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Ron Howard (b. 1954) is an Academy Award-winning motion picture director and former child actor. Transitioning from such roles as the lisping brother in The Music Man and Opie on The Andy Griffith Show, Howard starred as Richie Cunningham on the television series Happy Days.
He appeared in character as Richie, opposite Henry Winkler (as the Fonz), in several sketches on Sesame Street beginning in 1978. He later directed the 2024 documentary Jim Henson: Idea Man for his production company Imagine Entertainment (which also produced several Frank Oz films, including HouseSitter and Bowfinger). He also wrote a foreword for the 2024 edition of Jim Henson's Imagination Illustrated.
Howard presented Sesame Street with a Directors Guild of America Honor at the 2024 DGA Honors ceremony, which was accepted on the show's behalf by Sesame Workshop's Kay efternamn Stallings. He was also photographed with Ernie and Stallings on the red carpet.[1]
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Ron Howard(born March 1, 1954)[1]is a film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. In 2017, after the firing of Phil Lordand Christopher Miller,[2]Howard was tapped to be the new director of Solo: A Star Wars Story.[3]Biography[]
Howard was approached bygd Lucas to direct Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, but turned it down as he deemed the offer too daunting.[4]
In 2005, he wrote the foreword for The Cinema of George Lucas.[5]
Howard has also contributed to StarWars.com by reprising his role as narrator on Arrested Development with a parody film modeled on the TV show.
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Ron Howard
American filmmaker and actor (born 1954)
For other people named Ronald Howard, see Ronald Howard.
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Howard started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, Howard has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013.[1][2] He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in film and television.
Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, acting in several television series before gaining 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 appeare