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'''Howard Allan Stern''' (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio host and television personality. His national talk show, '']'', airs on channels ] and ] on the subscription-based ], and is adapted for television for Howard TV (formerly "Howard Stern On-Demand"), an ] cable network. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" has been dubbed a ] for his controversial use of ], sexual, and racial humour. Stern has said that the show was never about shocking people, but primarily intended to offer his honest opinions on a gamut of issues (ranging from world affairs to problems among his own staff). Though controversial, he is the highest-paid radio personality in the United States<ref>http://w3.newsmax.com/radio_hosts.cfm, Retrieved on 2008/04/17.</ref> and the most fined personality in radio broadcast history.<ref>http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants/0112almanac.htm, Retrieved on 2008/04/17.</ref> '''Howard Allan Stern''' (born January 12, 1954) is an American ] and ]. His national ], '']'', currently airs on channels ] and ] on the subscription-based ], and is adapted for television for '''Howard TV''' (formerly "Howard Stern On-Demand"), an ] ]. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" has been dubbed a ] for his controversial use of ], sexual, and racial humour. Stern has said that the show was never about shocking people, but primarily intended to offer his honest opinions on a gamut of issues (ranging from world affairs to problems among his own staff). Though ], he is the highest-paid ] in the ], <ref name="newsmax">{{cite news|url=http://w3.newsmax.com/radio_hosts.cfm|title=NewsMax Top 25 Radio Hosts|date=November 29, 2008 |publisher=Newsmax.com|pages=1|language=English|accessdate=2008-11-29}}</ref> and the most fined personality in radio broadcast history.<ref>http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants/0112almanac.htm, Retrieved on 2008/04/17.</ref>


Stern is best known for his national radio show, which for many years was ] on FM (and a few AM) radio stations throughout the United States until the last terrestrial broadcast on December 16, 2005. He began broadcasting on SIRIUS on January 9, 2006. Stern is best known for his national radio show, which for many years was ] on ] (and a few ] throughout the United States until the last terrestrial broadcast on December 16, 2005. He began broadcasting on SIRIUS on ], ].


In addition to radio, Stern moved into publishing, television, feature films, and music. He has written two books, '']'', which he adapted into a ], and ''Miss America''. Stern's television endeavours include a variety show on New York City's ], a nightly ] show documenting his radio broadcasts, a similar ] program that competed with ] for a time, "Howard On-Demand" for ] subscribers in various markets, and '']'', a parody of ] for ] which Stern ]. In addition to radio, Stern moved into publishing, television, feature films, and music. He has written two books, '']'', which he adapted into a ], and '']''. Stern's television endeavours include a variety show on New York City's ], a nightly ] show documenting his radio broadcasts, a similar CBS program that competed with ] for a time, "Howard On-Demand" for ] subscribers in various markets, and '']'', a parody of ], which Stern, as ], broadcast on ].


In 2006, Stern was elected into ]'s "Time 100: The People who shape our world"<ref>{{cite news In 2006, Stern was elected into ]'s "Time 100: The People who shape our world"<ref>{{cite news
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and was ranked #7 in ]'s 2006 annual ].<ref> Forbes.com, June 2006</ref> His first marriage ended in divorce in 2001;<ref name=engage /> he married model ] on October 3, 2008 and they consummated their marriage at the Garden City Hotel in Garden City, Long Island, New York.<ref name="married08" /> and was ranked #7 in ]'s 2006 annual ].<ref> Forbes.com, June 2006</ref> His first marriage ended in divorce in 2001;<ref name=engage /> he ] ] ] on ], ] and they consummated their marriage at the Garden City Hotel in ], ].<ref name="married08" />


== Personal life == == Personal life ==
=== Childhood === === Childhood ===
Howard Stern was born into a ] family living in the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, though the family soon moved to the ] town of ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 63|chapter= Black and Blue Like Me|chapterurl= |quote= I grew up the only white man in a black neighborhood in Roosevelt, Long Island, a pawn in my mother's little social experiment in integration.}}</ref> His father Ben Stern owned a ] recording studio.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 39|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= My father was a radio engineer who eventually bought his own recording studio with five other guys.}}</ref> Stern's father encouraged his son's interest in radio from an early age.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=111|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=It's weird, but I always wanted to be in radio. That was all I could think about from the time I was five years old. I used to do these shows up in my room and record them on a beautiful Wollensack tape recorder that my father gave me.}}</ref> His mother Rae was a ] for most of Howard's childhood.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 43-44|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= My father was definitely the disciplinarian, but during the day, when he was at work, my mother was in charge of giving me a smack if I got out of line.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=92|chapter= My Sex Life|quote=I took her back to my house because at this point, my mother was working (Mom got a job as an inhalation therapist at Mercy Hospital, and her day consisted of extracting globs of disgusting-looking mucus out of diseased lungs).}}</ref><ref name='Ancestry'> {{cite web|url=http://www.wargs.com/other/stern.html |title=Ancestry of Howard Stern |accessdate=2008-09-18 |last=Reitwiesner |first=William }}</ref> Stern has one sibling, a sister named Ellen, who is four years his senior.<ref name="ellen">{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=46|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|quote=My sister, Ellen is the complete opposite of me. She's four years older but she's very quiet.}}</ref> Stern describes his sister as being his "complete opposite;" she is rarely mentioned on the show, though he maintains that they have a good relationship as their personalities perfectly complement each other.<ref name="ellen"/> Howard Stern was born into a ] family living in the ] neighborhood of ], ], though the family soon moved to the ] town of ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 63|chapter= Black and Blue Like Me|chapterurl= |quote= I grew up the only white man in a black neighborhood in Roosevelt, Long Island, a pawn in my mother's little social experiment in integration.}}</ref> His father Ben Stern owned a ] ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 39|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= My father was a radio engineer who eventually bought his own recording studio with five other guys.}}</ref> Stern's father encouraged his son's interest in radio from an early age.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=111|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=It's weird, but I always wanted to be in radio. That was all I could think about from the time I was five years old. I used to do these shows up in my room and record them on a beautiful Wollensack tape recorder that my father gave me.}}</ref> His mother Rae was a ] for most of Howard's childhood.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 43-44|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= My father was definitely the ], but during the day, when he was at work, my mother was in charge of giving me a smack if I got out of line.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=92|chapter= My Sex Life|quote=I took her back to my house because at this point, my mother was working (Mom got a job as an inhalation therapist at ], and her day consisted of extracting globs of disgusting-looking mucus out of diseased lungs).}}</ref><ref name='Ancestry'> {{cite web|url=http://www.wargs.com/other/stern.html |title=Ancestry of Howard Stern |accessdate=2008-09-18 |last=Reitwiesner |first=William }}</ref> Stern has one sibling, a sister named Ellen, who is four years his senior.<ref name="ellen">{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=46|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|quote=My sister, Ellen is the complete opposite of me. She's four years older but she's very quiet.}}</ref> Stern describes his sister as being his "complete opposite;" she is rarely mentioned on the show, though he maintains that they have a good relationship as their personalities perfectly complement each other.<ref name="ellen"/>


