# Kyle Howard
**Kyle Howard** (full name Kyle Alan Howard) is an American film and television actor, born in 1978 in [Loveland, Colorado](https://www.edgepedia.org/loveland-colorado), best known for playing Bobby Newman on the TBS sitcom *My Boys* and for his starring role as a teenager in the 1996 comedy *House Arrest*.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/howard-kyle-1978) • [2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=7972)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / birth | Kyle Alan Howard, born 1978, Loveland, Colorado[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/howard-kyle-1978) |
| Breakout role | Gregory Alan "Grover" Beindorf in *House Arrest* (1996), his first feature film[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/howard-kyle-1978) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kyle_howard) |
| Signature TV role | Bobby Newman on *My Boys* (TBS), the role he is most identified with[2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=7972) |
| Early series work | Danny Kennedy on *Love Boat: The Next Wave* (1998); Dave on *Grosse Pointe* (2000–2001), a satire of *Beverly Hills, 90210* that ran 17 episodes[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397445/) |
| Awards | 1997 Young Artist Award nomination (leading young actor, *House Arrest*); 2001 OFTA Television Award nomination; 2018 Festival Award winner for Best World Premiere[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyle-howard/bio/3030390617/) |
| Recent work | Phil Davis in the series *Me* (2024, 10 episodes); Budd Skriff in the Disney Channel movie *Upside-Down Magic* (2020)[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/22715/kyle-howard) |
## Early life in Colorado
Howard grew up in Loveland, Colorado, and decided at age six that acting was his calling, though he did not actively pursue a career until his early teens.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397445/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kyle_howard) His first job was at a dinner theater in nearby Fort Collins, where he worked at ages 13 and 14: acting in summer productions at the Carousel Dinner Theatre, including *The Sound of Music*, *The Best Christmas Pageant Ever*, *The Unsinkable Molly Brown*, and *Charlie & the Chocolate Factory*, and working as a busboy at the theater in the fall.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397445/) He performed his first play at Bill Reed Middle School in Loveland.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyle-howard/bio/3030390617/)
He also worked for the *Reporter-Herald* and ran a paper route to earn money for a car, so that he could drive to Los Angeles.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397445/) In a later interview on the *Magical Rewind* podcast, he described being discovered at a Denver audition by a manager who brought him to Los Angeles at 16, living at the Oakwood apartments during pilot season, and booking a [Coca-Cola](https://www.edgepedia.org/coca-cola) commercial and *House Arrest* within his first weeks in town.[7](https://podcastrex.com/shows/magical-rewind/starring-kyle-howard-as-budd-skriff-in-upside-down-magic) His early commercials also included one for Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs cereal.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/howard-kyle-1978)
## Film career
**1990s features.** Howard's first feature film was *House Arrest* (1996), in which he played Grover Beindorf, a young teen determined to reconcile his bickering parents, played by [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://www.edgepedia.org/jamie-lee-curtis) and [Kevin Pollak](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-pollak), by imprisoning them together in the basement.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kyle_howard) The role earned him a 1997 [Young Artist Award](https://www.edgepedia.org/young-artist-award) nomination for best performance by a leading young actor in a feature film.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyle-howard/bio/3030390617/) He followed quickly with starring roles in *The Paper Brigade* (1996), *Robo Warriors* (1996), and *Address Unknown* (1997), and a leading role in *Skeletons* (1997) opposite Ron Silver.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397445/) In 1999 he played Dickie in *Baby Geniuses*, which stands as the lowest-rated film on his Rotten Tomatoes page at 2 percent.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kyle_howard)
**2000s and after.** He played Arlo in the 2002 comedy *Orange County* and later appeared in *Holiday in Handcuffs* (2007), *Easy Six* (2003), *Made for Each Other* (2009), *Bad Roomies* (2014), *All-Stars* (2014), *Electric Love* (2018), and *Miss Arizona* (2018).[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kyle_howard) His highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes is *Val* (2021), in which he played Officer Myers.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kyle_howard)
## Television career
Howard's television work began with a guest spot on *Chicago Hope* in December 1996, followed by a run of series and recurring roles through the late 1990s and 2000s.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397445/) He played Danny Kennedy on *Love Boat: The Next Wave* (1998), then co-starred in *Grosse Pointe* (2000), a satire of behind-the-scenes life on *Beverly Hills, 90210*; both shows had Darren Star as executive producer, and *Grosse Pointe* ran for 17 episodes.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397445/) [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) notes that *Grosse Pointe* gained him traction with an older, edgier audience than the one he had reached in his *Love Boat* days.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyle-howard/bio/3030390617/)
Through the 2000s he held recurring roles as Evan on *The Drew Carey Show* (2002–2003), Chris Franklin on *Run of the House* (2003–2004), and Joel on *Related* (2005–2006), with guest appearances on *Friends*, *Boston Public*, *Providence*, *Nip/Tuck*, *8 Simple Rules*, and *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*.[1](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/howard-kyle-1978) • [2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=7972) His most prominent role was Bobby Newman on the TBS sitcom *My Boys*, which he played from 2006 to 2010.[2](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=7972) Later series work included Oliver Weston on *Your Family or Mine* (2015, 10 episodes) and guest roles on *Royal Pains* as Dr. Paul Van Dyke, *Minority Report*, *Love Bites*, *Perfect Couples*, and *Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23*.[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/22715/kyle-howard) • [8](https://www.metacritic.com/person/kyle-howard/)
His recent credits include Budd Skriff in the Disney Channel Original Movie *Upside-Down Magic* (2020), Officer Myers in *Val* (2021), a 2021 guest spot on *The Neighborhood*, and Phil Davis in the 2024 series *Me*, appearing in 10 episodes.[6](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/22715/kyle-howard)
## Recognition
Howard's award record includes the 1997 Young Artist Award nomination for *House Arrest*, a 2001 OFTA Television Award nomination for Best Actor in a New Comedy Series, and a 2018 Festival Award win for Best World Premiere.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyle-howard/bio/3030390617/) On the craft of acting, he has said, "It's always gonna be more interesting to have a little bit of mystery about a character or a little bit of an unknown about a character than it is having just a two-dimensional person that you understand and get."[5](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyle-howard/bio/3030390617/)
## References
1. [Howard, Kyle 1978–, Encyclopedia.com (Gale)](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/howard-kyle-1978)
2. [Kyle Howard, TVSA actor profile](https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=7972)
3. [Kyle Howard Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kyle_howard)
4. [Kyle Howard (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0397445/)
5. [Kyle Howard Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kyle-howard/bio/3030390617/)
6. [Kyle Howard, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/22715/kyle-howard)
7. [Starring Kyle Howard as Budd Skriff in "Upside-Down Magic", Magical Rewind, Podcast Rex](https://podcastrex.com/shows/magical-rewind/starring-kyle-howard-as-budd-skriff-in-upside-down-magic)
8. [Kyle Howard, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/kyle-howard/)
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