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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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
Golden Globe Awards
The Oscars
Gunsmoke
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
General Electric Theater
Top Gear
MADtv
The Fugitive
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Big Valley
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
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
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.
The Danny Thomas Show
Lancer
LIGHT & MAGIC
A Beautiful Mind
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
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
More American Graffiti
I Spy
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Five Fingers
The Independent
Gentle Ben
The Andy Griffith Show
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
HBO First Look
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Shootist
Insight
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
The Migrants
American Graffiti
Locusts
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Happy Days
Smoke
Act of Love
Willow: Behind the Magic
Grand Theft Auto
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Production Credits
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Clean and Sober
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
LIGHT & MAGIC
Frida
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Churchill at War
Backdraft
Splash
The Gringo Hunters
The 'Burbs
The Fixer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Taiwan Crime Stories
Curious George
On Pointe
Harlem Ice
Changeling
Under the Banner of Heaven
The Tiny Chef Show
Jim Henson Idea Man
Music by John Williams
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
In the Heart of the Sea
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Lucy and Desi
Earnhardt
Angels & Demons
tick, tick... BOOM!
Gung Ho
Choir
Willow
The Beast
Splash
The Day Sports Stood Still
From the Earth to the Moon
Arrested Development
David Blaine Do Not Attempt
A Beautiful Mind
Genius
The Super Models
Ransom
Sports Night
Inventing the Abbotts
Gossip
The Beanie Bubble
Willow
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Hillbilly Elegy
Inferno
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Parenthood
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Thirteen Lives
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Rush
Cocoon
Parenthood
Night Shift
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Eden
The Da Vinci Code
Apollo 13
Far and Away
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
68 Whiskey
Cinderella Man
Bossy Bear
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series
Tetris
Judy Blume Forever
The Dark Tower
Cowboys & Aliens
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Curious George
Parenthood
Grand Theft Auto
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
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