Although both his parents are Jewish, Stern's on-air banter is that he is only half Jewish, with the other half being Italian, because "it's very hard to be Jewish in this country. My half Jewish side has been beaten with chains."<ref> Although both his parents are Jewish, Stern's on-air banter is that he is only half Jewish, with the other half being Italian, because "it's very hard to be Jewish in this country. My half Jewish side has been beaten with chains."<ref>
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Because it's very hard to be Jewish in this country. My half Jewish side has been beaten with chains. Because it's very hard to be Jewish in this country. My half Jewish side has been beaten with chains.
What about the Italian side? What about the Italian side?
Surprisingly, they left that side alone. I've seen attacks. It's very frustrating to see the world's reaction to Israel. It's overwhelming. And who wants to be overwhelmed by feelings of hatred. My Jewish side despises the world. }}</ref><ref> {{cite web Surprisingly, they left that side alone. I've seen attacks. It's very frustrating to see the world's reaction to Israel. It's overwhelming. And who wants to be overwhelmed by feelings of hatred? My Jewish side despises the world. }}</ref><ref> {{cite web
|url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/howard-stern/faq/ |title=FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Stern, Monthly Posting |accessdate=2008-09-18 |last=Simicich |first=Nick |date=1997-09-04 |work=alt.fan.howard-stern |quote = Is Howard Stern half Jewish? Definitely. The question is, what is the other half? We have to differentiate between the persona that Howard plays on the radio, and the real Howard. According to Howard's radio persona, it is not Jewish, perhaps WASP. The half-Jewish identity may be something that Howard puts on so that he can insult both Christians and Jews with impunity. However, he is equally free with insults of Muslims, Hindus, etc. It may also be something that he does to avoid anti-Semitism. Some folks on the net believe that the other half is Italian, based on something that Howard said a while back. Others point out that you can be a Jewish Italian, so this may have been another joke. The Jewish half and the Italian half may well be the same half. It is pretty clear based on statements that Howard's sister made on the radio that Howard, in Real Life(tm), is Jewish. Also, Howard has recently admitted, on the air, that he is all Jewish, and claimed that he was half Jewish to avoid anti-Semitism.}}</ref> Stern's Hebrew name is ''Tzvi'' ({{IPA2|ʦvi}}); his paternal grandparents, Froim and Anna (Gallar) Stern and maternal grandparents, Sol and Esther (Reich) Schiffman,<ref name='Ancestry'/> were ] Jews who immigrated to America at about the same time. |url=http://www.faqs.org/faqs/howard-stern/faq/ |title=FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Stern, Monthly Posting |accessdate=2008-09-18 |last=Simicich |first=Nick |date=1997-09-04 |work=alt.fan.howard-stern |quote = Is Howard Stern half Jewish? Definitely. The question is, what is the other half? We have to differentiate between the ] that Howard plays on the radio, and the real Howard. According to Howard's radio ], it is not Jewish, perhaps ]. The half-Jewish identity may be something that Howard puts on so that he can insult both Christians and Jews with impunity. However, he is equally free with insults of Muslims, Hindus, etc. It may also be something that he does to avoid ]. Some folks on the net believe that the other half is Italian, based on something that Howard said a while back. Others point out that you can be a Jewish Italian, so this may have been another joke. The Jewish half and the Italian half may well be the same half. It is pretty clear based on statements that Howard's sister made on the radio that Howard, in Real Life(tm), is Jewish. Also, Howard has recently admitted, on the air, that he is all Jewish, and claimed that he was half Jewish to avoid anti-Semitism.}}</ref> Stern's Hebrew name is ''Tzvi'' ({{IPA2|ʦvi}}); his paternal grandparents, Froim and Anna (Gallar) Stern and maternal grandparents, Sol and Esther (Reich) Schiffman,<ref name='Ancestry'/> were ] Jews who immigrated to America at about the same time.


Stern often said that his parents verbally abused him as a child, which was corroborated during a 1990 broadcast when he played old family recordings, many of which have become oft-played ], including remarks such as "I told you not to be stupid, you ]"<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 43|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= I TOLD YOU NOT TO BE STUPID, YOU MORON!}}</ref> and "Shut up! Sit down!" being screamed at a 7-year-old Howard.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 43|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= At seven years of age, you'd think he'd cut me some slack. But no, it was "SHUT UP! SIT DOWN!"}}</ref> These old recordings were later used in a parody commercial for the "The Ben Stern Day-Care Center", which specialized in producing overachieving, self-hating ]cs.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 43|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= If you want to turn your child into an overachieving, self-hating megalomaniac who spends his days hiding from his family and his nights masturbating, then the Ben Stern Day-Care Center will work for you....}}</ref> Stern said his mother ran her house with "the intensity of ]"<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 36|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= I'm an obsessive-compulsive, anal-retentive, miserable neurotic because I was raised by a woman who ran her household with the intensity of Hitler.}}</ref> and that his father's "favorite sport was yelling."<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 41|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= My father's favorite sport was yelling.}}</ref> Stern often said that his parents ] him as a child, which was corroborated during a 1990 broadcast when he played old family recordings, many of which have become oft-played ], including remarks such as "I told you not to be stupid, you moron"<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 43|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= I TOLD YOU NOT TO BE STUPID, YOU MORON!}}</ref> and "Shut up! Sit down!" being screamed at a 7-year-old Howard.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 43|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= "At seven years of age, you'd think he'd cut me some slack. But no, it was "SHUT UP! SIT DOWN!"}}</ref> These old recordings were later used in a parody commercial for the "The Ben Stern Day-Care Center", which specialized in producing overachieving, self-hating ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 43|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= "If you want to turn your child into an overachieving, self-hating megalomaniac who spends his days hiding from his family and his nights masturbating, then the Ben Stern Day-Care Center will work for you...."}}</ref> Stern said his mother ran her house with "the intensity of ]"<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 36|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= I'm an obsessive-compulsive, anal-retentive, miserable neurotic because I was raised by a woman who ran her household with the intensity of Hitler.}}</ref> and that his father's "favorite sport was yelling."<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 41|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= My father's favorite sport was yelling.}}</ref>


Stern has long claimed on his show that he has a small penis.<ref> Stern has long claimed on his show that he has a small ].<ref>
{{cite web {{cite web
| first=Jason | first=Jason
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| quote= Robin thought Howard once talked to his dad about his small penis but Howard said he hadn't.}}</ref> He uses this assertion to comedic effect in a scene in his biopic where he is shown showering with his ] peers at ]. He was supposedly one of the few white students in a predominantly African-American school.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=65|chapter= Black and Blue Like Me|quote=By the time I hit seventh grade there were only a handful of white kids left in my school.}}</ref> When Stern's family moved in 1969 to ],<ref>, '']''. Accessed December 4, 2007. "That was the last straw. In June, 1969, when Howard was 15, the Sterns made their move -- to predominantly white, middle-class Rockville Centre."</ref> he transferred to ], from which he graduated in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/features/custom/ithappened/longisland/ny-iholi0217story,0,1149101.htmlstory?coll=ny-rightrail-bottompromo |title= It Happened In Long Island |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050525064655/http://www.newsday.com/features/custom/ithappened/longisland/ny-iholi0217story,0,1149101.htmlstory?coll=ny-rightrail-bottompromo |archivedate=2005-05-25}} Newsday</ref> Stern attended ], graduating in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in communications, carrying a 3.8 Grade Point Average.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=115|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=I graduated magna cum laude with a 3.8 average.}}</ref> During his time at Boston University Stern also worked (before being fired) as a volunteer at the campus radio station ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=117|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=Fired during our first show!}}</ref> Stern now funds a ] at Boston University.<ref> Boston University</ref> | quote= Robin thought Howard once talked to his dad about his small penis but Howard said he hadn't.}}</ref> He uses this assertion to comedic effect in a scene in his bio pic where he is shown showering with his ] peers at ]. He has long asserted that he was one of the few white students in a predominantly African-American school.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=65|chapter= Black and Blue Like Me|quote=By the time I hit ], there were only a handful of white kids left in my school.}}</ref> When Stern's family moved in 1969 to ],<ref>, '']''. Accessed December 4, 2007. "That was the last straw. In June, 1969, when Howard was 15, the Sterns made their move -- to predominantly white, middle-class Rockville Centre."</ref> he transferred to ], from which he graduated in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsday.com/features/custom/ithappened/longisland/ny-iholi0217story,0,1149101.htmlstory?coll=ny-rightrail-bottompromo |title= It Happened In Long Island |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050525064655/http://www.newsday.com/features/custom/ithappened/longisland/ny-iholi0217story,0,1149101.htmlstory?coll=ny-rightrail-bottompromo |archivedate=2005-05-25}} Newsday</ref> Stern attended ], graduating in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in communications, carrying a 3.8 Grade Point Average.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=115|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=I graduated magna cum laude with a 3.8 average.}}</ref> During his time at Boston University Stern also worked (before being fired) as a volunteer at the campus radio station ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=117|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=Fired during our first show!}}</ref> Stern now funds a ] at ].<ref> Boston University</ref>


