Tara Howard is from a black/multiracial background. She has three older brothers and is the youngest/only girl in her family. She was born in Bronx, New York and when she was 16 years old moved to Middletown, New York; where she attended and graduated from Goshen Central High School. After graduation she attended Columbia College for a year and majored in Radio Broadcasting.
She grandmother became ill and she had to return in order to assist with her care. While she was back in the Bronx, she transferred her transcript to New York and attended Brooklyn College(CUNY), where she graduated and received a B.A. in Television and Radio.
In her spare time, she works out, watches her favorite shows such as: reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dancing With The Stars, Gossip Girl, and Law & Order SVU, and takes care of her 13 month old son.
Tara Howard adores the entertainment industry and aspires to be an entertainment critic, an agent's assistant, or an entertainment journalist.