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Ronald William Howard
(born March 1, 1954) is an
American
actor
,
director
,
producer
, and
screenwriter
.
Ron Howard was born in
Duncan, Oklahoma
. His father is actor
Rance Howard
. He started acting as a young child. As an actor he was best known for his roles on television, as Opie Taylor on
The Andy Griffith Show
and Richie Cunningham on
Happy Days
. He appeared in movies like
The Music Man
(1962) and
American Graffiti
(1973).
He later quit acting and became a director. Some of the movies he has directed are:
Splash
(1984),
Cocoon
(1985),
Willow
(1988),
Parenthood
(1989),
Apollo 13
(1995),
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
(2000),
A Beautiful Mind
(2001), and
Cinderella Man
(2005).
His father
Rance Howard
, brother
Clint Howard
and daughters
Bryce Dallas Howard
and
Paige Howard
are also actors, as was his mother,
Jean Speegle Howard
.
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Recently, he returned to television and made the TV show
Arrested Development
.