===Adult life=== ===Adult life===
Stern grew to be tall, standing {{height|ft=6|in=5}}.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jacques | last=Steinberg | coauthors= | title=Stern Likes His New Censor: Himself | date=2007-01-09 | publisher=] | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/09/arts/09ster.html?ex=1325998800&en=62ed6d02372756bc&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss | work =The New York Times | pages =1 | accessdate = 2008-09-18 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 54-55|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= What that really means is I'm disgusted by what you eat, you big, ugly, six-foot-five dork.}}</ref> On June 4, 1978, Stern married college sweetheart Alison Berns at Temple Ohabei Shalom in ]. They have three daughters: Emily Beth (b. 1983), Deborah Jennifer (b. 1986) and Ashley Jade (b. 1993).<ref name='Sirius_Bio'> {{cite web|url=http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=FlexContent&cid=1134268004584 |title=SIRIUS Satellite Radio - Howard 101 howard stern show bio: |accessdate=2008-09-18 |last=Phillips |first=Erica |date=2006-02-21 |work=Sirius Satellite Radio |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060221193103/http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=FlexContent&cid=1134268004584 |archivedate=2006-02-21 }}</ref><ref name='Marks_Friggin-Birthdays'>{{cite news | first=Mark | last=Mercer | coauthors= | title=Stern Show Birthdays | date= | publisher=] | url =http://www.marksfriggin.com/birthday.htm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-18 | language = }}</ref> A hallmark of Stern's humor was his claiming to be tempted by the ], ] and ]s appearing on his show, but always insisted that he had to be faithful to his wife. In 1994, Stern ran for Governor of New York as a ].<ref></ref> The campaign was generally seen as a political stunt and Stern dropped out before the election after refusing to disclose his finances, a requirement by the State of New York. In October 1999, Stern announced that he and wife Alison decided to separate.<ref name=engage>{{cite news | first= | last=The Associated Press | coauthors= | title=Howard Stern Engaged to Model Girlfriend | date=2007-02-14 | publisher=] | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/14/AR2007021401507.html | work =The Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-18 | language = }}</ref> They amicably ]d in 2001, ending in a settlement.<ref name=engage /> Stern grew to be tall, standing {{height|ft=6|in=5}}.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jacques | last=Steinberg | coauthors= | title=Stern Likes His New Censor: Himself | date=2007-01-09 | publisher=] | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/09/arts/09ster.html?ex=1325998800&en=62ed6d02372756bc&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss | work =The New York Times | pages =1 | accessdate = 2008-09-18 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages= 54-55|chapter= It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times|chapterurl= |quote= What that really means is I'm disgusted by what you eat, you big, ugly, six-foot-five dork.}}</ref> On ], ], Stern married college sweetheart Alison Berns at Temple Ohabei Shalom in ]. They have three daughters: Emily Beth (b. 1983), Deborah Jennifer (b. 1986) and Ashley Jade (b. 1993).<ref name='Sirius_Bio'> {{cite web|url=http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=FlexContent&cid=1134268004584 |title=SIRIUS Satellite Radio - Howard 101 howard stern show bio: |accessdate=2008-09-18 |last=Phillips |first=Erica |date=2006-02-21 |work=Sirius Satellite Radio |publisher=] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060221193103/http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=FlexContent&cid=1134268004584 |archivedate=2006-02-21 }}</ref><ref name='Marks_Friggin-Birthdays'>{{cite news | first=Mark | last=Mercer | coauthors= | title=Stern Show Birthdays | date= | publisher=] | url =http://www.marksfriggin.com/birthday.htm | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-18 | language = }}</ref> A hallmark of Stern's humor was his claiming to be tempted by the ], ] and ] appearing on his show, but always insisted that he had to be faithful to his wife. In 1994, Stern ran for Governor of New York as a ].<ref></ref> The campaign was generally seen as a political stunt and Stern dropped out before the election after refusing to disclose his finances, a requirement by the State of New York. In October 1999, Stern announced that he and wife Alison decided to separate.<ref name=engage>{{cite news | first= | last=The Associated Press | coauthors= | title=Howard Stern Engaged to Model Girlfriend | date=2007-02-14 | publisher=] | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/14/AR2007021401507.html | work =The Washington Post | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-18 | language = }}</ref> They amicably ]d in 2001, ending in a settlement.<ref name=engage />


Stern began a period of single living on New York City's ], dating dozens of women including ]<ref></ref> and ].<ref></ref> Despite reportedly spending time with ] "five times", the two have denied there was anything more intimate than an outdoor shower in bathing suits.<ref>{{cite news | first=Mark | last=Mercer | coauthors= | title=-- Monday July 29, 2002 -- Pet Talk. 7/29/02. 9:55am | date=2002-07-29 | publisher=] | url =http://www.marksfriggin.com/news02/7-29.htm | work =Howard Stern Show News Archives | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-18 | quote = Somehow the subject got changed to Carmen Electra and whether or not Howard got her. He said that they hung out like 5 times a couple of years ago but he never slept with her. Stuttering John and the others on the show seem to think he must have done something with her. He keeps saying they didn't do anything even when they took a steam shower together... in their bathing suits. Howard said even if Carmen were on the show she would say the same thing.}}</ref> Stern began a period of single living on New York City's ], dating dozens of women including ]<ref></ref> and ].<ref></ref> Despite reportedly spending time with ] "five times", the two have denied there was anything more intimate than an outdoor shower in bathing suits.<ref>{{cite news | first=Mark | last=Mercer | coauthors= | title=-- Monday July 29, 2002 -- Pet Talk. 7/29/02. 9:55am | date=2002-07-29 | publisher=] | url =http://www.marksfriggin.com/news02/7-29.htm | work =Howard Stern Show News Archives | pages = | accessdate = 2008-09-18 | quote = Somehow the subject got changed to Carmen Electra and whether or not Howard got her. He said that they hung out like 5 times a couple of years ago but he never slept with her. Stuttering John and the others on the show seem to think he must have done something with her. He keeps saying they didn't do anything even when they took a steam shower together... in their bathing suits. Howard said even if Carmen were on the show she would say the same thing.}}</ref>


Stern has been the target of stalkers and death threats. On January 15, 1998, Lance Carvin was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for ] and threatening to kill Stern and his family.<ref>{{cite news Stern has been the target of ] and ]. On January 15, 1998, Lance Carvin was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for ] and threatening to kill Stern and his family.<ref>{{cite news
| title = STERN SENTENCE FOR STALKER. | title = STERN SENTENCE FOR STALKER.
| publisher = Billboard Radio Monitor | publisher = Billboard Radio Monitor
| date= January 30, 1999 | date= January 30, 1999
| pages=85 | pages=85
|quote=Michael Lance Carvin, 44, sent four letters to Stern last spring from Las Vegas, one of which said, "I will absolutely, without a doubt, kill you and this is 100 percent guaranteed." The sentence was nearly twice as much as federal sentencing guidelines called for. |quote=Michael Lance Carvin, 44, sent four letters to Stern last spring from Las Vegas, one of which said, "I will absolutely, without a doubt, kill you and this is 100 percent guaranteed." The sentence was nearly twice as much as ] called for.
}}</ref> }}</ref>


Although he identifies his ethnicity as Jewish and raised his daughters in that religion, he has indicated that he does not believe in God or organized religion. However, he says he is "afraid" to say he is an atheist, so instead identifies as an agnostic. Although he identifies his ethnicity as Jewish and raised his daughters in that religion, he has indicated that he does not believe in God or ]. However, he says he is "afraid" to say he is an atheist, so instead identifies as an ].


In 2000, Stern began dating model ], who is 18 years his junior.<ref name=engage /> Ostrosky co-hosted '']'' on ] from 2004 to 2007.<ref></ref> She had also frequently appeared in the American edition of men's magazine ] until it ceased publication in 2007.<ref> In 2000, Stern began dating model ], who is 18 years his junior.<ref name=engage /> Ostrosky co-hosted '']'' on ] from 2004 to 2007.<ref></ref> She had also frequently appeared in the American edition of men's magazine ] until it ceased publication in 2007.<ref>
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The pair live together in Manhattan with their ] named Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell. Stern also owns a weekend house in the Hamptons on Long Island. On February 14, 2007, Stern announced that he and Ostrosky became engaged.<ref name=engage /> They were married on October 3, 2008 at ] restaurant in New York City.<ref name="married08">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/10032008/news/regionalnews/howard_stern_wedding_at_hand_132013.htm|title=Howard Stern gets married| author=ERIN CALABRESE| publisher=]|date=2008-10-03|accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref> The pair have lived together in Manhattan with their ] named Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell. Stern also owns a weekend house in ] on ]. After seven years, at last, on ], ], Stern announced that he and Ostrosky became ].<ref name=engage /> They were ] on ], ] at ] restaurant in New York City.<ref name="married08">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/10032008/news/regionalnews/howard_stern_wedding_at_hand_132013.htm|title=Howard Stern gets married| author=ERIN CALABRESE| publisher=]|date=2008-10-03|accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>


== Hobbies and interests ==
⚫ Stern has said that he plays ] every day, frequenting the ]. He has taken online lessons from ], a ] from ].<ref>{{Citation| last = McClain| first = Dylan Loeb| author-link = Dylan Loeb McClain | title = Long a Player, Howard Stern Gets Serious About His Game| newspaper = ]| pages = A36| year = 2008| date = October 19, 2008 | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/crosswords/chess/19chess.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=chess&st=cse&oref=slogin}}</ref> He is a huge fan of comic books and science fiction, saying several times in 2008 that the only movies or television he watches are about superheroes ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', etc.). His favorite superhero is ], he also very much likes ], ] and ] (though he was disappointed by the latter's film adaptation) his 2 favorite movies of the genre are '']'' and '']''.

