 Ron Howard on the set of Ransom Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954, in Duncan, Oklahoma) is an American actor, film director and producer of Dutch, Scottish, English, Irish, German and Cherokee Indian descent. This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ...
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Duncan is a city located in Stephens County, Oklahoma. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...
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The Dalriada Scots originated from Ireland, from the north of the now-called countyAntrim. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The English people are an indigenous European ethnic group originating in the lowlands of Great Britain and today represent a fairly homogenous composite population descended from a combination of Anglo-Saxons and Celts with minor influences from Scandinavians, Jutes, and Normans. ...
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Ron Howard first obtained recognition as the child with the lisp in the movie The Music Man with Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. His brother, Clint Howard, is a popular B-list actor. Ron's parents, Rance Howard and the late Jean F. Speegle are also actors. The Music Man is a musical play written by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey, which premiered on Broadway in 1957 famously starring Robert Preston as Professor Harold Hill (in his musical debut) and revived in 1976 with Ian Richardson. ...
Robert Preston (1918 - 1987) was an American actor. ...
Shirley Jones, in a still from the opening credits of The Partridge Family. ...
Clint Howard (born April 20, 1959 in Burbank, California) is an American actor and brother of actor and director Ron Howard and the son of actor Rance Howard. ...
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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. Jump to: navigation, search Griffith as Andy Taylor and Howard as Opie Knotts as Barney Fife and Griffith as Andy Taylor The Andy Griffith Show was an American television series that aired from 1960 to 1968. ...
He attained film success with his role as Steve Bollander in George Lucas' teen movie American Graffiti. George Lucas George Walton Lucas, Jr. ...
American Graffiti is a 1973 film directed by George Lucas. ...
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. Richie Cunningham (born August 18, 1970 in Houma, Louisiana) was a place kicker in the National Football League. ...
Happy Days is a popular United States television sitcom that originally aired between 1974 and 1984 on the ABC television network. ...
Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an actor, director and producer who is most famous for his role as Arthur Fonzie Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom Happy Days (1974 - 1984). ...
Fonzie Arthur The Fonz Fonzarelli was a character in the American sitcom Happy Days (1974-1984) played by Henry Winkler. ...
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. 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
Comedy is the use of humor in the performing arts. ...
Action movies usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. ...
Grand Theft Auto is a 1977 movie made by director Ron Howard. ...
Night Shift is a 1982 film, one of Ron Howards earliest directorial efforts. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Michael Keaton in Batman Returns (1992) Quirky, inventive and handsome US actor who first achieved major fame with his door busting performance as fast talking, ideas man Bill Blazejowski alongside nerdish morgue attendant Henry Winkler in Night Shift (1982). ...
Shelley Long Shelley Lee Long (born August 23, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American actress. ...
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 most notably A Beautiful Mind, for which he won the Oscar for Best Director. Madison from the movie Splash This page is about the movie. ...
Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction film about a group of elderly humans who were rejuvenated by aliens. ...
Apollo 13 is a 1995 film portrayal of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. ...
Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
A Beautiful Mind is a book and film about the Nobel Prize (Economics) winning mathematician John Nash and his experiences of schizophrenia. ...
Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
He attended the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television but did not graduate. Jump to: navigation, search The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California, and Southern Cal), Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ...
The University of Southern Californias School of Cinema-Television is the oldest film school in the United States, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ...
Most recently, Howard has returned to television 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, has not enjoyed high ratings. Jump to: navigation, search The Narrator is the entity within a story that tells the story to the reader. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Italic text The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ...
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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. Bryce Dallas Howard (born March 2, 1981) is an American actress, and the daughter of Hollywood actor/director Ron Howard and writer Cheryl Howard. ...
Selected directorial filmography Grand Theft Auto is a 1977 movie made by director Ron Howard. ...
1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...
Night Shift is a 1982 film, one of Ron Howards earliest directorial efforts. ...
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Madison from the movie Splash This page is about the movie. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search Cocoon is a 1985 science fiction film about a group of elderly humans who were rejuvenated by aliens. ...
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Backdraft is an American movie released in 1991, directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. ...
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DVD cover Far and Away is a 1992 drama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. ...
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Henry Hackett (Michael Keaton) is the editor of a New York City tabloid. ...
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Apollo 13 is a 1995 film portrayal of the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission. ...
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Ransom is an action movie released in 1996, starring Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, and Gary Sinise and directed by Ron Howard. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of the best-known childrens books by Dr. Seuss. ...
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A Beautiful Mind is a book and film about the Nobel Prize (Economics) winning mathematician John Nash and his experiences of schizophrenia. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ...
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ...
The Missing is a 2003 film directed by Ron Howard. ...
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Cinderella Man is a 2005 American drama film titled after the nickname and inspired by the real life story of former Heavyweight boxing champion, James J. Braddock. ...
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The Da Vinci Code is a movie based on the novel by Dan Brown, scheduled for release on May 19, 2006. ...
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Selected acting credits - The Music Man (1960)
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
- The Migrants (1973)
- American Graffiti (1973)
- Huckleberry Finn (1975)
- Eat My Dust (1976)
- The Shootist (1976)
- Grand Theft Auto (1977, also Howard's directing debut)
- More American Graffiti (1979)
- Act of Love (1980)
- Fire on the Mountain (1981)
- Bitter Harvest (1981)
American Graffiti is a 1973 film directed by George Lucas. ...
The Shootist (1976) is the story of J.B. Brooks (John Wayne), an aging gunfighter who is struggling with terminal stomach cancer. ...
Fire on the Mountain is a 1981 made-for-television movie adaptation of the Edward Abbey novel, Fire on the Mountain starring Buddy Ebson as John Vogelin, Ron Howard as Lee Mackie and Michael Conrad as Col. ...
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