Ron Howard
Ron Howard is an American film director, producer, and actor. Born March 1, 1954, in Duncan. Known for Frost/Nixon, Cinderella Man and A Beautiful Mind. Educated at University of Southern California and John Burroughs High School. Awards include Academy Award for Best Director, National Medal of Arts and Daytime Emmy Award.
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1383112266
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, he has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards as well as nominations for seven British Academy Film Awards. He was also awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in film and television.
Howard first came to prominence as a child, 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 appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), and became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days (1974–1980). He starred in the films The Spikes Gang (1974), The Shootist (1976), and Grand Theft Auto (1977), the latter being his directorial film debut.
In 1980, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing, and sometimes writing a variety of films and television series. His films included the comedies Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), and Cocoon (1985) as well as the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper comedy-drama film The Paper (1994). Howard went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind (2001) and was nominated again for the same awards for the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008).
Howard has directed historical dramas such as Apollo 13 (1995), Cinderella Man (2005), Rush (2013), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Thirteen Lives (2022), the children's fantasy film How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the mystery-thriller series Robert Langdon (2006–2016), the comedy The Dilemma (2011), and the space drama Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also directed numerous documentaries such as The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016), Pavarotti (2019), and We Feed People (2022).
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What Wikidata says · copied November 14, 2026 · revision 2569102752
- Described as
- American film director, producer, and actor
- Other names
- Ronald William Howard
- Born
- March 1, 1954 · 10 references
- Born in
- Duncan · 2 references
- Name at birth
- Ronald William Howard
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- film producer · 1 reference; film director · 2 references; voice actor; television director · 1 reference; television actor; film actor · 1 reference; television producer · 1 reference; director · 2 references
- Education
- University of Southern California; John Burroughs High School · 1 reference; USC School of Cinematic Arts; Desilu
- Known for
- Frost/Nixon (2008); Cinderella Man (2005); A Beautiful Mind (2001); Unsung Heroes: The Story of America's Female Patriots
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Director (2002) · 1 reference; National Medal of Arts (2003) · 1 reference; Daytime Emmy Award; Saturn Award for Best Director (1986); Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film (2 times) (1995, 2001); Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Miniseries (1998); Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director (2001); Academy Award for Best Picture (2002) · 1 reference; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (2004); Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program (2 times) (2008, 2010); star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1981) · 1 reference; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (2001)
- Field
- film direction · 1 reference; film production · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Cheryl Howard
- Children
- Bryce Dallas Howard; Paige Howard; Reed Howard · 1 reference; Jocelyn Howard · 1 reference
- Father
- Rance Howard
- Mother
- Jean Speegle Howard
- Siblings
- Clint Howard
- Lived in
- Encino
- Wikipedias with a page
- 70
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