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Ronald William Howard is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. He was credited as Ronny Howard in his film and television appearances from 1959 to 1973. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films in history. The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days, a role he would play from 1974 through 1984. Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film The Shootist (1976) and the comedy film Grand Theft Auto (1977), which also marked his directorial debut. In 1984, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing and occasionally writing variety films and television series. His films include the science-fiction/fantasy Cocoon (1985), the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995), the Christmas comedy How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001), the biographical sports drama Cinderella Man (2005), the thriller The Da Vinci Code (2006), the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and the documentary Pavarotti (2019). For A Beautiful Mind, Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture. He was nominated again for the same awards for Frost/Nixon. In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries.
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Ronald William Howard is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. He was credited as Ronny Howard in his film and television appearances from 1959 to 1973. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films in history. The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days, a role he would play from 1974 through 1984. Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film The Shootist (1976) and the comedy film Grand Theft Auto (1977), which also marked his directorial debut. In 1984, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing and occasionally writing variety films and television series. His films include the science-fiction/fantasy Cocoon (1985), the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995), the Christmas comedy How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001), the biographical sports drama Cinderella Man (2005), the thriller The Da Vinci Code (2006), the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and the documentary Pavarotti (2019). For A Beautiful Mind, Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture. He was nominated again for the same awards for Frost/Nixon. In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
General Electric Theater
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
Gunsmoke
Golden Globe Awards
Frasier
The Twilight Zone
The Daily Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
E! True Hollywood Story
The F.B.I.
The Simpsons
Dr. Kildare
Top Gear
MADtv
The Fugitive
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Big Valley
Lassie
Only Murders in the Building
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Land of the Giants
The Colbert Report
Laverne & Shirley
The Danny Kaye Show
This Is Us
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Route 66
From the Earth to the Moon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Chelsea
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Waltons
Daniel Boone
Johnny Ringo
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Bonanza
Dennis the Menace
M*A*S*H
Pete and Gladys
LIGHT & MAGIC
The Odd Couple
How To with John Wilson
Mayberry R.F.D.
Lancer
The Danny Thomas Show
The Studio
A Beautiful Mind
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Oscars
The First Nudie Musical
Night Shift
Showbiz Kids
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Music by John Williams
Arrested Development
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Osmosis Jones
More American Graffiti
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Gentle Ben
The Independent
Five Fingers
I Spy
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
The Andy Griffith Show
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
The Shootist
Insight
HBO First Look
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
American Graffiti
Locusts
The Migrants
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Grand Theft Auto
Smoke
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Happy Days
Willow: Behind the Magic
Act of Love
Production Credits
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
Choir
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
The Fixer
Churchill at War
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
Lucy and Desi
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Changeling
Sports Night
Cowboys & Aliens
The Da Vinci Code
Parenthood
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Eden
Hillbilly Elegy
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Taiwan Crime Stories
Inferno
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Inventing the Abbotts
Curious George
David Blaine Do Not Attempt
On Pointe
Gossip
Under the Banner of Heaven
The Beast
Gung Ho
Bossy Bear
Tetris
The Super Models
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
The Dark Tower
Cinderella Man
Far and Away
Judy Blume Forever
Genius
Ransom
Music by John Williams
Harlem Ice
Jim Henson Idea Man
Frida
LIGHT & MAGIC
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series
Thirteen Lives
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
Apollo 13
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Night Shift
Parenthood
The Gringo Hunters
The 'Burbs
Backdraft
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
The Day Sports Stood Still
Splash
Clean and Sober
68 Whiskey
Willow
Parenthood
Arrested Development
Curious George
Willow
A Beautiful Mind
Rush
Cocoon
The Beanie Bubble
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Earnhardt
Grand Theft Auto
The Tiny Chef Show
tick, tick... BOOM!
Splash
From the Earth to the Moon
Angels & Demons
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
In the Heart of the Sea
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