Background
Howerton was born in Japan, the son of American parents Janice and Glenn Franklin Howerton Junior., a fighter pilot. He grew up in Alabama, London, and South of Korea.
Howerton was born in Japan, the son of American parents Janice and Glenn Franklin Howerton Junior., a fighter pilot. He grew up in Alabama, London, and South of Korea.
He was part of Group 29 of the Juilliard School"s Drama Division (1996–2000), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
He is known for his role as Dennis Reynolds on the FXX comedy series lieutenant"s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, for which he is also a writer and executive producer. After graduating from Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, Alabama, he spent two years at New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida. In 2002, Howerton starred as Corey Howard in the ill-fated That "80s Show, and a year later went on to guest star on Emergency as Doctor Nick Cooper in 2003.
He had small roles in the films Must Love Dogs (2005), Serenity (2005), Two Weeks (2006), and The Strangers (2008).
He also appeared as a doctor in Crank (2006), and reprised the role in its 2009 sequel, Crank: High Voltage. He planned to be executive producing on the comedy show Boldly Going Nowhere with his lieutenant"s Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creators, but the show has since been shelved.
He starred in the 2013 comedy film Coffee Town. Occasionally, he plays with the band The Crash tones.