⚫ Stern has said that he plays ] every day, frequenting the ]. He has taken online lessons from ], a ] from ].<ref>{{Citation| last = McClain| first = Dylan Loeb| author-link = Dylan Loeb McClain | title = Long a Player, Howard Stern Gets Serious About His Game| newspaper = ]| pages = A36| year = 2008| date = October 19, 2008 | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/crosswords/chess/19chess.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=chess&st=cse&oref=slogin}}</ref> He is a huge fan of ] and ], stating several times in 2008 that the only movies or television he watches are about superheroes, such as '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and others. His favorite ] is ], followed by ], ] and ], however he was disappointed by the latter's film adaptation. Thus, his two favorite movies of the genre are '']'' and '']''.


==Radio career== ==Radio career==
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===Terrestrial radio career=== ===Terrestrial radio career===
After graduating from Boston University, Stern worked briefly as a ] at ] in ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=117|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=And lo and behold as soon as I graduated, I got a job at WNTN, doing daytimes at this progressive AM rock station in Newton.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=118|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=I didn't last long at that station. I wanted to be in radio, but not for free.}}</ref> Stern then worked as a ] and ] for ] in ] in ], playing ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=119|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=So I went up there and the radio station was in an old house in the middle of a residential area of Briarcliff Manor. One of the bedrooms was the radio station studio, the other was a production studio. I was doing this show and I was fucking nervous and my voice was horse and I was croaking "WRNW" and talking soft like an FM disc jockey.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=122|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=So I went to my father and he told me take the job as program director but stay on the air as a disc jockey because program directing is a shit job and on air is where the action is.}}</ref> In 1978, Stern landed his first morning show job in ] at ] and WCCC-AM, whose ] format promoted Howard's development as a "free form" personality.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=125|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote= I picked up ''Radio & Records'', which is a trade publication in radio, and I saw that WCCC, a station in Hartford, Connecticut, was looking for a "wild, fun morning guy."}}</ref> It was at the Hartford radio station that Howard met his future show writer and producer, ], who was working as an overnight ] at the time.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=127|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote= But there was one good thing about Hartford. I met Fred "Earth Dog" Norris there. Fred was going to college and he was the overnight guy. He was a funny guy and a good writer and he had a knack for doing impressions.}}</ref> After ] from ], Stern worked briefly as a ] at ] in ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=117|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=And lo and behold as soon as I graduated, I got a job at WNTN, doing daytimes at this progressive AM rock station in Newton.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=118|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=I didn't last long at that station. I wanted to be in radio, but not for free.}}</ref> Stern then worked as a ] and ] for ] in ] in ], playing ].<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=119|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=So I went up there and the radio station was in an old house in the middle of a residential area of Briarcliff Manor. One of the bedrooms was the radio station studio, the other was a production studio. I was doing this show and I was fucking nervous and my voice was horse and I was croaking "WRNW" and talking soft like an FM disc jockey.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=122|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote=So I went to my father and he told me take the job as program director but stay on the air as a disc jockey because program directing is a shit job and on air is where the action is.}}</ref> In 1978, Stern landed his first morning show job in ] at ] and WCCC-AM, whose ] format promoted Howard's development as a "free form" personality.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=125|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote= I picked up ''Radio & Records'', which is a trade publication in radio, and I saw that WCCC, a station in Hartford, Connecticut, was looking for a "wild, fun morning guy."}}</ref> It was at the Hartford radio station that Howard met his future show writer and producer, ], who was working as an overnight ] at the time.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= Larry "Ratso" Sloman|editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1993-10-15 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0671880163 |oclc= 28968496|doi= |id= |pages=127|chapter= Mein Kampf "My Struggle"|quote= But there was one good thing about Hartford. I met Fred "Earth Dog" Norris there. Fred was going to college and he was the overnight guy. He was a funny guy and a good writer and he had a knack for doing impressions.}}</ref>
Stern moved to FM radio station ] (usually referred to as "W4") in ], further developing his show until the station adopted a ] format, and then went to ] "DC101," in ] for a year, making it the #1 station in town. In 1982, he returned to New York City to work at ]'s flagship AM radio station, ]. Also working at NBC at that time was ], who became a fan of Stern's radio show. Stern's guest appearance on '']'' on June 19, 1984, launched Stern into the national spotlight and gave his radio show unprecedented exposure. Stern would appear on Letterman's show many times thereafter. Stern moved to FM radio station ] (usually referred to as "W4") in ], further developing his show until the station adopted a ] format, and then went to ] "]," in ] for a year, making it the #1 station in town. In 1982, he returned to New York City to work at ]'s flagship AM radio station, ]. Also working at NBC at that time was ], who became a fan of Stern's radio show. Stern's guest appearance on '']'' on June 19, 1984, launched Stern into the national spotlight and gave his radio show unprecedented exposure. Stern would appear on Letterman's show many times thereafter.


Stern and his crew were fired from NBC in 1985, ostensibly in response to a particularly outrageous sketch — "] Dial-A-Date" — although relations between station management and Stern had been strained from the beginning (as well documented in his book ]). He quickly returned to FM radio by joining local rival station ], premiering November 18, 1985, moving permanently to the ] time slot in February 1986. By year's end, his show was simulcast on ] in ]. Before long it was also heard in Washington, D.C., and was then ] nationwide by ]. The program made great sport out of feuding with other cities' top-rated ]s, and soon Stern's broadcast was number one in several major markets, including Philadelphia and ]. His ] numbers were strongest in the country's number one radio market, New York City, where his morning ratings more than tripled his station's average numbers the rest of the day. He remained at WXRK until his move to satellite radio in 2006. Stern and his crew were fired from ] in 1985, ostensibly in response to a particularly outrageous sketch — "] Dial-A-Date" — although relations between station management and Stern had been strained from the beginning (as well documented in his book ]). He quickly returned to FM radio by joining local rival station ], premiering November 18, 1985, moving permanently to the ] time slot in February 1986. By year's end, his show was ] on ] in ]. Before long it was also heard in ], and was then ] nationwide by ]. The program made great sport out of feuding with other cities' top-rated ]s, and soon Stern's broadcast was number one in several major markets, including Philadelphia and ]. His ] were strongest in the country's number one radio market, New York City, where his morning ratings more than tripled his station's average numbers the rest of the day. He remained at WXRK until his move to satellite radio in 2006.


===Satellite radio career=== ===Satellite radio career===
On October 6, 2004, Stern announced on his show that he had signed a five year contract with Sirius, a satellite radio service. Sirius provided a budget of $500 million to pay Howard, his staff and general production costs.<ref></ref> His personal salary has not been revealed. Other media sources have claimed that Stern netted a $225 million one-time stock bonus for meeting subscriber quotas, which he did meet in January 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/05/news/newsmakers/stern/index.htm | title=Howard Stern & Co. score $200M payout | work=CNNMoney.com | date=2006-01-05 | accessdate=2006-07-26}}</ref> On October 6, 2004, Stern announced on his show that he had signed a five year contract with ], a ] service. Sirius provided a budget of $500 million ] to pay Howard, his staff and general production costs.<ref></ref> His personal salary has not been revealed. Other media sources have claimed that Stern netted a $225 million one-time stock bonus for meeting subscriber quotas, with the latter being true in January 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/05/news/newsmakers/stern/index.htm | title=Howard Stern & Co. score $200M payout | work=CNNMoney.com | date=2006-01-05 | accessdate=2006-07-26}}</ref>


Stern stated that he was growing increasingly unhappy doing his show on terrestrial radio. The combined stresses of heavy censorship and editing by management as well as lengthy commercial breaks weighed into his decision to start anew on Sirius. Stern admitted to feeling "dead inside, creatively" in December, 2005 while still on terrestrial radio.<ref name="decwapo">{{cite news Stern stated that he was growing increasingly unhappy doing his show on terrestrial radio. The combined stresses of heavy ] and editing by management as well as lengthy commercial breaks weighed into his decision to start anew on Sirius. Stern admitted to feeling "dead inside, creatively" in December, 2005 while still on terrestrial radio.<ref name="decwapo">{{cite news
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The Sirius deal, which took effect on January 1, 2006, enabled Stern to broadcast his show without the ] imposed by the ]. Moreover, the deal also enabled Stern to program an additional Sirius channel. The Sirius deal, which took effect on January 1, 2006, enabled Stern to broadcast his show without the ] imposed by the ]. Moreover, the deal also enabled Stern to program an additional Sirius channel.


