Trustin Howard (December 18, 1923 – April 20, 2017) was an American vocalist, songwriter, actor, nightclub comic, television writer and author.
[1] By the age of 15 he’d introduced his persona Slick Slavin at the Chicago Theater.
[2] His nightclub act led to film roles in Philbert[3] (for which he provided the voice of the animated title character), Speed Crazy[4] and a small part in King Creole.
He recorded singles for the Acclaim[6] and Imperial[7] labels and the comedy album The “Groove” World of Trustin Howard[8] Howard authored fiction (The Channeler), non-fiction (Winchell and Runyon[9]) and the autobiography My Life With Regis and Joey and Practically Everyone Else.
[10] Howard was honored with a lifetime membership in the Writers Guild of America.