Leo Howard knows how to kick it... literally. With a black belt in Shorinryu karate, he was a multi-time world champ by the time he was 8. That’s a skill that comes in handy when he has to slay mutants as Grover on Freakish (season two is on Hulu now!), but the 20-year-old’s talents don’t stop there: He’s also a super skilled singer and guitar player and even has his own band, Ask Jonesy & Company. Perfect in every way? As it turns out, pretty much...
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He's super caring “In a way, I’m like [my character] Grover because we’re both sensitive. He is always trying to do the right thing. He cares a lot about his sister, Mary [Mary Mouser], and his girlfriend, Violet [Liza Koshy]. But in an apocalypse, I think I’d be much more hardcore. I would just want to stay alive!”
He's got the funniest friends “[Freakish co-stars] Liza and Meghan Rienks are two of the funniest people I have ever met. Together, they are absolutely hysterical. They always make the long days on set fly by.”
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He's an amazing BGF “Olivia Holt called me last year and pitched me the idea for her ‘History’ video, and I was in right away. Shooting a video like that could have been awkward, but it wasn’t at all. We were laughing the whole time.”
He hearts Halloween “Last year, a few girls I knew were talking about going as Harley Quinn [from Suicide Squad]. So, I went out and got myself a Harley Quinn costume— fishnets, a mini skirt, the hair—and did the whole thing. It was hilarious; I loved it.”
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He knows how to find his zen “Jiu Jitsu is my happy place. I’ve done it my whole life, and I’ll never stop. It’s how I relax.”
He's #boyfriendgoals “Right now, I’m in a relationship with a girl who lives halfway across the world, so I fly out to see her all the time. I’m lucky to know her.”
This article originally appeared in the October/November 2017 issue of Girls' Life.
