Birthplace: Duncan, Oklahoma
Birthday: March 01
Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American actor and filmmaker. Howard is best known for playing two high-profile roles in television sitcoms in his childhood and early adulthood, and for directing a number of successful feature films later in his career.
Howard first came to prominence playing young Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years and later playing teenager Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for seven years. He appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), the coming of age film American Graffiti (1973), the western The Shootist, (1974), Bonanza season 14 episode 4 (1972), and the comedy Grand Theft Auto (1977), which he also directed.
In 1980, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing. His films include: the science-fiction/fantasy film Cocoon (1985), the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995), the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001) (earning him the Academy Award for Best Director), the thriller The Da Vinci Code (2006) and its two sequels.
In 2002, Howard narrated the Fox comedy series, Arrested Development, on which he would also serve as producer and play a semi-fictionalized version of himself.
In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Asteroid 12561 Howard is named after him. 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
Ron Howard was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2013.
More about Ron Howard at:
IMDb Wikipedia Interview Hall of Fame Tribute
ron-howard-ap-450x600.jpg
Outstanding Limited Series - 2018
Ron Howard, Executive Producer
Imagine Television and Fox 21 Television Studios
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special - 2017
Ron Howard, Directed by
"Einstein: Chapter One"
Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special - 2017
Ron Howard, Produced by
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years
Apple Corps Ltd., White Horse Pictures and Imagine Entertainment in association with Diamond Docs
Ron Howard, as Honoree
Outstanding Comedy Series - 2006
Produced by Imagine TV and 20th Century Fox Television for Netflix
OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM (FOR PROGRAMMING ONE HOUR OR LESS) - 1999
The PJs
Outstanding Miniseries - 1998
From The Earth To The Moon
Outstanding Children's Program - 1982
Through the Magic Pyramid
Bust of Ron Howard in the Television Academy Hall of Fame Garden.
Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Images
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer at the 56th Emmy Awards Governors Ball
TVA/PictureGroup
Ron Howard at his induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, March 2013
Vince Bucci/PictureGroup
Will Arnett inducts Ron Howard into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, March 2013
Brian Grazer: Television Academy Honors 2013
Ron Howard - 2013 Hall of Fame Inductee
Ron Howard: Hall of Fame 2013 Red Carpet
Will Arnett Presents the 2013 Hall of Fame Award to Ron Howard
Setting the Genius Bar
Release: Ron Howard, Al Michaels, Leslie Moonves, Bob Schieffer, Dick Wolf and Philo T. Farnsworth to Be Inducted into Television Academy Hall of Fame
Ron Howard @RealRonHoward
Follow @RealRonHoward
The Bezos, Musk and Branson billionaire space race is happening right now t.co/kwPCcxix01
t.co/SjwMU4jy6A