What Happened to Terrence Howard?

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Published 2023-04-14
In the early part of the 2000s, Terrence Howard was on the cusp of major stardom. He’d been around since the mid-nineties, stealing scenes in movies like Dead Presidents, Mr. Holland’s Opus and The Best Man (which spawned a legit franchise). But, it was his role in Paul Haggis’ Oscar-winner Crash that led to many saying he would be the next great actor of his generation. His role in the Sundance break-out Hustle & Flow was a sensation that nabbed him a (well-deserved) Oscar nomination, and he followed it up with excellent character work in Four Brothers, The Brave One, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, and more. But, his role as James Rhodes in Iron Man promised big things to come. At the time, no one knew the film would kick off the MCU, and he was well-positioned, with his character slated to become War Machine in the sequel.

Yet, when Iron Man 2 came out in 2010, he was replaced by Don Cheadle. What happened? The accounts differ, but the consensus is that Howard was asked to take a significant pay cut to continue in the role, and he refused. Since then, Howard has maintained that losing the part harmed his career in a significant way. That said, he went on to arguably his greatest success as an actor in 2015 when he signed on to play the lead in Empire, a TV show that became a cult sensation and made him a household name. But, gossip and Howard’s own bizarre antics seemed to follow him around. Most recently, he was back in the limelight thanks to his continuing role in The Best Man franchise, but following the release of the limited series, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, he announced that he was officially retiring as an actor.

So what happened to Terrence Howard? How does one of the most promising actors of his generation end up virtually retired at only 54? In this episode of What Happened to this Celebrity, which is written (with Mathew Plale), narrated and produced by Taylor James Johnson, and edited by Kier Gomes, we take a look at Howard’s life and legacy.

Do you think Terrence Howard is due a comeback and perhaps an apology from Marvel? Let us know in the comments!

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All Comments (21)
  • @Locadel2003
    I think its sad he no longer played War machine in the Marvel movies, Don cheadle was great but Terrence Howard has a bit more charm in that role
  • I met Terrance at a nightclub I told him Dead Presidents is one of my favorite movies he was like "that's a long time ago but thanks man I love that one too"
  • Terrence Howard has been cast as the angry black man in the Iron Man debacle, and I do not believe this is fair. He might have anger issues, but so do Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, etc. But I do not believe anyone still talks about their outburst and problematic behaviour as they do about Terrence.
  • @MrBdiddypop
    I think his best role by far was “Hustle and Flow”. The acting, the music, the fact that he says “Mang” so often. Just a great movie experience.
  • @lubaniskie
    The questionable emphasis on every other word, especially while retelling the story of how Howard's dad got himself arrested, is so annoying.
  • The sole reason why Terrence Howard was dropped from Iron Man 2 was because Marvel agreed to give Robert Downey Jr a pay rise for the sequel but took the money away from Terrence Howard. Terrence Howard and Robert Downey Jr were paid $4.5 and $2 million for the first Iron Man (oddly making Terrence Howard the highest paid actor for Iron Man despite being a supporting actor) and Robert Downey Jr wanted more than the $3 million he was due to receive for Iron Man 2. So the studio told Terrence Howard "We know we contracted you for $8 Million for the Iron Man 2 but now we want to pay you just $1 million because we believe the sequel will be successful with or without you." They effectively took 7 million from Terrence Howard and gave it to Robert Downey Jr whom was paid $10 million for Iron Man 2. Terrence Howard didn't like the fact that he was being unfairly cheated out of the money that he was promised and contracted for, so he refused the pay cut and was paid off to leave the film.
  • @user-oo3hj5yz7s
    I dont even have to watch this video. Terrence is a Metraphysics wonder and is currently bustin out the truth to the masses. He is a genius, PERIOD! He has a gig MUCH bigger than acting!
  • I'm sorry but a drop in pay from 3mil to 40 thou was clearly intended to make Howard quit the show by the producers which probably does mean that there was issues with dealing with him on set, it's too bad because I preferred him in the role as war machine as apposed to the actor who replaced him he just seemed to fit the role better
  • @Locadel2003
    I think his last solid and memorable performance was in Prisoners from 10 years ago, he got overshadowed by Hugh Jackman, Paul Dano & Jake Gyllenhall but he was really great too
  • @Locadel2003
    One of his most fun and best movies was Four Brothers with Mark whalberg, always enjoyed that movie. Overlooked flick, always hated when they killed him
  • @Teamo86
    I needed years of therapy to get rid off that earworm "It's hard out here for a pimp". Thank you very much JoBlo!
  • @evanhenry7630
    How the F*ck is Don Cheadle only an Oscar nominee, He is one of the greatest actors of our time.
  • We need a "What Happened" for the Hughes Brothers!!!!!!!
  • @trinaq
    I wish Terrence Howard the best with his retirement from acting, and hope that he enjoys pursuing other interests.
  • @jpaxonreyes
    I get irrationally angry at the percussive phrase "It began at the beginning and the beginning began on his birthday." Hate it. HATE it.
  • @bz7661
    He's a very handsome man.
  • Look here Mayne! Everything that happened was supposed to happen Mayne! Mayne shit Mayne!