Ron Howard
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Biography
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) 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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Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
General Electric Theater
The Graham Norton Show
Gunsmoke
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Frasier
The Twilight Zone
The Daily Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
E! True Hollywood Story
The Simpsons
Dr. Kildare
MADtv
The Fugitive
Real Time with Bill Maher
Lassie
Happy Days
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.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Route 66
From the Earth to the Moon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Chelsea
The Waltons
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Daniel Boone
Johnny Ringo
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Bonanza
Dennis the Menace
M*A*S*H
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Pete and Gladys
The Odd Couple
Mayberry R.F.D.
Lancer
The Danny Thomas Show
Light & Magic
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Oscars
The First Nudie Musical
Night Shift
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Arrested Development
More American Graffiti
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
I Spy
The Independent
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Five Fingers
Gentle Ben
The Andy Griffith Show
Insight
HBO First Look
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Shootist
The Migrants
American Graffiti
Locusts
Saturday Night Live
Smoke
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Act of Love
Willow: Behind the Magic
Production Credits
Willow
Judy Blume Forever
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Beyond Belief with David Blaine
In the Heart of the Sea
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Night Shift
The Super Models
Choir
Gossip
Ransom
Far and Away
Cowboys & Aliens
Cinderella Man
The 'Burbs
A Beautiful Mind
Willow
Tetris
On Pointe
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Splash
Under the Banner of Heaven
The Fixer
Lucy and Desi
The Da Vinci Code
Rush
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Cocoon
Taiwan Crime Stories
Frida
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
Jim Henson Idea Man
Parenthood
Curious George
Apollo 13
Curious George
68 Whiskey
From the Earth to the Moon
Inventing the Abbotts
Gringo Hunters
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
Backdraft
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Genius
Thirteen Lives
The Dark Tower
The Beanie Bubble
Arrested Development
Gung Ho
Angels & Demons
tick, tick... BOOM!
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Hillbilly Elegy
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
Sports Night
Parenthood
Light & Magic
The Day Sports Stood Still
Splash
Inferno
Clean and Sober
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