Background
His father, Wally Howard, was a Los Angeles sign painter. And, by the age of ten, the young Kenny Howard was able to paint and letter at a professional level
His father, Wally Howard, was a Los Angeles sign painter. And, by the age of ten, the young Kenny Howard was able to paint and letter at a professional level
While attending Compton High School, Howard excelled in track and field and was referred to as "the fastest man in Los Los Angeles".
The "Von Dutch" nickname was intended to mean "stubborn as a Dutchman." However, von is not Dutch, but German - for "of," whereas the Dutch cognate is van. Von Dutch"s lifelong alcoholism led to major medical issues later in life. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean.
Von Dutch is now an American multinational brand licensing company named after Kenny Howard.
Considering that the Von Dutch name is now a lucrative, licensed brand, it"s ironic that Kenny Howard had famously stated: "Use any of my stuff you want to Nothing is original. Everything is in the subconscious, we just "tap" it sometimes and "think" we have originated something.
Genes make us more or less interested in certain things but nothing is truly original! Copyright and patents are mostly an ego trip.".