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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
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
General Electric Theater
The Graham Norton Show
The Oscars
Golden Globe Awards
Gunsmoke
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Frasier
The Twilight Zone
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
E! True Hollywood Story
The F.B.I.
The Simpsons
Dr. Kildare
Top Gear
MADtv
The Fugitive
Real Time with Bill Maher
Lassie
Only Murders in the Building
Land of the Giants
The Colbert Report
Laverne & Shirley
The Danny Kaye Show
This Is Us
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Route 66
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
From the Earth to the Moon
Chelsea
The Waltons
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Daniel Boone
Johnny Ringo
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.
Lancer
The Danny Thomas Show
Light & Magic
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The First Nudie Musical
Night Shift
Showbiz Kids
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Studio
Music by John Williams
Arrested Development
More American Graffiti
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
I Spy
Gentle Ben
Five Fingers
The Independent
The Andy Griffith Show
HBO First Look
Insight
The Shootist
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Migrants
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Locusts
American Graffiti
Smoke
Grand Theft Auto
Happy Days
Willow: Behind the Magic
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Act of Love
Production Credits
Night Shift
The Gringo Hunters
Tetris
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
The Fixer
Angels & Demons
A Beautiful Mind
Genius
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Parenthood
Churchill at War
The Day Sports Stood Still
Parenthood
Gung Ho
Curious George
Music by John Williams
Lucy and Desi
Frida
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
Apollo 13
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
Willow
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Splash
Cinderella Man
Cocoon
68 Whiskey
Cowboys & Aliens
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
The 'Burbs
Willow
Far and Away
Curious George
In the Heart of the Sea
From the Earth to the Moon
The Super Models
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Harlem Ice
Choir
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Splash
Thirteen Lives
David Blaine Do Not Attempt
Backdraft
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Gossip
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Clean and Sober
Inferno
Taiwan Crime Stories
Eden
Parenthood
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Rush
Hillbilly Elegy
Grand Theft Auto
Inventing the Abbotts
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Sports Night
On Pointe
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
Ransom
Light & Magic
Judy Blume Forever
The Beanie Bubble
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Arrested Development
Jim Henson Idea Man
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
The Dark Tower
Katy Perry: Part of Me
The Da Vinci Code
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Under the Banner of Heaven
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