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<\/p>\nAny movie with the name Ron Howard attached to it gains international attention. The director, producer, writer and actor is a heavy-hitter in Hollywood.<\/p>\n
He was born into a showbiz family so you could say he had all the right connections to break into Hollywood at a young age but it takes talent to make it to the level this Oklahoma-born star has reached.<\/p>\n
The father of four who started out at 6 years old playing Opie Taylor in \u201cThe Andy Griffith Show\u201d went on to become one of the greatest directors of our time.<\/p>\n
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Ron Howard once explained why Opie’s attitude changed after the first season of The Andy Griffith Show – Jesus Daily<\/p>\n
There are countless cases of child actors who you never hear of again once they reach a certain age but this hardworking man went on to appear in coming-of-age movie American Graffiti which achieved widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films in history.<\/p>\n
The following year he landed the role for which most of us remember him for: the wholesome Richie Cunningham in the sitcom \u201cHappy Days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Born in Oklahoma, the family moved to California when he was 4 years old. His mother, Jean Speegle Howard, was an actress and his father, Rance Howard, was an actor, director, and writer.<\/p>\n
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