Ron Howard
1954-03-01 ( 71 years old ) in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA

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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Music by John Williams 2024-11-01
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John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons 2023-03-23
Willow: Behind the Magic 2023-01-25
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen 2022-11-27
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel 2022-10-16
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! 2022-10-08
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema 2021-01-19
Showbiz Kids 2020-07-14
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall 2020-05-12
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration 2019-11-14
Dads 2019-09-06
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 2019-05-18
Kasdan on Kasdan 2018-09-25
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies 2017-11-12
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie 2016-02-10
And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01
The Arrested Development Documentary Project 2013-05-02
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck 2013-04-28
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking 2013-04-05
Radioman 2012-12-07
Corman's World 2011-12-16
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored 2011-01-01
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life 2011-01-01
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible 2010-11-12
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story 2010-07-25
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film 2008-12-29
Cannes: All Access 2007-10-27
George Lucas: Creating an Empire 2005-01-27
Tell Them Who You Are 2004-09-06
Making a 'Splash' 2004-03-30
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 2004-03-23
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages 2002-11-07
Inside a Beautiful Mind 2002-03-03
A Beautiful Mind 2001-12-14
Osmosis Jones 2001-08-10
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On 2001-07-24
The Independent 2000-11-10
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation 2000-11-08
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic 1999-06-15
Television: The First Fifty Years 1999-01-01
Welcome to Hollywood 1998-10-01
The Making of 'American Graffiti' 1998-09-15
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero 1997-03-18
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery 1997-02-06
Frank Capra's American Dream 1997-01-01
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 1996-07-16
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial 1996-02-27
The Magical World of Chuck Jones 1992-10-23
First Works 1989-10-10
Willow: The Making of an Adventure 1988-04-26
Return to Mayberry 1986-04-13
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985-01-01
Night Shift 1982-07-30
Fire on the Mountain 1981-11-23
Bitter Harvest 1981-05-18
Act of Love 1980-09-24
More American Graffiti 1979-08-03
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street 1979-03-01
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall 1979-01-01
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney 1978-09-13
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel 1978-04-06
Grand Theft Auto 1977-06-16
I'm a Fool 1977-04-05
A Special: Olivia Newton-John 1976-11-17
The Shootist 1976-07-21
Eat My Dust 1976-04-01
The First Nudie Musical 1976-01-01
Huckleberry Finn 1975-03-25
Locusts 1974-10-09
The Spikes Gang 1974-04-11
The Migrants 1974-02-04
Happy Mother's Day, Love George 1973-08-17
American Graffiti 1973-08-11
The Wild Country 1970-12-16
Smoke 1970-02-01
A Boy Called Nuthin’ 1967-12-10
Village of the Giants 1965-10-20
The Courtship of Eddie's Father 1963-03-27
The Music Man 1962-06-19
Five Minutes to Live 1961-12-07
The Journey 1959-02-11

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