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    Howard, Ron

    Ron Howard was born in Duncan, Oklahoma. What was the date?Ron Howard

      March 1, 1954. Ron Howard was born to Rance and Jean Howard. He has only 1 sibling, Clint Howard.

    He was in a movie with Shirley Jones and Robert Preston in 1962. What was the name of the movie?Ron Howard

      The Music Man. He played Shirley Jones' cute little brother with the lisp.

    In 1973 Ron was a teenager in this classic movie with Richard Dreyfuss and Cindy Williams. What was the movie called?Ron Howard

      American Graffiti. Ron got a chance to work with Cindy Williams again when she came on 'Happy Days' a few times as Shirley Feeney.

    Ron directed this 1995 movie with Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton. What is the movie called?Ron Howard

      Apollo 13. Ron got to direct Tom Hanks again. He directed him in 'Splash'.

    Ron directed this 1985 movie with Jessica Tandy and Steve Guttenberg. What is the movie called?Ron Howard

      Cocoon. They made a 'Cocoon the Return' but it was not directed by Ron Howard.

    Ron Howard is married to his highschool sweetheart, Cheryl. He is the proud father of how many children?Ron Howard

      4. Ron and Cheryl have Bryce, Paige and the twins girls, Jocelyn and Reed. Henry Winkler from 'Happy Days' is the Godfather to the children.

    Ron directed this 1989 movie with Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen. What is the movie called?Ron Howard

      Parenthood. Ron said he was inspired to make this movie after a trip to Europe with his four children. Very funny movie!

    Ron Howard has a brother Clint Howard who was a child star in a TV show too. What was the show Clint starred in?Ron Howard

      Gentle Ben. Ron has made sure his acting family has bit parts in the movies he makes. Clint was in Cocoon, Rock And Roll Highschool, Splash and Parenthood to name a few.

    Ron starred as cute little Opie Taylor on a TV show from 1960 -1968. What was the show called?Ron Howard

      The Andy Griffith Show. The Andy Griffith Show gave him a chance to show off his acting ability at a young age. He then got the role in 'Music Man' in 1962.

    Ron Howard, later on was Richie Cunningham on a TV show from 1974-1980. What was this show called?Ron Howard

      Happy Days. The year after Ron was in the movie 'American Grafitti' he played the nice teenaged boy from an all american family on 'Happy Days'.

    In 1984 Ron directed Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah in this funny movie. What is this movie called?Ron Howard

      Splash. This movie also had a sequel in which Ron, Tom or Darryl had no part of. It couldn't compare to the first movie.

    The big blockbuster movie 'Backdraft' in 1991 had many stars in it. Ron Howard directed this movie, but did he also have a part in the movie?Ron Howard

      No. No, he was not in the movie. But his brother Clint played Ricco. At Universal Studios they have a 'Backdraft' attraction in which he narrates and talks about the movie.

    Did Ron Howard ever win an Oscar for directing 'Apollo 13'?Ron Howard

      No. He received a Golden Globe Award and a Director's Guild Award for 'Apollo 13' Well deserved awards but not the Oscar...

    In 1976 Ron Howard played a young man in the movie 'The Shootist'. Who was the star of this great movie?Ron Howard

      John Wayne. This movie was considered John Waynes' most dignified and honorable performances. It was on the 10 best films of the year list.

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