On February 28, 2006, ] announced it had filed a ] against Stern, his agent ], and ], saying Stern used CBS's ] to unfairly promote the satellite service and enrich himself.<ref name="CBS-Tapes">{{cite news | title=Stern Gets Old Tapes, CBS Gets $2M | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/25/entertainment/main1654391.shtml?source=RSS&attr=Business_1654391 | publisher=CBS News | date=2006-05-25| accessdate=2008-09-18}}</ref> The lawsuit also claims that Stern "repeatedly and willfully" breached his contract with CBS, "misappropriated millions of dollars worth of ... airtime" for his own benefit, and "fraudulently concealed" his performance-related interests in Sirius stock. The suit, filed in New York state court, sought ] and ]. Not to be outdone, Stern earlier in the day (prior to CBS's announcement) held a ] at which he mentioned that CBS added to the media attention, booking him for appearances on '']'' and its ] show '']''. "I made them millions of dollars. If I was hurting them, why did they keep me on the air for 14 months?" Stern said. "How can you have it both ways?"<ref> CBC March 1, 2006</ref> On February 28, 2006, ] announced it had filed a ] against Stern, his agent Don Buchwald, and ], saying Stern used CBS's ] to unfairly promote the satellite service and enrich himself.<ref name="CBS-Tapes">{{cite news | title=Stern Gets Old Tapes, CBS Gets $2M | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/25/entertainment/main1654391.shtml?source=RSS&attr=Business_1654391 | publisher=CBS News | date=2006-05-25| accessdate=2008-09-18}}</ref> The lawsuit also claims that Stern "repeatedly and willfully" breached his contract with CBS, "misappropriated millions of dollars worth of ... airtime" for his own benefit, and "fraudulently concealed" his performance-related interests in Sirius stock. The suit, filed in New York State Court, sought ] and ]. However, Stern anticipated the suit, and earlier that day, prior to CBS's announcement, held a ]. In it, he discussed how CBS added to the media attention, booking him for appearances on the '']'', and it's ] show, '']''. "I made them millions of dollars", he said. "If I was hurting them, why did they keep me on the air for 14 months? "How can you have it both ways?"<ref> CBC March 1, 2006</ref>


], the President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation, appeared on one of Stern's final shows to compliment him on his move to Sirius and thank him for the record ] revenue the ] sold. Moonves told Stern that he bought Sirius stock. Stern said the network had the option to "push the button" on his program, taking him off the air, if they did not agree with what he was presenting to the public. ], the President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation, appeared on one of Stern's final shows to compliment him on his move to Sirius and thank him for the record ] revenue the ] sold. Moonves told Stern that he bought Sirius stock. Stern reminded him that CBS always had the option to "push the button" on his program, taking him off the air, if they did not agree with what he was presenting to the public.


On May 11, 2006, CBS said it was near settling the lawsuit with Stern. "We have an agreement, but there are details that have to be worked out," said CBS lawyer Irvin Nathan.<ref>{{Dead link|date=September 2008}}Reutuers</ref> Some details of the agreement were officially announced May 26.<ref></ref> On May 11, 2006, CBS said it was near settling the lawsuit with Stern. "We have an agreement, but there are details that have to be worked out," said CBS lawyer Irvin Nathan.<ref>{{Dead link|date=September 2008}}Reutuers</ref> Some details of the agreement were officially announced May 26.<ref></ref>


As a result of the CBS lawsuit settlement, Stern announced on June 7, 2006 that Sirius gained exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of radio shows from his days at CBS (about 23,000 hours). The shows cost Sirius approximately $2 million, which equates to approximately $87 per hour of tape. Sirius has the rights to the tapes until the end of Stern's current contract with Sirius, and then all ownership rights will return to Stern.<ref>{{cite news | title=Stern Gets Old Tapes, CBS Gets $2M | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/25/entertainment/main1654391.shtml?source=RSS&attr=Business_1654391 | publisher=CBS News | date=May 25, 2006| accessdate=2008-09-18}}</ref> As a result of the CBS lawsuit settlement, Stern announced on June 7, 2006 that Sirius gained exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of radio shows from his days at CBS (about 23,000 hours). The shows cost Sirius approximately $2 million, which equates to approximately $87 per hour of tape. Sirius has the rights to the tapes until the end of Stern's current contract with Sirius, and then all ownership rights will return to Stern.<ref>{{cite news | title=Stern Gets Old Tapes, CBS Gets $2M | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/25/entertainment/main1654391.shtml?source=RSS&attr=Business_1654391 | publisher=CBS News | date=May 25, 2006| accessdate=2008-09-18}}</ref>


==Career in other media== ==Career in other media==
In 1988 when ] was looking for a late night talk show host to replace ], they gave Howard the opportunity to record five ] of a late night show. Stern claims that he and the network did not see eye to eye with censorship of the episodes, and a show never materialized.<ref></ref> In 1988 when ] was looking for a late night talk show host to replace ], they gave Howard the opportunity to record five ] of a late night show. Stern claims that he and the network did not see eye to eye with censorship of the episodes, and a show never materialized.


In 1990, Stern aired a ] show on ], which was also called ''The Howard Stern Show'', colloquially referred to as "The Channel Nine Show." The show lasted 65 episodes before ending in 1993 when Stern felt it's production began to interfere with his radio show.<ref></ref> In 1990, Stern aired a ] show on ], which was also called ''The Howard Stern Show'', colloquially referred to as "The Channel Nine Show." The show lasted 65 episodes before ending in 1993 when Stern felt it's production began to interfere with his radio show.<ref></ref>
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| pages=39}}</ref> His platform included restoring the ], limiting road construction work to nighttime hours, and abolishing tolls.<ref> {{ cite news|title = Stern Message | date= July 1994 | publisher = Reason Magazine| url=http://www.reason.com/news/show/29472.html | author = Nick Gillespie|quote=Stern's three-plank platform -- reinstating the death penalty, staggering tolls to reduce traffic congestion, and doing all road repairs at night -- and his promise to step down immediately upon achieving those goals had carried the day.}}</ref> However, he subsequently withdrew his candidacy because he did not wish to comply with the financial disclosure requirements for candidates.<ref>{{cite news|title=For Stern It's Balk Radio: He Ends Bid For Governor | author = Todd S. Purdum | date= August 5, 1994 | publisher = New York Times | quote= refusing to accept the financial disclosure required of candidates...}}</ref> | pages=39}}</ref> His platform included restoring the ], limiting road construction work to nighttime hours, and abolishing tolls.<ref> {{ cite news|title = Stern Message | date= July 1994 | publisher = Reason Magazine| url=http://www.reason.com/news/show/29472.html | author = Nick Gillespie|quote=Stern's three-plank platform -- reinstating the death penalty, staggering tolls to reduce traffic congestion, and doing all road repairs at night -- and his promise to step down immediately upon achieving those goals had carried the day.}}</ref> However, he subsequently withdrew his candidacy because he did not wish to comply with the financial disclosure requirements for candidates.<ref>{{cite news|title=For Stern It's Balk Radio: He Ends Bid For Governor | author = Todd S. Purdum | date= August 5, 1994 | publisher = New York Times | quote= refusing to accept the financial disclosure required of candidates...}}</ref>


In 1996, Stern released his second book, ''Miss America'', which focused more on his radio career.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1995-11 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0060391676 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=}}</ref> He has also written forewards for the books ''Steal This Dream'' (a biography of ], an occasional guest on his show, written by his friend and collaborator, Larry "Ratso" Sloman), ''Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling's Disgustingly Dirty Joke Book'' and staff-member ]'s memoir, ''Too Fat To Fish''. In 1996, Stern released his second book, '']'', which focused more on his radio career.<ref>{{cite book |last= Stern|first=Howard |authorlink=Howard Stern |coauthors= |editor= ]|others= |title=] |origdate=1995-11 |edition= 1st edition|publisher= ]|location= |isbn=978-0060391676 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=}}</ref> He has also written forewards for the books ''Steal This Dream'' (a biography of ], an occasional guest on his show, written by his friend and collaborator, Larry "Ratso" Sloman), ''Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling's Disgustingly Dirty Joke Book'' and staff-member ]'s memoir, ''Too Fat To Fish''.


