Before he directed Rene Russo in "Ransom", this "Happy Days" actor went to high school with her
The film is directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman ... 
Howard's wife was reading the book with her book group when he ..... Three 
years before his death, when Leonardo went to France to ..... Born and raised in 
Oakland, CA, Hanks first became interested in acting during high school.