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Ron Howard

Academy of Achievement

Ron Howard is an award-winning actor, film director, and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" for eight years, and later as the teenager Richie Cunningham in the sitcom "Happy Days" for six years. Howard made film appearances in "American Graffiti" in 1973 and made his directorial debut, at age 23, with the 1977 comedy film "Grand Theft …