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'''Jack Howitzer''' is a character in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. He claims to have appeared in over 40 films before his prison stint. Howitzer's most notable role was as [[Tim]], a war hero from the [[Evacuator Trilogy|Evacuator films]]. | '''Jack Howitzer''' is a character in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. He claims to have appeared in over 40 films before his prison stint. Howitzer's most notable role was as [[Tim]], a war hero from the [[Evacuator Trilogy|Evacuator films]]. | ||
==Biography== | |||
Jack Howitzer's earliest known films, ''[[Evacuator]] ''and ''[[Push-Up - The Movie|Push-Up]]'', were released in 1984. He also appears on the radio that year in a commercial for [[Little Lacy Surprise]] and as an imaging voice on [[Emotion 98.3]]. In 1986 he appeared in the ''Evacuator'' sequel, titled ''[[Exploder: Evacuator Part II]]''. In the next three years, he appeared in films titled ''Annihilator'', and ''Zero Seconds to Death''''.'' '''Howitzer also frequently used [[wp:Anabolic Steroids|Steroids]] during his film career, leading to many film critics and talk show hosts mocking the fact they had apparently shrunk his genitals. | Jack Howitzer's earliest known films, ''[[Evacuator]] ''and ''[[Push-Up - The Movie|Push-Up]]'', were released in 1984. He also appears on the radio that year in a commercial for [[Little Lacy Surprise]] and as an imaging voice on [[Emotion 98.3]]. In 1986 he appeared in the ''Evacuator'' sequel, titled ''[[Exploder: Evacuator Part II]]''. In the next three years, he appeared in films titled ''Annihilator'', and ''Zero Seconds to Death''''.'' '''Howitzer also frequently used [[wp:Anabolic Steroids|Steroids]] during his film career, leading to many film critics and talk show hosts mocking the fact they had apparently shrunk his genitals. | ||
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In the GTA IV , [[Weazel News]] website in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] reveals that Howitzer instead served 15 years alive in prison for shooting Dexter, was paroled by 2008, and was now set to have his own reality show. (Although main characters from [[GTA III Era]] were confirmed not to appear in [[GTA IV Era]], celebrities such as [[Lazlow]] and [[Derek the Dodo]] are reused entirely in canon) | In the GTA IV , [[Weazel News]] website in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] reveals that Howitzer instead served 15 years alive in prison for shooting Dexter, was paroled by 2008, and was now set to have his own reality show. (Although main characters from [[GTA III Era]] were confirmed not to appear in [[GTA IV Era]], celebrities such as [[Lazlow]] and [[Derek the Dodo]] are reused entirely in canon) | ||
*'''[ | ==Real Life Inspirations== | ||
*'''[[wp:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]]''': Many of the films are Schwarzenegger movie parodies, such as ''[[wp:Commando (film)|Commando]]'' (''Evacuator Part II''; both are soldiers with their families kidnapped), and ''[[Kindergarten Cop|Kindergarten Cop]]'' (''Special Needs Cop''). | |||
*'''[ | *'''[[wp:Sylvester Stallone|Sylvester Stallone]]''': Stallone's films are also largely parodied, such as ''[[wp:Rocky|Rocky]]'' (''Push-Up'') and the [[wp:Rambo (film series)|''Rambo'' saga]] (''Exploder'' saga). Howitzer also speaks in a normal, if not aggressive, American accent which is closer to Stallone's nationality. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*A [ | *A [[wp:Howitzer|howitzer]] is is a type of artillery piece characterized by a relatively short barrel and the use of comparatively small propellant. | ||
*The [[Panjit Gavaskar|host]] of [[Radio Del Mundo]] mentions Howitzer's name in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], set in 1998. | *The [[Panjit Gavaskar|host]] of [[Radio Del Mundo]] mentions Howitzer's name in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], set in 1998. | ||
*He is never seen in person throughout the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series. | *He is never seen in person throughout the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series. | ||