
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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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

General Electric Theater

The Graham Norton Show

The Oscars

Golden Globe Awards

Gunsmoke

Frasier

The Twilight Zone

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Wonderful World of Disney

E! True Hollywood Story

The F.B.I.

The Simpsons

Dr. Kildare

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Top Gear

MADtv

The Fugitive

Real Time with Bill Maher

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

Route 66

From the Earth to the Moon

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Chelsea

The Waltons

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Johnny Ringo

Daniel Boone

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Bonanza

Dennis the Menace

M*A*S*H

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Pete and Gladys

The Odd Couple

How To with John Wilson

Mayberry R.F.D.

The Danny Thomas Show

Lancer

LIGHT & MAGIC

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The First Nudie Musical

Night Shift

Showbiz Kids

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Studio

Music by John Williams

Arrested Development

More American Graffiti

The Independent

Gentle Ben

Five Fingers

I Spy

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982

The Andy Griffith Show

Insight

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

HBO First Look

The Shootist

Locusts

Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10

American Graffiti

The Migrants

Happy Days

Saturday Night Live

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Grand Theft Auto

Smoke

Act of Love

Willow: Behind the Magic
Production Credits

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

Frida

Thirteen Lives

Harlem Ice

Ransom

Judy Blume Forever

Rush

The 'Burbs

Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series

Sports Night

Lucy and Desi

68 Whiskey

We Are: The Brooklyn Saints

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

Parenthood

Splash

Inventing the Abbotts

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer

Parenthood

I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders

Clean and Sober

The Gringo Hunters

LIGHT & MAGIC

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Grand Theft Auto

Splash

Inferno

Katy Perry: Part of Me

Curious George: Go West, Go Wild

Backdraft

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The Day Sports Stood Still

Night Shift

David Blaine Do Not Attempt

Hillbilly Elegy

Curious George

Eden

Arrested Development

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Choir

Willow

Genius

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

The Beanie Bubble

Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields

On Pointe

The Fixer

A Beautiful Mind

Willow

Gung Ho

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

Cocoon

The Da Vinci Code

Parenthood

Cinderella Man

Far and Away

In the Heart of the Sea

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

Jim Henson Idea Man

Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet

Under the Banner of Heaven

Cowboys & Aliens

From the Earth to the Moon

Gossip

The Super Models

Tetris

The Dark Tower

The Dynasty: New England Patriots

Apollo 13

tick, tick... BOOM!

Music by John Williams

Changeling

Angels & Demons

Curious George

Taiwan Crime Stories

Churchill at War
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