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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
General Electric Theater
The Graham Norton Show
Golden Globe Awards
Gunsmoke
Frasier
The Twilight Zone
The Daily Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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
Land of the Giants
The Colbert Report
Laverne & Shirley
The Danny Kaye Show
This Is Us
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Route 66
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
From the Earth to the Moon
Chelsea
The Waltons
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Daniel Boone
Johnny Ringo
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Bonanza
Dennis the Menace
M*A*S*H
Pete and Gladys
100 Years of Warner Bros.
The Odd Couple
How To with John Wilson
Mayberry R.F.D.
Lancer
The Danny Thomas Show
Light & Magic
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Oscars
The First Nudie Musical
Night Shift
Showbiz Kids
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Studio
Music by John Williams
Arrested Development
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
More American Graffiti
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Five Fingers
I Spy
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
The Independent
Gentle Ben
The Andy Griffith Show
Insight
The Shootist
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
HBO First Look
American Graffiti
The Migrants
Locusts
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Smoke
Grand Theft Auto
Willow: Behind the Magic
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Happy Days
Act of Love
Saturday Night Live
Production Credits
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Far and Away
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
A Beautiful Mind
The Day Sports Stood Still
The Fixer
Clean and Sober
Angels & Demons
Churchill at War
Gung Ho
Grand Theft Auto
Cowboys & Aliens
On Pointe
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
68 Whiskey
Taiwan Crime Stories
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Backdraft
Choir
Parenthood
Cocoon
From the Earth to the Moon
Arrested Development
Curious George
Harlem Ice
Splash
The Super Models
Inferno
The Dark Tower
Cinderella Man
Music by John Williams
Apollo 13
Splash
Judy Blume Forever
Willow
Lucy and Desi
Gossip
Jim Henson Idea Man
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt
Curious George
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
The Gringo Hunters
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Parenthood
Inventing the Abbotts
Thirteen Lives
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Hillbilly Elegy
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Tetris
Parenthood
Frida
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
The Beanie Bubble
The 'Burbs
Willow
Rush
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
tick, tick... BOOM!
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
In the Heart of the Sea
Ransom
Under the Banner of Heaven
Eden
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Night Shift
Genius
Light & Magic
Sports Night
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