In 1997, he starred in '']'', a biographical film chronicling his rise to success.<ref name="PrivPartsFilm">{{cite video|people= ](])|date= March 1997|title= ]|url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119951/ | format = |medium= ]|publisher=]|location=], ] | accessdate = 2008-09-18}}</ref> The film is based on his 1993 autobiography ''Private Parts''.<ref name="PrivPartsFilm" /> The film premiered at the top of the ] in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million.<ref name="BO-Report"></ref> It grossed slightly more than $41 million in total.<ref name="BO-Report" /> In 1997, he starred in '']'', a biographical film chronicling his rise to success.<ref name="PrivPartsFilm">{{cite video|people= ](])|date= March 1997|title= ]|url= http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119951/ | format = |medium= ]|publisher=]|location=], ] | accessdate = 2008-09-18}}</ref> The film is based on his 1993 autobiography ''Private Parts''.<ref name="PrivPartsFilm" /> The film premiered at the top of the ] in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million.<ref name="BO-Report"></ref> It grossed slightly more than $41 million in total.<ref name="BO-Report" />


The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics, including ] and ], who were frequent guests of Stern's radio show. Some critics claimed the film glossed over his use of sexual and racial humor.<ref></ref> The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics, including ], who were frequent guests of Stern's radio show. Some critics claimed the film glossed over his use of sexual and racial humor.<ref></ref>


For his performance, Stern won the ] for Favorite Male Newcomer. The awards are given based on ] votes from fans, and Stern won by a wide margin.<ref></ref> Stern was nominated for a ] for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy). He was also nominated for a ] for Worst New Star.<ref></ref> Though he would like to continue an acting career, his commitment to a daily radio show has made it difficult for him to do so, joking that he is "the world's laziest movie star." He also says that most of the parts offered to him are walk-on cameos, similar to ]'s appearances in Marvel films ('']'', '']'', '']'', etc.) which he finds uninteresting. For his performance, Stern won the ] for Favorite Male Newcomer. The awards are given based on ] votes from fans, and Stern won by a wide margin.<ref></ref> Stern was nominated for a ] for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy). He was also nominated for a ] for Worst New Star.<ref></ref> Though he would like to continue an acting career, his commitment to a daily radio show has made it difficult for him to do so, joking that he is "the world's laziest movie star." He also says that most of the parts offered to him are walk-on cameos, similar to ]'s appearances in Marvel films ('']'', '']'', '']'', etc.) which he finds uninteresting.

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This article is about Howard Stern as an individual. For his radio show, see The Howard Stern Show. For the former personal attorney of Anna Nicole Smith, see Howard K. Stern.

Howard Stern
BornHoward Allan Stern
Other namesThe Howard; King of All Media
Career
ShowThe Howard Stern Show
Station(s)Sirius Howard 100
Sirius Howard 101
Time slotMonday–Thursday
StyleShock Jock
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.HowardStern.com

Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American radio host and television personality. His national talk show, The Howard Stern Show, currently airs on channels Howard 100 and Howard 101 on the subscription-based SIRIUS Satellite Radio, and is adapted for television for Howard TV (formerly "Howard Stern On-Demand"), an on-demand cable network. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media" has been dubbed a shock jock for his controversial use of scatological, sexual, and racial humour. Stern has said that the show was never about shocking people, but primarily intended to offer his honest opinions on a gamut of issues (ranging from world affairs to problems among his own staff). Though controversial, he is the highest-paid radio personality in the United States, and the most fined personality in radio broadcast history.

Stern is best known for his national radio show, which for many years was syndicated on FM (and a few AM stations throughout the United States until the last terrestrial broadcast on December 16, 2005. He began broadcasting on SIRIUS on January 9, 2006.

In addition to radio, Stern moved into publishing, television, feature films, and music. He has written two books, Private Parts, which he adapted into a film, and Miss America. Stern's television endeavours include a variety show on New York City's WWOR-TV, a nightly E! show documenting his radio broadcasts, a similar CBS program that competed with Saturday Night Live for a time, "Howard On-Demand" for digital cable subscribers in various markets, and Son of the Beach, a parody of Baywatch, which Stern, as executive producer, broadcast on FX Networks.

In 2006, Stern was elected into Time Magazine's "Time 100: The People who shape our world" and was ranked #7 in Forbes Magazine's 2006 annual Celebrity 100. His first marriage ended in divorce in 2001; he married fashion model Beth Ostrosky on October 3, 2008 and they consummated their marriage at the Garden City Hotel in Garden City, Long Island, New York.

Personal life

Childhood

Howard Stern was born into a Jewish American family living in the Queens neighborhood of Jackson Heights, New York, though the family soon moved to the Long Island town of Roosevelt. His father Ben Stern owned a Manhattan recording studio. Stern's father encouraged his son's interest in radio from an early age. His mother Rae was a homemaker for most of Howard's childhood. Stern has one sibling, a sister named Ellen, who is four years his senior. Stern describes his sister as being his "complete opposite;" she is rarely mentioned on the show, though he maintains that they have a good relationship as their personalities perfectly complement each other.

Although both his parents are Jewish, Stern's on-air banter is that he is only half Jewish, with the other half being Italian, because "it's very hard to be Jewish in this country. My half Jewish side has been beaten with chains." Stern's Hebrew name is Tzvi (IPA: [ʦvi]); his paternal grandparents, Froim and Anna (Gallar) Stern and maternal grandparents, Sol and Esther (Reich) Schiffman, were Austro-Hungarian Jews who immigrated to America at about the same time.

Stern often said that his parents verbally abused him as a child, which was corroborated during a 1990 broadcast when he played old family recordings, many of which have become oft-played soundbites, including remarks such as "I told you not to be stupid, you moron" and "Shut up! Sit down!" being screamed at a 7-year-old Howard. These old recordings were later used in a parody commercial for the "The Ben Stern Day-Care Center", which specialized in producing overachieving, self-hating megalomaniacs. Stern said his mother ran her house with "the intensity of Hitler" and that his father's "favorite sport was yelling."

Stern has long claimed on his show that he has a small penis. He uses this assertion to comedic effect in a scene in his bio pic where he is shown showering with his African-American peers at Roosevelt Junior High School. He has long asserted that he was one of the few white students in a predominantly African-American school. When Stern's family moved in 1969 to Rockville Centre, he transferred to South Side High School, from which he graduated in 1972. Stern attended Boston University, graduating in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in communications, carrying a 3.8 Grade Point Average. During his time at Boston University Stern also worked (before being fired) as a volunteer at the campus radio station WTBU. Stern now funds a scholarship at Boston University.

Adult life

Stern grew to be tall, standing 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m). On June 4, 1978, Stern married college sweetheart Alison Berns at Temple Ohabei Shalom in Brookline, Massachusetts. They have three daughters: Emily Beth (b. 1983), Deborah Jennifer (b. 1986) and Ashley Jade (b. 1993). A hallmark of Stern's humor was his claiming to be tempted by the strippers, porn stars and lesbians appearing on his show, but always insisted that he had to be faithful to his wife. In 1994, Stern ran for Governor of New York as a Libertarian. The campaign was generally seen as a political stunt and Stern dropped out before the election after refusing to disclose his finances, a requirement by the State of New York. In October 1999, Stern announced that he and wife Alison decided to separate. They amicably divorced in 2001, ending in a settlement.

Stern began a period of single living on New York City's Upper West Side, dating dozens of women including Angie Everhart and Robin Givens. Despite reportedly spending time with Carmen Electra "five times", the two have denied there was anything more intimate than an outdoor shower in bathing suits.

Stern has been the target of stalkers and death threats. On January 15, 1998, Lance Carvin was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for stalking and threatening to kill Stern and his family.

Although he identifies his ethnicity as Jewish and raised his daughters in that religion, he has indicated that he does not believe in God or organized religion. However, he says he is "afraid" to say he is an atheist, so instead identifies as an agnostic.

In 2000, Stern began dating model Beth Ostrosky, who is 18 years his junior. Ostrosky co-hosted Casino Cinema on Spike TV from 2004 to 2007. She had also frequently appeared in the American edition of men's magazine FHM until it ceased publication in 2007. The pair have lived together in Manhattan with their Bulldog named Bianca Romijn-Stamos-O'Connell. Stern also owns a weekend house in the Hamptons on Long Island. After seven years, at last, on February 14, 2007, Stern announced that he and Ostrosky became engaged. They were married on October 3, 2008 at Le Cirque restaurant in New York City.

Hobbies and interests

Stern has said that he plays chess every day, frequenting the Internet Chess Club. He has taken online lessons from Dan Heisman, a chess master from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a huge fan of comic books and science fiction, stating several times in 2008 that the only movies or television he watches are about superheroes, such as Heroes, Smallville, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, and others. His favorite superhero is Superman, followed by Spider-Man, Batman and Daredevil, however he was disappointed by the latter's film adaptation. Thus, his two favorite movies of the genre are Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.

