History Creator / RonHoward

* ''Franchise/StarWars'': ''Film/{{Solo}}'' (2018)[[note]]He was brought on board relatively late in production after Lucasfilm's contentious relationship with the film's original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, with much of what they'd already shot still being used.[[/note]]

So remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? Well, Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it, too. Many awards. Big ears. Father of Creator/BryceDallasHoward. Narrator ''([[AdamWesting And himself!]])'' on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

So remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? Well, Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it, too.

Many awards. Big ears. Father of Creator/BryceDallasHoward. Narrator ''([[AdamWesting And himself!]])'' on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

Many awards. Big ears. Father of Creator/BryceDallasHoward. Narrator ''([[AdamWesting And himself!]])'' on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: More on the idealistic in spirit.

* Genre Roulette: From family films, to those with religious themes, to space movies, to human dramas, Ron Howard seems like a director who likes to do a lot.

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* ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[Film/HanSoloFilm Han Solo Anthology spinoff]] (2018)[[note]]He was brought on board relatively late in production after Lucasfilm's contentious relationship with the film's original directors, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, with much of what they'd already shot still being used.[[/note]]

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[Film/HanSoloFilm Han Solo Anthology spinoff]] (2018)

Many awards. Big ears. Narrator ''([[AdamWesting And himself!]])'' on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

So remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? Well, Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it too.

-->-- Creator/JaneLynch, from her memoirs, ''Happy Accidents''

So remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? Well, '''Ronald William Howard''' (born March 1, 1954) grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it too.

[[AC:Some of his films include:]]

* ''Literature/{{Inferno}}'' (2016)

* ''Film/{{Rush|2013}}''

* ''Film/TheDaVinciCode'' (2006)

* ''Literature/TheDaVinciCode'' (2006)

So remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? Well, '''Ron Howard''' (March 1, 1954-) grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it too.

* ''Film/ABeautifulMind'' (2001) - Academy Award winner for Best Director

* ''[[Film/{{Rush 2013}} Rush]]''

Many awards. Big Ears. Narrator ''([[AdamWesting And himself!]])'' on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

-->-- JaneLynch, from her memoirs, ''Happy Accidents''

-->-- Jane Lynch, from her memoirs, ''Happy Accidents''

->''So like any good, closeted young lesbian of the Seventies, I developed a raging crush on Ron Howard from '''Happy Days'''''.

So remember that Opie kid from ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow''? He grew up to star in ''Series/HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it too.

* ''Film/NightShift''
* ''Film/{{Splash}}''
* ''Film/{{Cocoon}}''
* ''Film/GungHo''
* ''Film/{{Willow}}''
* ''Film/{{Parenthood}}''
* ''Film/{{Backdraft}}''
* ''FarAndAway''
* ''ThePaper''
* ''Film/{{Apollo 13}}''
* ''Film/{{Ransom}}''
* ''Film/EdTV''
* ''Film/ABeautifulMind''
* ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''
* ''[[FrostNixon Frost/Nixon]]''
* ''TheDaVinciCode''
* ''[[AngelsAndDemons Angels & Demons]]''
* ''TheDilemma''

* ''Rush''

* ''Frost/Nixon''

Many awards. Big Ears. Narrator on ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.

->''So like any good, closeted young lesbian of the Seventies, I developed a raging crush on Ron Howard from '''HappyDays'''''.

So remember that Opie kid from ''TheAndyGriffithShow''? He grew up to star in ''HappyDays'' and discovered while being one of the biggest sitcom stars in the world that he liked directing. He's good at it too.

* ''NightShift''
* ''{{Splash}}''
* ''{{Cocoon}}''
* ''GungHo''
* ''{{Willow}}''

* ''{{Backdraft}}''

* ''{{Apollo 13}}''
* ''{{Ransom}}''
* ''EdTV''

* ''ABeautifulMind''