My role changed as I've grown as a performer and just plain grown.

In June 2011, Howard spoke of the experience performing with Sideswipe: 'I think that's what really got me addicted to performing. Īt age nine, Howard became the youngest member to perform with Mullins' Sideswipe Performance Team, a traveling martial arts-based group that entertains audiences across the country with a combination of martial arts, dance and acrobatics. His specialty is Shōrin-ryū, in which he holds two black belts. By the age of eight, Howard had won three world championships.

Howard began training under martial arts world champion Matt Mullins when Mullins made an exception allowing Howard to become the youngest student in his class. A year later, his parents enrolled him at another dojo which specialized in the Okinawan discipline of Shōrin-ryū and at the age of seven, he began developing his extreme martial arts skills by adding gymnastics to his routine. Howard developed an interest in martial arts at age four and began studying when his parents enrolled him at a dojo in Oceanside, California. Howard spent much of his childhood growing up in the small town of Fallbrook in Northern San Diego County, before devoting himself to a full-time acting career. He attended Tri-City Christian Schools in Vista, California. His father is also an eviction specialist and process server starring in Spike TV's World's Worst Tenants. His parents are professional dog breeders and operate The Big Bulldog Ranch, where they specialize in breeding English and French bulldogs. He is the son of Randye and Todd 'The Big Bulldog' Howard. Howard was born July 13, 1997, in Newport Beach, California.

He also played CeCe's rival Logan on Shake it Up in the third season. Howard was certified as the youngest TV director ever by the Guinness World Records for his work on the episode 'Fight at the museum ' in the fourth season of the Kickin' It TV series at age 16. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, as 'Young Conan' in the 2011 fantasy film Conan the Barbarian, and as Jack on the Disney XD comedy series Kickin' It. Howard is known for incorporating his karate skills into his feature film and television roles as 'Young Snake-Eyes' in the 2009 action film G.I. Leo Howard (born J ) is an American actor and martial artist.

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