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Ronald William "Ron" Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American film director, producer and former child actor. He came to prominence playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years. He appeared in the films American Graffiti in 1973 and The Shootist in 1976, the latter during his run on Happy Days. Howard made his directorial debut with the 1977 comedy Grand Theft Auto, and left Happy Days in 1980 to focus on directing. His films include the Academy Award-winning Cocoon, Apollo 13, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Beautiful Mind. In 2003, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Asteroid 12561 Howard is named after him.
Howard was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, the son of Jean Speegle Howard, an actress, and Rance Howard, a director, writer and actor. His father was born with the surname "Beckenholdt", and had taken the stage name "Howard" by 1948, for his acting career. Rance Howard was serving three years in the United States Air Force at the time of Ron's birth. The family moved to Hollywood in 1958, the year before the birth of his younger brother, Clint Howard. They rented a house on the block south of the Desilu Studios, where The Andy Griffith Show would later be filmed. They lived in Hollywood for at least three years, before moving to Burbank.
Ron Howard on "Richie Cunningham" and "Fonzie" from Happy Days - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
Ron Howard: A Life in Pictures
Ron Howard & Conan Sing "The Music Man" - CONAN on TBS
Ron Howard on The Dan Patrick Show (Full Interview) 12/8/15
Ron Howard discusses working with Andy Griffith - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
The Howard Stern Show - Ron Howard Interview (Part 1)
In The Heart of the Sea: Ron Howard Exclusive Interview
In The Heart Of The Sea Interview - Director Ron Howard
Ron Howard - Interview
Ron Howard Starved Chris Hemsworth - CONAN on TBS
Ron Howard on getting cast as "Opie" on The Andy Griffith Show - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
Henry Winkler on Ron Howard - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
RUSH Interviews: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde and Ron Howard
Ron Howard Accepts the Critics' Choice Genius Award - 2015 Critics' Choice Movie Awards | A&E;
Actors: Robert Crayton (actor), James Alcorn (actor), Cranston Johnson (actor), Jayson McCardell (actor), Edwin Earl Lewis (editor), Edwin Earl Lewis (actor), Edwin Earl Lewis (producer), Edwin Earl Lewis (writer), Brandon Solomon (actor), Rick Cotton (producer), Rick Cotton (writer), Rick Cotton (costume designer), Cotton Rick (actor), Alexandria Faith (actress), Lewis Edwin Earl (director),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Scott Pretty (actor), Mikhail Roberts (actor), Takeya Aso (director), Takeya Aso (editor), Levi Ashlyn (actress), Seiko Nagao (producer), Kayla Barr (actress), Drew Long (actor), Michael Howard (actor),
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: April Telek (actress), Roger Bellon (composer), Stanley M. Brooks (producer), Jerry Wasserman (actor), Daniel Roebuck (actor), Venus Terzo (actress), Sam Vincent (actor), Adrian Hough (actor), Ryan Robbins (actor), David Richmond-Peck (actor), Peter Bryant (actor), Tyler Labine (actor), David Lewis (actor), Bridget Durnford (editor), Matt Dorff (producer),
Plot: It's 1970's Hollywood and a future movie star was on the horizon and looking for his big break. His name is Robin Williams and he's an up and coming comic on the Los Angeles comedy circuit. While on the other end of town, producer Garry Marshall and partner Harvey Severson have developed a new show called Mork & Mindy, that's a spinoff to their previous hit show "Happy Days". It's in their meeting with Williams that they have found the ideal actor to play Mork. But as the show slowly turns into a hit, the story of what happened behind the camera unfolds as a young comic is suddenly handed everything he ever wanted very quickly, which affected his personal life as well as those in it. Set against the backdrop of Mork & Mindy, this is a story about a show's rise to number one, it's struggles on the production, and the rising star of Robin Williams.
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