RON HOWARD

Ron Howard is an American actor turned producer who rose to prominence for being the child actor behind the character Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show. During his teenage years, Ron’s acting career flourished, even more, when he was cast as Steve Bolander in George Lucas’ film, American Graffiti. In 1974, Ron’s biggest break came when he was asked to play the character, Richie Cunningham, for the hit TV show Happy Days.

After playing Richie Cunningham for ten years, Ron Howard transitioned into being a director. As a director, he can be given credit for some of the most popular films we know today including, Cocoon, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Da Vinci Code just to name a few. And because of his contributions to the film and TV industry, Ron Howard was given not one, but two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.