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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
General Electric Theater
The Graham Norton Show
Gunsmoke
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Frasier
The Twilight Zone
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
E! True Hollywood Story
The F.B.I.
The Simpsons
Dr. Kildare
MADtv
The Fugitive
Real Time with Bill Maher
Lassie
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
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dennis the Menace
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
From the Earth to the Moon
Chelsea
The Waltons
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Johnny Ringo
Daniel Boone
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Bonanza
M*A*S*H
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Pete and Gladys
100 Years of Warner Bros.
The Odd Couple
Mayberry R.F.D.
The Danny Thomas Show
Lancer
Light & Magic
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Oscars
The First Nudie Musical
Night Shift
Showbiz Kids
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Arrested Development
Music by John Williams
More American Graffiti
Five Fingers
The Independent
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
I Spy
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Gentle Ben
The Andy Griffith Show
HBO First Look
Insight
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Shootist
The Migrants
Locusts
American Graffiti
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Act of Love
Willow: Behind the Magic
Happy Days
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Smoke
Production Credits
Inferno
Light & Magic
Taiwan Crime Stories
Willow
Splash
Arrested Development
From the Earth to the Moon
The Super Models
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
A Beautiful Mind
The 'Burbs
Music by John Williams
Jim Henson Idea Man
Far and Away
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
On Pointe
Cocoon
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
tick, tick... BOOM!
The Da Vinci Code
Judy Blume Forever
In the Heart of the Sea
Cinderella Man
Willow
Lucy and Desi
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
68 Whiskey
Gossip
The Fixer
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
The Dark Tower
Genius
Curious George
Under the Banner of Heaven
Clean and Sober
Splash
Apollo 13
Ransom
Thirteen Lives
Inventing the Abbotts
Backdraft
Night Shift
Gung Ho
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
Curious George
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Gringo Hunters
Choir
Tetris
The Beanie Bubble
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
Angels & Demons
Frida
Rush
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt
Cowboys & Aliens
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Day Sports Stood Still
Parenthood
Parenthood
Hillbilly Elegy
Sports Night
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
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