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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
The Oscars
Gunsmoke
Frasier
The Twilight Zone
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Golden Globe Awards
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
Happy Days
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
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Bonanza
Dennis the Menace
M*A*S*H
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Pete and Gladys
The Odd Couple
How To with John Wilson
Mayberry R.F.D.
The Danny Thomas Show
Lancer
The Studio
LIGHT & MAGIC
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The First Nudie Musical
Night Shift
Showbiz Kids
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Music by John Williams
Arrested Development
More American Graffiti
I Spy
Gentle Ben
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
The Independent
Five Fingers
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
The Andy Griffith Show
The Shootist
Insight
HBO First Look
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
American Graffiti
The Migrants
Locusts
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Smoke
Saturday Night Live
Willow: Behind the Magic
Grand Theft Auto
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Act of Love
Production Credits
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Judy Blume Forever
Gung Ho
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
David Blaine Do Not Attempt
The Fixer
Curious George
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Splash
Changeling
Willow
Hillbilly Elegy
Inventing the Abbotts
In the Heart of the Sea
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Frida
Jim Henson Idea Man
Inferno
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
68 Whiskey
Gossip
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Curious George
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
Thirteen Lives
The Dark Tower
tick, tick... BOOM!
The Beanie Bubble
Cinderella Man
The Da Vinci Code
Under the Banner of Heaven
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Cowboys & Aliens
The Super Models
On Pointe
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Clean and Sober
Night Shift
Lucy and Desi
Grand Theft Auto
Taiwan Crime Stories
Harlem Ice
Arrested Development
From the Earth to the Moon
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Sports Night
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Parenthood
A Beautiful Mind
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Music by John Williams
Parenthood
Angels & Demons
Parenthood
LIGHT & MAGIC
Tetris
Ransom
Cocoon
Far and Away
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Willow
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Genius
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
Eden
Choir
Splash
Apollo 13
The Gringo Hunters
Churchill at War
Backdraft
The Day Sports Stood Still
Rush
The 'Burbs
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