Before he directed Rene Russo in "Ransom", this "Happy Days" actor went to high school with her
... at 
Burroughs High School in Burbank and met up with her again a few... [DOC] [TLE] USA: MEL GIBSON'S NEW FILM 'RANSOM' PREMIERES IN LOS ... [PAR] Oct 20, 1996 ... And Russo has known Ron Howard from way back - they were high school 
classmates together.