Ron howard actor biography template

(1954-)

Synopsis

Ron Howard was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, on March 1, 1954. He gained national recognition as a child actor, first as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show, and then as the teenaged Richie Cunningham on Happy Days.

Howard went on to a highly successful career behind the camera, directing such hit movies as Cocoon, Apollo 13,A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code.

Showbiz Background

Actor, director and producer Ron Howard was born on March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma.

Ronald William Howard is part of a theatrical family; his mother, Jean, was an actress and father, Rance, was an actor and director.

Howard appeared in his first movie, Frontier Woman (1956), when he was just 18 months old, and made his stage debut at the age of 2 in a production of The Seven Year Itch.

The child star began making frequent television appearances, and was subsequently cast opposite Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr and Jason Robards in 1959's The Journey. His perfo