Howie and Terry’s only son, Alex, was born on September 30, 1989.
During AGT Season 17, following Amanda Mammana’s audition, the father-of-three revealed Alex was a stutterer as a kid.
“And this was a big hurdle to get over,” he told the contestant. “So to hear your story, I kinda relate to it… And to watch that journey, from who you are and what you struggle with, to hear the purity today in not only your voice and your song but the words and the story, it was heroic and beautiful. Thank you for doing what you do.”
Alex also has a career in comedy and entertainment. He previously ran a YouTube channel where he uploaded vlogs and prank videos.
Additionally, he began serving as a mental health advocate after witnessing the mental health struggles of his loved ones.
“I think that it does get passed down,” he said during a January 2017 appearance on CTV’s Your Morning, where Howie was also a guest.
When the patriarch jokingly claimed his son was “blaming him,” Alex playfully responded, “So it’s his fault that I also have ADD and anxiety. But it is something that affects me, and I think that one thing that people don’t talk about is that it affects the family as a whole, even if only one member has that. I think it’s good that we’re doing this together, because we’ve had to deal with it together as a family.”