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Ronald William Howard 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.
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Ronald William Howard 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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
Golden Globe Awards
The Oscars
Gunsmoke
Frasier
The Twilight Zone
The Daily Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
E! True Hollywood Story
The F.B.I.
The Simpsons
Dr. Kildare
General Electric Theater
Top Gear
MADtv
The Fugitive
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Big Valley
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.
Route 66
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
From the Earth to the Moon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Chelsea
The Waltons
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Daniel Boone
Johnny Ringo
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Bonanza
Dennis the Menace
M*A*S*H
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Pete and Gladys
The Odd Couple
How To with John Wilson
Mayberry R.F.D.
The Danny Thomas Show
Lancer
LIGHT & MAGIC
A Beautiful Mind
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
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
More American Graffiti
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
The Independent
Five Fingers
I Spy
Gentle Ben
The Andy Griffith Show
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Insight
HBO First Look
The Shootist
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Migrants
American Graffiti
Locusts
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Act of Love
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Willow: Behind the Magic
Grand Theft Auto
Smoke
Happy Days
Production Credits
On Pointe
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Eden
Judy Blume Forever
Choir
The Tiny Chef Show
Bossy Bear
Frida
Clean and Sober
The Spy Who Dumped Me
The Fixer
Cinderella Man
Cowboys & Aliens
Katy Perry: Part of Me
The Super Models
Lucy and Desi
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
Hillbilly Elegy
David Blaine Do Not Attempt
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Dark Tower
Changeling
In the Heart of the Sea
Sports Night
Music by John Williams
Grand Theft Auto
Earnhardt
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
tick, tick... BOOM!
Harlem Ice
Gossip
Arrested Development
Splash
Taiwan Crime Stories
Parenthood
Backdraft
Gung Ho
The Beanie Bubble
Ransom
From the Earth to the Moon
LIGHT & MAGIC
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Apollo 13
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Willow
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
The Beast
Willow
Tetris
Cocoon
68 Whiskey
Curious George
Churchill at War
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series
Splash
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
A Beautiful Mind
The Da Vinci Code
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
The 'Burbs
Jim Henson Idea Man
Genius
Parenthood
Night Shift
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
The Day Sports Stood Still
The Gringo Hunters
Thirteen Lives
Rush
Under the Banner of Heaven
Angels & Demons
Inventing the Abbotts
Far and Away
Inferno
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
Parenthood
Curious George
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