At one point in his career, actor Terrence Howard was on the verge of giving up. Tired of getting offers for stereotypical African-American parts – pimps and street thugs being most prevalent – Howard was ready to quit the craft he toiled in for most of his adult life. But a star-making turn in “The Best Man” (1999), directed by Malcolm Lee – cousin to Spike – brought the actor back from the abyss and into prominence. Prior to the middling success of that urban drama, Howard was in a pit of despair – his wife had divorced him and he was “minutes away from suicide,” according to The New York
