Howard Storm (director)

Howard Storm (born December 11, 1931)^[1] is an American film director,^[2] television director, and actor.

Howard Storm
Storm in 1985
Born	(1931-12-11) December 11, 1931 (age 93)
Occupations	Actor director
Years active	1959–present

Early in Storm's career he was a stand-up comedian. He traveled with Andy Williams as his comedian, performed in Las Vegas, and appeared 14 times on The Merv Griffin Show.^[3] His father was a comedian in burlesque.^[4] He also worked as a writer, teaming with attorney Paul Lichtman to write scripts for programs including The Partridge Family and Bob Newhart's program.^[3]

Storm's acting credits include The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Rhoda, and Sanford and Son, among other television series.

In 1975, he began his directing career, directing episodes of Laverne & Shirley, Busting Loose, Joanie Loves Chachi, Mork & Mindy, Taxi, The Redd Foxx Show, Full House, ALF, and Head of the Class, among other series.^[5] He was also Woody Allen's assistant/collaborator on Bananas and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).

In 1985, Storm directed his only feature film, Once Bitten, starring Lauren Hutton and Jim Carrey.^[2] In 2010, he made a small guest appearance in the film Valentine's Day.