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Birth Name: Ronald William Howard

Age: 70, born 1 March 1954

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 8"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Cheryl Howard

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Listal's 100 best Directors (The Results) (100 items)
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Published 13 years, 6 months ago

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Directors: Movies they refused or didn't get. (20 items)
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Published 13 years, 6 months ago

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Directors:The Filmography of... (207 items)
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Published 13 years, 7 months ago

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The Greatest Guest Appearances on The Simpsons (200 items)
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Published 10 years, 3 months ago

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Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 items)
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Published 6 years, 12 months ago

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Ron Howard Videos

Ron Howard discusses "jumping the shark" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

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Ron Howard on "Richie Cunningham" and "Fonzie" from Happy Days - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

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Description: Ron was born in Oklahoma, into an acting family - his father, Rance Howard, had realized a boyhood dream of acting by attending the University of Oklahoma and majoring in drama, and his mother, Jean Speegle Howard, went through acting school in New York. The family surname had been changed from "Beckenholdt" to "Howard" several years before Ron was born. Ron was in his first movie at 18 months, Frontier Woman (1956), although his first real part was at the age of 4. Soon a regular on Playhouse 90 (1956), he was cast as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show (1960), and later moved from a child in Mayberry to Ameri ... (more)

Tags: Director (13), Actor (9), American (7), Oscar Winner (6), Born 1954 (6), Male (4), Producer (3), The Simpsons Guest (2), Apollo 13 (2), Happy Days (2), Arrested Development (2), Underrated (2), Golden Globe Winner (1), Cinderella Man (1), A Beautiful Mind (1), The Da Vinci Code (1), Far And Away (1), The Missing (1), Backdraft (1), How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1)

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1. The Da Vinci Code

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4736 Watched

2. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

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7.6

4338 Watched

3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

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5.8

3181 Watched

4. Apollo 13 (1995)

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2700 Watched

5. Angels & Demons

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6.2

2047 Watched

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1. The Simpsons (1989)

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7.8

5821 Watched

2. Arrested Development

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1596 Watched

3. Frasier

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6.7

1452 Watched

4. Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)

Rating:

1232 Watched

5. Saturday Night Live (1975)

Rating:

7.6

1166 Watched

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Movies

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1. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Rating:

7.6

4338 Watched

2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

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5.8

3181 Watched

3. American Graffiti (1973)

Rating:

7.2

803 Watched

4. Osmosis Jones (2001)

Rating:

5.5

516 Watched

5. From Up on Poppy Hill

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7.3

302 Watched

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1. Far and Away

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6.1

640 Watched

2. Parenthood (1989)

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6.5

483 Watched

3. Grand Theft Auto (1977)

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41 Watched

4. Cotton Candy

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7.7

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1. Parenthood (2010)

Rating:

7.2

133 Watched

Music

1. The Living Sea: Soundtrack From The IMAX Film

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1. Genius (2017)

Rating:

7.4

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2. Breakthrough

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3. Take Five

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Most Accomplished Active Directors - 2024 (100 person items)

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Favourite Directors (98 person items)

"Favourite films: Splash, Backdraft, Willow, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Cocoon, Cinderella Man, Rush, Frost/Nixon, In the Heart of the Sea, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Parenthood, and The Beatles: Eight Days a Week "

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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2021 Edition) (50 person items)

"2020 Rank: #11 2019 Rank: #13 2018 Rank: #13 2017 Rank: #13 2016 Rank: #14 2015 Rank: #13 2014 Rank: #15 2013 Rank: #18 2012 Rank: #19 2011 Rank: #10 2010 Rank: #10 2009 Rank: #4 Night Shift (1982) Splash (1984) Cocoon (1985) Willow Parenthood (1989) Backdraft (1991) Far and Away (1992) The Paper (1994) Apollo 13 (1995) Ransom (1996) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) A Beautiful Mind (2001) Cinderella Man (2005) The Da Vinci Code (2006) Frost/Nixon (2008) Ange"

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The Lion King (1964) (15 movies items)

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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2020 Edition) (50 person items)

"2019 Rank: #13 2018 Rank: #13 2017 Rank: #13 2016 Rank: #14 2015 Rank: #13 2014 Rank: #15 2013 Rank: #18 2012 Rank: #19 2011 Rank: #10 2010 Rank: #10 2009 Rank: #4 Night Shift (1982) Splash (1984) Cocoon (1985) Willow Parenthood (1989) Backdraft (1991) Far and Away (1992) The Paper (1994) Apollo 13 (1995) Ransom (1996) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) A Beautiful Mind (2001) Cinderella Man (2005) The Da Vinci Code (2006) Frost/Nixon (2008) Angels & Demons (20"

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DCCU & MCU 80s Fancast (193 person items)

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Every Best Director Winner (71 person items)

"2001-A Beautiful Mind"

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Favorite Celebrities (Dead or Alive) (764 person items)

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2019 Edition) (50 person items)

"2018 Rank: #13 2017 Rank: #13 2016 Rank: #14 2015 Rank: #13 2014 Rank: #15 2013 Rank: #18 2012 Rank: #19 2011 Rank: #10 2010 Rank: #10 2009 Rank: #4 Night Shift (1982) Splash (1984) Cocoon (1985) Willow Parenthood (1989) Backdraft (1991) Far and Away (1992) The Paper (1994) Apollo 13 (1995) Ransom (1996) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) A Beautiful Mind (2001) Cinderella Man (2005) The Da Vinci Code (2006) Frost/Nixon (2008) Angels & Demons (2009) Rush (201"

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Dream Cast (15 movies items)

"Director!"

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Father Director and Daughter Actress (Director) (26 person items)

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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2018 Edition) (50 person items)

"2017 Rank: #13 2016 Rank: #14 2015 Rank: #13 2014 Rank: #15 2013 Rank: #18 2012 Rank: #19 2011 Rank: #10 2010 Rank: #10 2009 Rank: #4 a. Night Shift (1982) b. Splash (1984) c. Cocoon (1985) d. Parenthood (1989) e. Backdraft (1991) f. Far and Away (1992) g. The Paper (1994) h. Apollo 13 (1995) i. Ransom (1996) j. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) k. A Beautiful Mind (2001) l. Cinderella Man (2005) m. The Da Vinci Code (2006) n. Frost/Nixon (2008) o. Angels & Demons (2009) p. Rush (2"

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Directors with most $100M+ Box Office Performances (25 person items)

" 1. $440; How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) 2. $365; Apollo 13 (1995) 3. $304; The Da Vinci Code (2006) 4. $281; Ransom (1996) 5. $261; A Beautiful Mind (2001) 6. $230; Parenthood (2000) 7. $196; Cocoon (1985) 8. $190; Splash (1984) 9. $169; Backdraft (1991) 10. $163; Angels & Demons (2009) 11. $130; Far and Away (1992) 12. $127; Willow (1988) "

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A Bug's Life Dream Cast (16 movies items)

"Director!"

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Famous Guest Stars; The Big Valley (77 person items)

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