Radio career

Main article: The Howard Stern Show

Terrestrial radio career

After graduating from Boston University, Stern worked briefly as a DJ at WNTN in Newton, Massachusetts. Stern then worked as a disc jockey and program director for WRNW in Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, New York, playing rock music. In 1978, Stern landed his first morning show job in Hartford, Connecticut at WCCC-FM and WCCC-AM, whose progressive rock format promoted Howard's development as a "free form" personality. It was at the Hartford radio station that Howard met his future show writer and producer, Fred Norris, who was working as an overnight deejay at the time. Stern moved to FM radio station WWWW (usually referred to as "W4") in Detroit, Michigan, further developing his show until the station adopted a country music format, and then went to WWDC-FM "DC 101," in Washington, D.C. for a year, making it the #1 station in town. In 1982, he returned to New York City to work at NBC's flagship AM radio station, WNBC Radio. Also working at NBC at that time was David Letterman, who became a fan of Stern's radio show. Stern's guest appearance on Late Night with David Letterman on June 19, 1984, launched Stern into the national spotlight and gave his radio show unprecedented exposure. Stern would appear on Letterman's show many times thereafter.

Stern and his crew were fired from NBC in 1985, ostensibly in response to a particularly outrageous sketch — "Bestiality Dial-A-Date" — although relations between station management and Stern had been strained from the beginning (as well documented in his book Private Parts). He quickly returned to FM radio by joining local rival station WXRK, premiering November 18, 1985, moving permanently to the morning drive time slot in February 1986. By year's end, his show was simulcast on WYSP in Philadelphia. Before long it was also heard in Washington, D.C., and was then syndicated nationwide by Infinity Broadcasting. The program made great sport out of feuding with other cities' top-rated deejays, and soon Stern's broadcast was number one in several major markets, including Philadelphia and Los Angeles. His Arbitron ratings were strongest in the country's number one radio market, New York City, where his morning ratings more than tripled his station's average numbers the rest of the day. He remained at WXRK until his move to satellite radio in 2006.

Satellite radio career

On October 6, 2004, Stern announced on his show that he had signed a five year contract with Sirius, a satellite radio service. Sirius provided a budget of $500 million USD to pay Howard, his staff and general production costs. His personal salary has not been revealed. Other media sources have claimed that Stern netted a $225 million one-time stock bonus for meeting subscriber quotas, with the latter being true in January 2006.

Stern stated that he was growing increasingly unhappy doing his show on terrestrial radio. The combined stresses of heavy censorship and editing by management as well as lengthy commercial breaks weighed into his decision to start anew on Sirius. Stern admitted to feeling "dead inside, creatively" in December, 2005 while still on terrestrial radio.

The Sirius deal, which took effect on January 1, 2006, enabled Stern to broadcast his show without the content restrictions imposed by the FCC. Moreover, the deal also enabled Stern to program an additional Sirius channel.

On February 28, 2006, CBS Radio announced it had filed a lawsuit against Stern, his agent Don Buchwald, and Sirius Satellite Radio, saying Stern used CBS's airwaves to unfairly promote the satellite service and enrich himself. The lawsuit also claims that Stern "repeatedly and willfully" breached his contract with CBS, "misappropriated millions of dollars worth of ... airtime" for his own benefit, and "fraudulently concealed" his performance-related interests in Sirius stock. The suit, filed in New York State Court, sought compensatory and punitive damages. However, Stern anticipated the suit, and earlier that day, prior to CBS's announcement, held a press conference. In it, he discussed how CBS added to the media attention, booking him for appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman, and it's news magazine show, 60 Minutes. "I made them millions of dollars", he said. "If I was hurting them, why did they keep me on the air for 14 months? "How can you have it both ways?"

Leslie Moonves, the President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation, appeared on one of Stern's final shows to compliment him on his move to Sirius and thank him for the record advertising revenue the network sold. Moonves told Stern that he bought Sirius stock. Stern reminded him that CBS always had the option to "push the button" on his program, taking him off the air, if they did not agree with what he was presenting to the public.

On May 11, 2006, CBS said it was near settling the lawsuit with Stern. "We have an agreement, but there are details that have to be worked out," said CBS lawyer Irvin Nathan. Some details of the agreement were officially announced May 26.

As a result of the CBS lawsuit settlement, Stern announced on June 7, 2006 that Sirius gained exclusive rights to his entire back catalog of radio shows from his days at CBS (about 23,000 hours). The shows cost Sirius approximately $2 million, which equates to approximately $87 per hour of tape. Sirius has the rights to the tapes until the end of Stern's current contract with Sirius, and then all ownership rights will return to Stern.

Career in other media

In 1988 when Fox was looking for a late night talk show host to replace Joan Rivers, they gave Howard the opportunity to record five pilot episodes of a late night show. Stern claims that he and the network did not see eye to eye with censorship of the episodes, and a show never materialized.

In 1990, Stern aired a sketch comedy show on WWOR, which was also called The Howard Stern Show, colloquially referred to as "The Channel Nine Show." The show lasted 65 episodes before ending in 1993 when Stern felt it's production began to interfere with his radio show.

In 1993, Stern released his autobiography, Private Parts. The book was a New York Times #1 bestseller and became the fastest selling book in Simon & Schuster's history.

In 1994, Stern embarked on a political campaign for Governor of New York, formally announcing his candidacy under the Libertarian Party ticket. His platform included restoring the death penalty, limiting road construction work to nighttime hours, and abolishing tolls. However, he subsequently withdrew his candidacy because he did not wish to comply with the financial disclosure requirements for candidates.

In 1996, Stern released his second book, Miss America, which focused more on his radio career. He has also written forewards for the books Steal This Dream (a biography of Abbie Hoffman, an occasional guest on his show, written by his friend and collaborator, Larry "Ratso" Sloman), Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling's Disgustingly Dirty Joke Book and staff-member Artie Lange's memoir, Too Fat To Fish.

In 1997, he starred in Private Parts, a biographical film chronicling his rise to success. The film is based on his 1993 autobiography Private Parts. The film premiered at the top of the box office in its opening weekend with a gross of $14.6 million. It grossed slightly more than $41 million in total.

The movie received mostly positive reviews from critics, including Siskel and Ebert, who were frequent guests of Stern's radio show. Some critics claimed the film glossed over his use of sexual and racial humor.

For his performance, Stern won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Male Newcomer. The awards are given based on write-in votes from fans, and Stern won by a wide margin. Stern was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy). He was also nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst New Star. Though he would like to continue an acting career, his commitment to a daily radio show has made it difficult for him to do so, joking that he is "the world's laziest movie star." He also says that most of the parts offered to him are walk-on cameos, similar to Stan Lee's appearances in Marvel films (Spider-man, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, etc.) which he finds uninteresting.

In 2002, Stern's production company Howard Stern Productions acquired the rights to the 1982 movie Porky's and the 1979 movie Rock 'n' Roll High School. Stern was also a producer of the TV series Son of the Beach, which ran for three seasons.

He informed listeners early in 2004 that the ABC television network was in talks with him to produce an interview special.

In popular culture

Stern's prevalent media presence has led to his being parodied or referenced in various outlets;

