Ron Howard
Ron Howard broke out as young Opie on the 1960s classic The Andy Griffith Show (above) and appeared in The Music Man (1962) before going on to movie stardom in the next decade with American Graffiti (1973) — and of course further TV stardom for his role on Happy Days.
But at 69, he may be even better known for his achievements behind the camera. He’s one of Hollywood’s most in-demand directors and producers, known for Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), Cocoon (1985), Backdraft (a 1991 hit starring another star of the 1960s who comes up later on this list), Apollo 13 (1995), and Frost/Nixon. (2008) And of course he won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director for A Beautiful Mind (2001).
He’s one of Hollywood’s most prolific producers, and one of his current projects is an upcoming documentary about composer John Williams, with whom he collaborated on 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story.
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