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Howard Stern
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn January 12, 1954 (72 years)
Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American broadcaster, comedian, and media personality. He is best known for his radio show, The Howard Stern Show, which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005. He has broadcast on SiriusXM since 2006.
Stern landed his first radio jobs while at Boston University. From 1976 to 1982, he developed his on-air personality through morning positions at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York; WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut; WWWW in Detroit, Michigan; and WWDC in Washington, D.C. He worked afternoons at WNBC in New York City from 1982 until his firing in 1985. In 1985, he began a 20-year run at WXRK in New York City; his morning show entered syndication in 1986 and aired in 60 markets and attracted 20 million listeners at its peak. From 2012 to 2015, he served as a judge on America's Got Talent.
Stern has won numerous industry awards, including Billboard's Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year eight consecutive times, and he is the first to have the number one morning show in New York City and Los Angeles simultaneously. He became the most fined radio host when the Federal Communications Commission issued fines totaling $2.5 million to station owners for content it deemed indecent. Stern became one of the highest-paid radio figures after signing a five-year deal with Sirius in 2004 worth $500 million.
Stern has described himself as the "King of All Media" since 1992 for his successes outside radio. He hosted and produced numerous late-night television shows, pay-per-view events, and home videos. Two of his books, Private Parts (1993) and Miss America (1995), entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number one and sold over one million copies. The former was made into a biographical comedy film in 1997 that had Stern and his radio show staff star as themselves. It topped the American box office in its opening week and grossed $41.2 million domestically. Stern performs on its soundtrack, which charted the Billboard 200 at number one and was certified platinum for one million copies sold. Stern's third book, Howard Stern Comes Again, was released in 2019.
Stern landed his first radio jobs while at Boston University. From 1976 to 1982, he developed his on-air personality through morning positions at WRNW in Briarcliff Manor, New York; WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut; WWWW in Detroit, Michigan; and WWDC in Washington, D.C. He worked afternoons at WNBC in New York City from 1982 until his firing in 1985. In 1985, he began a 20-year run at WXRK in New York City; his morning show entered syndication in 1986 and aired in 60 markets and attracted 20 million listeners at its peak. From 2012 to 2015, he served as a judge on America's Got Talent.
Stern has won numerous industry awards, including Billboard's Nationally Syndicated Air Personality of the Year eight consecutive times, and he is the first to have the number one morning show in New York City and Los Angeles simultaneously. He became the most fined radio host when the Federal Communications Commission issued fines totaling $2.5 million to station owners for content it deemed indecent. Stern became one of the highest-paid radio figures after signing a five-year deal with Sirius in 2004 worth $500 million.
Stern has described himself as the "King of All Media" since 1992 for his successes outside radio. He hosted and produced numerous late-night television shows, pay-per-view events, and home videos. Two of his books, Private Parts (1993) and Miss America (1995), entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number one and sold over one million copies. The former was made into a biographical comedy film in 1997 that had Stern and his radio show staff star as themselves. It topped the American box office in its opening week and grossed $41.2 million domestically. Stern performs on its soundtrack, which charted the Billboard 200 at number one and was certified platinum for one million copies sold. Stern's third book, Howard Stern Comes Again, was released in 2019.
Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2025 | Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery · as Self - Host, The Howard Stern Show |
| 2025 | Billy Joel: And So It Goes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | When We Went MAD! · as Self |
| 2025 | This Is the Tom Green Documentary · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | From Darkness to Light · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary · as Self |
| 2024 | Gary · as Self - Host, The Howard Stern Show |
| 2024 | Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys · as Self - Host, The Howard Stern Show |
| 2024 | Group Therapy · as Self - Talk Show Host (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy · as Self - Talk Show Host |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Feed Me · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Plandemic 3: The Great Awakening · as Self - American Radio And Television Personality |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Died Suddenly · as Self |
| 2021 | Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | The Accidental President · as Self |
| 2020 | Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story · as Self |
| 2019 | Lorena (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Cracked Up · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Trump: An American Dream (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Gilbert · as Self |
| 2016 | All the Rage · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Weiner · as Self |
| 2015 | Can We Take a Joke? · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | David Letterman: A Life on Television · as Self |
| 2014 | To Be Takei · as Self |
| 2014 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shot (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Howard Stern Birthday Bash · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Why I'm Not on Facebook · as Self - Radio Host |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | I Spill Your Guts · as Howard Stern |
| 2011 | The Love We Make · as Self |
| 2011 | The Undefeated · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Unlawful Killing · as Self |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Howard Stern Interviews (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Wesley Willis's Joyrides · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2006 | Shut Up & Sing · as Self |
| 2006 | Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? · as Self |
| 2006 | America's Got Talent (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2006 | The Howard Stern Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Howard Stern on Demand (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Girls Next Door (TV Series) · as Self - Radio Personality |
| 2004 | 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops · as Self - #66: Celebrity Talk Show Flops |
| 2003 | Anderson Cooper 360° (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Back in the U.S. · as Self |
| 2002 | Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion · as Self |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City · as Self |
| 2001 | The Best Damn Sports Show Period (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Merchants of Cool · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | Hollywood: Wild in the Streets · as Self - Party Footage |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | The Magic Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The Roseanne Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Private Parts · as Howard Stern |
| 1996 | No Spin News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The Anti-Gravity Room (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Himself - Host |
| 1994 | New Year's Rotten Eve · as Self |
| 1993 | Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review · as Self |
| 1993 | The Jon Stewart Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Howard Stern Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Howard Stern |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Howard Stern's Butt Bongo Fiesta · as Himself |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | The Howard Stern Channel 9 Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | U.S. Open Sores · as Himself |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Weekend Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1987 | Headbangers Ball (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1987 | Geraldo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | Wheel of Fortune (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Judge, America's Got Talent |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Radio Host (segment: Dog Nut) |
| 1967 | The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Attending Academy Awards |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |