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Ron Howard

US director and producer Ron Howard (R) stands beside British business man Phillip Green at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo on May 26, 2013.

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About Ron Howard

Ronald William "Ron" Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an Academy Award-winning American director and producer as well as an actor. Howard came to prominence in the 1960s while playing Andy Griffith's TV son, Opie Taylor, on The Andy Griffith Show (credited as Ronny Howard), and later in the 1970s as Howard Cunningham's son and Arthur Fonzarelli's best friend, Richie Cunningham, on Happy Days (a role he played from 1974 to 1980). Since retiring from acting, he has directed many films including Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon, and the upcoming sequel to the The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons.

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