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Facts

Also Known As Ronald William Howard
Born March 1, 1954 (age 72) • Duncan • Oklahoma
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2002)
Notable Works “A Beautiful Mind” • “Angels & Demons” • “Apollo 13” • “Backdraft” • “Cinderella Man” • “Cocoon” • “Eden” • “Frost/Nixon” • “Genius” • “Grand Theft Auto” • “Gung Ho” • “Hillbilly Elegy” • “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” • “In the Heart of the Sea” • “Made in America” • “Night Shift” • “Parenthood” • “Pavarotti” • “Ransom” • “Splash” • “Beatles: Eight Days a Week—The Touring Years, The” • “The Da Vinci Code” • “The Dilemma” • “The Paper” • “Thirteen Lives”

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Ron Howard
The Andy Griffith Show
Andy Griffith and Ron Howard in The Andy Griffith Show
Ron Howard, Lauren Bacall, and John Wayne stand in a dimly lit room during a scene from the film The Shootist. Howard faces Wayne while Bacall stands between them.
Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Don Most, and Anson Williams gather around a table in a publicity still from Happy Days.
Director Ron Howard sits beside a large film camera on the set of The Da Vinci Code, wearing a beige shirt and cap, with crew and equipment visible in the background.
Actor Michael Sheen, in a pinstripe suit, talks with director Ron Howard, wearing a baseball cap and headphones, on the set of the film Frost/Nixon.
Ron Howard in American Graffiti
Taylor Momsen as Cindy Lou Who and Jim Carrey as the Grinch face each other in a scene from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, with Cindy in a red coat and the Grinch in green fur.
Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly in A Beautiful Mind
See the episode “A Wife for Andy” from The Andy Griffith Show, 1963
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Warren Beatty wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and light tie, posing at an event with a dark background, 2006.
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Henry Winkler smiles on the red carpet in a plaid jacket, green sweater, and striped shirt at the HBO Barry Season 4 premiere, with a backdrop featuring the show's logo.
Henry Winkler
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The multitalented Donald Glover, 2019
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Garry Marshall
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Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.
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