Ron Howard - Biography

Last Editor: vingra				Ron Howard Biography -   Name : Ron Howard Profession : Actor Birth Details : born March 1, 1954 Birth name : Ronald William Howard Height : 5' 9" (1.75 m) Personal quotes : [When asked about the transition from child star to adolescent actor] "You're 14 or 15, and they can hire an 18-year-old and not have the child-la Salary : A Beautiful Mind (2001) $10,000,000 Eat My Dust! (1976) $100,000 + % Spouse : Cheryl Howard (7 June 1975 - present) 4 children Trade mark : Frequently casts father Rance Howard and brother Clint Howard in supporting roles. Frequently uses music by James Horner. Often works with Tom H

Ron Howard Trivia -

In 1971, was a contestant on "The Dating Game" (1965) and ended up choosing Bachelorette #2, Nola Green. Son of actor/director Rance Howard and actress Jean Speegle Howard. Brother of Clint Howard. Went to high school with actress Rene Russo. Daughters: Bryce Dallas (b. 1981), Jocelyn Carlyle (twin, b. 1985), Paige Carlyle (twin, b. 1985). Son: Reed (b. 1987). Three of Howard's four children are named after the places they were conceived: Bryce Dallas in Dallas; Paige Carlyle and Jocelyn Carlyle at the Hotel Carlyle in New York City. Acted with Kathleen Quinlan in American Graffiti (1973), then directed her in Apollo 13 (1995). Cast both of his parents in Apollo 13 (1995). Daughter Bryce also has a cameo appearance. Father of Bryce Dallas Howard. Ranked #26 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #29 in 2002. Recipient of a (USA) National Medal of Arts, 2003. Born on the same day as Catherine Bach, who is best known as "Daisy Duke" from "The Dukes of Hazzard" (1979). Directed 6 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Don Ameche, Dianne Wiest, Ed Harris, Kathleen Quinlan, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, and Paul Giamatti. Ameche and Connelly won Oscars for their performances in one of Howard's movies. Ranked #27 on Premiere's 2005 Power 50 List. Had ranked #30 in 2004. Ranked #7 in Vh1's of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars" Is apparently a big fan of cricket. Attended the final Ashes test match between England vs. Australia on 12th September 2005 whilst filming The Da Vinci Code (2006), and was spotted mingling with players in the Australian dressing room.

Ron Howard Detailed Biography -

Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American actor, film director and producer born in Duncan, Oklahoma of Dutch, Scottish, English, Irish, German and Cherokee Indian descent. Ron Howard first earned recognition as the child with the lisp in the film version of The Music Man with Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. His younger brother, Clint Howard, is a popular character actor. Ron's parents, Rance Howard and the late Jean F. Speegle, were also actors. After The Music Man, he appeared in the role of Opie Taylor in the television series The Andy Griffith Show. There he portrayed the son of the local sheriff in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina. The credits referred to him as Ronny Howard. Howard also is well known for his role as Richie Cunningham in television's Happy Days where he played the likeable foil to Henry Winkler's Fonz. He attained film success with his role as Steve Bollander in George Lucas' teen movie American Graffiti. In 1977, while still starring on Happy Days, he directed his first film, a low-budget comedy action film called Grand Theft Auto. After leaving Happy Days in 1980, he directed several TV movies. His big theatrical directing break came in 1982 when he directed the bigger budget film Night Shift featuring soon-to-be well-known actors such as Michael Keaton and Shelley Long. He has since directed a number of high-visibility films, the most acclaimed of which include Splash, Cocoon, Apollo 13 (nominated for several Academy Awards), and A Beautiful Mind, for which he won the Oscar for Best Director. Howard is the co-chairman with Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment, a major film and television production company, which has produced notable projects like Friday Night Lights, 8 Mile, and the television series 24 and Felicity. He attended the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television but did not graduate. Through his company Imagine Television, Howard continues to have a presence in television, most recently as the executive producer and uncredited narrator of the critically acclaimed FOX sitcom Arrested Development. The show, despite having won five Emmy awards and near-unanimous praise from critics, did not enjoy high ratings and was limited by Fox Television in 2006. A season finale took place in February. Although many rumours go round, the show is not officially cancelled, however the finale revealed that the show decided to end, with the hint of a possible feature. Howard wed his high-school sweetheart, Cheryl, a writer, and they have been married for more than 25 years. Their daughter Bryce Dallas Howard is an actress. In an episode of South Park, when Cartman "turns ginger" he asks a crowd of fellow ginger haired people to name great Americans with the hair color, the first named is "Ron Howard", when asked to name a second, after a short silence from the crowd, one responds "Ron Howard".