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Howard L. Zukerman

Portrayed by

Jacob Witkin

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Appeared in

"Exposé"

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Name

Howard L. Zukerman

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Date of death

18 September 2004

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Origin

Sydney, Australia

Profession

Television producer

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Family members

Unnamed wife
Numerous ex-wives

Connection

Was murdered and robbed by Nikki and Paulo

Season(s)

S1 - S2 - S3 - MP - S4 - S5 - S6

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Howard L. Zukerman was the wealthy British producer of the American television show Exposé. He lived as an ex-pat in a palatial estate in Sydney, Australia, and had many ex-wives, a current wife, and an affair with one of his show's guest stars, Nikki Fernandez.

On September 18, 2004, Mr. Zukerman was murdered due to poisoning by his hired chef Paulo, who had conspired with Nikki (who was actually Paulo's girlfriend). His cause of death was reported as "heart failure," but authorities did not suspect what had really caused the heart failure.

Paulo and Nikki murdered Howard for the purpose of obtaining a key he kept around his neck. The key was to a hidden safe that held a small pouch of diamonds, supposedly worth $8 million dollars. The diamonds were hidden inside a Russian matryoshka doll.

Portfolio

Howard was the "creative force" for the following hit television series:

• Exposé
• Dr. Kincaid, Esquire
• Strike Team Alpha

Trivia

• Howard is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "noble watchman".
• The surname Kincaid is the name of one of Mr. Zukerman's shows, and also the surname of William Kincaid, Locke's physiotherapist.
• Zukerman, in German, translates loosely to "sugar man," or more appropriately, "sugar daddy."
• The casting call described he as "Mr. Zuckerman, a 70ish, wealthy Australian tv producer. He has many ex-wives, a current wife, and a hot young girlfriend from one of his current shows."^[1]

References

Nikki Fernandez Portrayed by Kiele Sanchez Flashback episode "Exposé" Flashback characters Leslie Arzt • Kate Austen • Autumn • Boone Carlyle • Pierre Chang • Corvette • Crystal • James "Sawyer" Ford • Desmond Hume • Scott Jackson • Sayid Jarrah • Jin-Soo Kwon • Sun-Hwa Kwon • Mr. LaShade • Claire Littleton • John Locke • Rose Nadler • Charlie Pace • Paulo • Hugo "Hurley" Reyes • Ethan Rom • Shannon Rutherford • Jack Shephard • Tourniquet man • Gary Troup • Billy Dee Williams • Howard L. Zukerman Items Diamonds • Matryoshka doll • Map • Medusa spider • Exposé script