What is Ron Howard?
{{Infobox person |name = Ron Howard |image = Ron Howard.jpg |birth_name = Ronald William Howard |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|3|1}} |birth_place = [[Duncan, Oklahoma]], [[USA]] |nationality = [[Americans|American]] |occupation = {{hlist|Director|producer|screenwriter|actor}} |years active = |party = [[Democratic]] |spouse = Cheryl Alley (m. 1975) |children = [[Bryce Dallas Howard]]<br>[[Paige Howard]]<br>[[Jocelyn Howard]]<br>[[Reed Howard]] |relatives = [[Clint Howard]] (brother) |parents = [[Jean Speegle Howard]]<br>[[Rance Howard]] }} '''Ronald William Howard''' (born March 1, 1954) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]], [[movie director|director]], [[movie producer|producer]], and [[screenwriter]]. Ron Howard was born in [[Duncan, Oklahoma]]. His father is actor [[Rance Howard]]. He started acting as a young child. As an actor he was best known for his roles on television, as Opie Taylor on ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' and Richie Cunningham on ''[[Happy Days]]''. He appeared in movies like ''[[The Music Man]]'' (1962) and ''[[American Graffiti]]'' (1973). He later quit acting and became a director. Some of the movies he has directed are: ''[[Splash (movie)|Splash]]'' (1984), ''[[Cocoon (movie)|Cocoon]]'' (1985), ''[[Willow (movie)|Willow]]'' (1988), ''[[Parenthood (1989 movie)|Parenthood]]'' (1989), ''[[Apollo 13]]'' (1995), ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' (2000), ''[[A Beautiful Mind]]'' (2001), and ''[[Cinderella Man]]'' (2005). His father [[Rance Howard]], brother [[Clint Howard]] and daughters [[Bryce Dallas Howard]] and [[Paige Howard]] are also actors, as was his mother, [[Jean Speegle Howard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Ron-Howard.html |title=Ron Howard Biography (1954–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |accessdate=March 5, 2010}}</ref> Recently, he returned to television and made the TV show ''Arrested Development''. == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{imdb|0000165}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Ron}} [[Category:Actors from Burbank, Calif