The poker world acquired unhappy information over the weekend when it was introduced that actor Kevyn Main Howard (January 27, 1956 – February 14, 2025) handed away on February 14. Howard died in Las Vegas after being hospitalized for a number of weeks with a respiratory sickness.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I share the passing of my pricey pal and supporter of a few years of Ante for Autism, Kevyn Main Howard,” poker participant Karina Jett, pictured above with Howard, shared on social media. “A serious contributor to the trigger and a well known poker participant, Kevyn was greatest remembered for his iconic position in Full Steel Jacket. My deepest condolences to his spouse, Tiffanie, his household, and all his associates throughout this troublesome time.”
As Jett alluded to, Howard was maybe greatest recognized for his position as “Rafterman” within the 1987 movie Full Steel Jacket by Stanley Kubrick. He additionally appeared in motion pictures similar to Dying Want II and Sudden Influence, in addition to the TV present Miami Vice. Howard was additionally an achieved photographer.
Within the poker world, Howard was a fixture at Ante 4 Autism, which on July 26, 2025, will host its seventeenth annual charity poker occasion at South Level Resort and On line casino in Las Vegas. The $200 buy-in event is open to everybody.
Up to now, Ante 4 Autism has raised over $1.4 million and has attracted huge names similar to Jen Harman, Erik Seidel, Randy Couture, and William Hung, who received the event in 2022. The proceeds of the occasion at the moment are donated again to 5 Autism associated charities every year.
Howard was a longtime supporter of the charity poker occasion and was well-known amongst individuals.
“We’ll miss laughing, taking part in poker, and swapping tales with you,” wrote Billy Hayes, the inspiration for the 1978 movie Midnight Categorical and who beforehand did an interview with PokerNews right here.
2004 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) Important Occasion champ Greg Raymer supplied: “I met him a couple of instances, and he was such a candy, pleasant, and type man.”
Howard is survived by his spouse Tiffanie, stepdaughter Kayla, sister Kim, and his brother Kelsey.
*Pictures programs of Ante 4 Autism.
Chad Holloway
PR & Media Supervisor
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