See also

References

  1. "NewsMax Top 25 Radio Hosts". Newsmax.com. November 29, 2008. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  2. http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants/0112almanac.htm, Retrieved on 2008/04/17.
  3. Spade, David (May 2006). "Howard Stern New King of Satellite". Time Magazine.
  4. Top 100 Most Powerful Celebrities Forbes.com, June 2006
  5. ^ The Associated Press (2007-02-14). "Howard Stern Engaged to Model Girlfriend". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-09-18. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ ERIN CALABRESE (2008-10-03). "Howard Stern gets married". New York Post. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  7. Stern, Howard. "Black and Blue Like Me". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 63. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. I grew up the only white man in a black neighborhood in Roosevelt, Long Island, a pawn in my mother's little social experiment in integration. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  8. Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 39. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. My father was a radio engineer who eventually bought his own recording studio with five other guys. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  9. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 111. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. It's weird, but I always wanted to be in radio. That was all I could think about from the time I was five years old. I used to do these shows up in my room and record them on a beautiful Wollensack tape recorder that my father gave me. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  10. Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 43–44. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. My father was definitely the disciplinarian, but during the day, when he was at work, my mother was in charge of giving me a smack if I got out of line. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  11. Stern, Howard. "My Sex Life". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 92. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. I took her back to my house because at this point, my mother was working (Mom got a job as an inhalation therapist at Mercy Hospital, and her day consisted of extracting globs of disgusting-looking mucus out of diseased lungs). {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Reitwiesner, William. "Ancestry of Howard Stern". Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  13. ^ Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 46. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. My sister, Ellen is the complete opposite of me. She's four years older but she's very quiet. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  14. Kaplan, Jason (2006-03-01). "The Rundown". HowardStern.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18. Howard played a clip of the event, where, after bombing with some opening jokes, Gilbert wondered which of Howard's parents was Jewish – since Howard has claimed in the past to be only half Jewish. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  15. Hayden, Chaunce (2005-12-14). "Howard Stern Interview in Steppin Out Magazine by Chaunce Hayden". Steppin' Out Magazine. Collins Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2008-09-18. You claim to be half Italian and half Jewish. If you had to choose which of those you would rather be 100 percent, which one would you pick? Italian. Why? Because it's very hard to be Jewish in this country. My half Jewish side has been beaten with chains. What about the Italian side? Surprisingly, they left that side alone. I've seen attacks. It's very frustrating to see the world's reaction to Israel. It's overwhelming. And who wants to be overwhelmed by feelings of hatred? My Jewish side despises the world. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); line feed character in |quote= at position 141 (help)
  16. Simicich, Nick (1997-09-04). "FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Howard Stern, Monthly Posting". alt.fan.howard-stern. Retrieved 2008-09-18. Is Howard Stern half Jewish? Definitely. The question is, what is the other half? We have to differentiate between the persona that Howard plays on the radio, and the real Howard. According to Howard's radio persona, it is not Jewish, perhaps WASP. The half-Jewish identity may be something that Howard puts on so that he can insult both Christians and Jews with impunity. However, he is equally free with insults of Muslims, Hindus, etc. It may also be something that he does to avoid anti-Semitism. Some folks on the net believe that the other half is Italian, based on something that Howard said a while back. Others point out that you can be a Jewish Italian, so this may have been another joke. The Jewish half and the Italian half may well be the same half. It is pretty clear based on statements that Howard's sister made on the radio that Howard, in Real Life(tm), is Jewish. Also, Howard has recently admitted, on the air, that he is all Jewish, and claimed that he was half Jewish to avoid anti-Semitism.
  17. Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 43. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. I TOLD YOU NOT TO BE STUPID, YOU MORON! {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  18. Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 43. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. At seven years of age, you'd think he'd cut me some slack. But no, it was "SHUT UP! SIT DOWN! {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  19. Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 43. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. If you want to turn your child into an overachieving, self-hating megalomaniac who spends his days hiding from his family and his nights masturbating, then the Ben Stern Day-Care Center will work for you.... {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  20. Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 36. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. I'm an obsessive-compulsive, anal-retentive, miserable neurotic because I was raised by a woman who ran her household with the intensity of Hitler. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  21. Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 41. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. My father's favorite sport was yelling. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  22. Kaplan, Jason (2005-06-10). "The Rundown". HowardStern.com. Retrieved 2008-09-18. Robin thought Howard once talked to his dad about his small penis but Howard said he hadn't. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  23. Stern, Howard. "Black and Blue Like Me". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 65. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. By the time I hit seventh grade, there were only a handful of white kids left in my school. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  24. Howard Stern, Newsday. Accessed December 4, 2007. "That was the last straw. In June, 1969, when Howard was 15, the Sterns made their move -- to predominantly white, middle-class Rockville Centre."
  25. "It Happened In Long Island". Archived from the original on 2005-05-25. Newsday
  26. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 115. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. I graduated magna cum laude with a 3.8 average. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  27. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 117. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. Fired during our first show! {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  28. Office of Financial Aid Boston University
  29. Steinberg, Jacques (2007-01-09). "Stern Likes His New Censor: Himself". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. 1. Retrieved 2008-09-18. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  30. Stern, Howard. "It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times". Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. What that really means is I'm disgusted by what you eat, you big, ugly, six-foot-five dork. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  31. Phillips, Erica (2006-02-21). "SIRIUS Satellite Radio - Howard 101 howard stern show bio:". Sirius Satellite Radio. Sirius Satellite Radio. Archived from the original on 2006-02-21. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  32. Mercer, Mark. "Stern Show Birthdays". Mark's Friggin. Retrieved 2008-09-18. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  33. Howard Stern - Libertarian
  34. Rundown, March 21, 2007
  35. Rundown, June 7, 2007
  36. Mercer, Mark (2002-07-29). "-- Monday July 29, 2002 -- Pet Talk. 7/29/02. 9:55am". Howard Stern Show News Archives. Mark's Friggin. Retrieved 2008-09-18. Somehow the subject got changed to Carmen Electra and whether or not Howard got her. He said that they hung out like 5 times a couple of years ago but he never slept with her. Stuttering John and the others on the show seem to think he must have done something with her. He keeps saying they didn't do anything even when they took a steam shower together... in their bathing suits. Howard said even if Carmen were on the show she would say the same thing. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  37. "STERN SENTENCE FOR STALKER". Billboard Radio Monitor. January 30, 1999. p. 85. Michael Lance Carvin, 44, sent four letters to Stern last spring from Las Vegas, one of which said, "I will absolutely, without a doubt, kill you and this is 100 percent guaranteed." The sentence was nearly twice as much as federal sentencing guidelines called for.
  38. Casino Cinema on IMBD
  39. Reiter, Amy (June 1, 2005). "The Fix". Salon. Retrieved September 2007. frequent FHM cover girl and columnist Ostrosky {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  40. McClain, Dylan Loeb (October 19, 2008), "Long a Player, Howard Stern Gets Serious About His Game", The New York Times, pp. A36{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  41. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 117. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. And lo and behold as soon as I graduated, I got a job at WNTN, doing daytimes at this progressive AM rock station in Newton. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  42. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 118. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. I didn't last long at that station. I wanted to be in radio, but not for free. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  43. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 119. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. So I went up there and the radio station was in an old house in the middle of a residential area of Briarcliff Manor. One of the bedrooms was the radio station studio, the other was a production studio. I was doing this show and I was fucking nervous and my voice was horse and I was croaking "WRNW" and talking soft like an FM disc jockey. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  44. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 122. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. So I went to my father and he told me take the job as program director but stay on the air as a disc jockey because program directing is a shit job and on air is where the action is. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  45. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 125. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. I picked up Radio & Records, which is a trade publication in radio, and I saw that WCCC, a station in Hartford, Connecticut, was looking for a "wild, fun morning guy." {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  46. Stern, Howard. "Mein Kampf "My Struggle"". In Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 127. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. But there was one good thing about Hartford. I met Fred "Earth Dog" Norris there. Fred was going to college and he was the overnight guy. He was a funny guy and a good writer and he had a knack for doing impressions. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  47. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc · 8-K · For 10/1/04
  48. "Howard Stern & Co. score $200M payout". CNNMoney.com. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
  49. Kurtz, Howard (December 11, 2005). "Stern on Satellite: A Bruised Flower, Blossoming Anew". The Washington Post. p. D01. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  50. "Stern Gets Old Tapes, CBS Gets $2M". CBS News. 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  51. CBS Radio files lawsuit against Stern, Sirius CBC March 1, 2006
  52. Stern nears settlement with CBSReutuers
  53. FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more
  54. "Stern Gets Old Tapes, CBS Gets $2M". CBS News. May 25, 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  55. "The Howard Stern Show" (1990)
  56. Stern, Howard. Judith Regan (ed.). Private Parts (1st edition ed.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0671880163. OCLC 28968496. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  57. "STERN'S 'PRIVATE PARTS' TOPS LIMBAUGH'S MARK". Wichita Eagle. October 20, 1993. Five days after its publication, "Private Parts" had become the fastest selling book in the 70-year history of Simon & Schuster.
  58. "The Stern gang. (Howard Stern becomes Libertarian Party candidate for New York State governor)". The New Yorker. May 9, 1994. p. 39.
  59. Nick Gillespie (July 1994). "Stern Message". Reason Magazine. Stern's three-plank platform -- reinstating the death penalty, staggering tolls to reduce traffic congestion, and doing all road repairs at night -- and his promise to step down immediately upon achieving those goals had carried the day.
  60. Todd S. Purdum (August 5, 1994). "For Stern It's Balk Radio: He Ends Bid For Governor". New York Times. refusing to accept the financial disclosure required of candidates...
  61. Stern, Howard. Judith Regan (ed.). Miss America (1st edition ed.). HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0060391676. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |origdate= ignored (|orig-date= suggested) (help)
  62. ^ Betty Thomas(Director) (March 1997). [[Private Parts (1997 film)|Private Parts]] (Motion picture). Los Angeles, CA: Paramount Pictures. Retrieved 2008-09-18. {{cite AV media}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
  63. ^ Box Office Report - Box Office by Film - Private Parts
  64. Private Parts Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
  65. Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1998
  66. Razzies awards forums 1997 "Winners"

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