Actor-musician Russell Howard made a splash in Hollywood both on and off-screen. He began his acting career with roles in the series "Boston Public" (2000-04), "CSI: Miami" (CBS, 2002-2012) and "Half & Half" (UPN, 2002-06). Howard also contributed his musical talents to "College Hill" (BET, 2003-09). He next focused his entertainment career on film, appearing in the comedy adaptation "Love Don't Cost a Thing" (2003) with Nick Cannon and the Lauren Mayhew comedy sequel "American Pie Presents Band Camp" (2005). Howard also created music for "House of Wax" (2005). Howard also appeared in the Norm MacDonald comedy "Senior Skip Day" (2008). Howard also contributed music to the comedy "King's Ransom" (2005) with Donald Faison. Most recently, Howard worked on "Russell Howard's Stand Up Central" (Comedy Central, 2014-).