdy in at least four productions: Dragnet 1967 (1967), The Andy Griffith Show (1960), Cisco Pike (1971) and Billy Jack (1971).
- Attended the University of Oregon.
- Arrested for selling one ounce of marijuana in San Francisco in 1966.
- Member of the improvisational group The Committee from 1965-75.
- Friends with Gordon Jump.
- Played the younger brother of Eric Lassard (George Gaynes) in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985), although in reality he and Gaynes were born 23 years apart.
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