He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968. Howard's final work as a director for the 1980s was the family comedy film Parenthood (1989) starring an ensemble cast that includes Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Joaquin Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, and Dianne Wiest. The film was based on the play of the same name by Peter Morgan. Howard continued directing such films as the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001), the biographical sports drama Cinderella Man (2005), the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008), the biographical sports drama Rush (2013), and the historical adventure film In the Heart of the Sea (2016). He also starred in the 1963 film The Courtship of Eddie's Father, with Glenn Ford. Ron Howard, Actor: Arrested Development. He was credited as Ronny Howard in his film and television appearances from 1959 to 1973. He has since directed a number of major films, including the fantasy romantic comedy Splash (1984) starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy and John Candy. In a late-night TV appearance, one “Star Wars” actor revealed he had sent a text to the director of “Solo” to ask for a part in the “Star Wars” universe. Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American film director, producer and actor. On the Happy Days set, he developed an on- and off-screen chemistry with series leads Winkler and Tom Bosley. Howard's last significant on-screen role was a reprise of his famous role as Opie Taylor in the 1986 TV movie Return to Mayberry, an Andy Griffith Show reunion reuniting him with Griffith, Don Knotts, and most of the cast. Howard was approached by Lucas to direct Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, but turned it down as he deemed the offer too daunting. Howard continued directing through the 1990s, including the American drama Backdraft revolving around firefighters. Solo // MAY 2, 2018. It was reissued in 1998 as a cassette tape titled A Spooky Night in Disney's Haunted Mansion and on CD in 2009. In the 1962 film version of The Music Man, Howard played Winthrop Paroo, the child with the lisp; the film starred Robert Preston and Shirley Jones. During an adventure into the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion. Earlier versions show a younger Ronny Howard on the other side. "[34] Metacritic gives the film an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [17][18], Howard has said he knew from a young age he might want to go into directing, thanks to his early experience as an actor. Michael Keaton presented him with the Award. He also directed A Beautiful Mind, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. Howard's followup film was the biographical drama film A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe as the American mathematician John Nash who struggled with paranoid schizophrenia. "[37], In November 2017, Howard announced that he would be teaching his first directing class. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. He reprised the role in More American Graffiti (1979) and was later chosen by Lucas to direct the fantasy film Willow (1988). Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), and became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days, a role he would play from 1974 through 1980.[1]. March 1, 1954[1]Duncan, Oklahoma[source?] Arrested Development: Star Wars with Ron Howard! [7] He has German, English, Scottish, Irish, and Dutch ancestry. He later attended the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts but did not graduate. Howard returned to the show for a guest appearance in November 1983, which allowed a proper send-off for Ritchie Cunningham, whose absence had been explained by having him join the U.S Army and ship off to Greenland. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [27][28][29][30] The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton as the three astronauts members of the Apollo 13 flight crew. [38], Howard is currently scheduled to direct the film Thirteen Lives, about the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018. [5] Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries.[6]. In 1974, Howard guest-starred as Seth Turner, the best friend of Jason Walton (Jon Walmsley), in The Waltons, "The Gift". In July 2012, it was announced that Imagine had put into development Conquest for Showtime, a period drama based on the 16th century conquest of the Aztecs by Spanish Conquistadors. In 2009, he appeared in the Jamie Foxx music video "Blame It". It's a disaster of reconstructing and mythologizing what already has intrigue burned into its skin, but Ron Howard is such a craftsman that the whole escapade flows from set-piece to set-piece, each pronounced by Bradford Young's sublime (and ruined by multiplex projectors) usage of selective lighting and exploration of the SW… In 1995, Howard gained widespread praise and recognition in the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995). Born The final answer from Ron Howard seems to be... maybe. Alden Ehrenreich in Solo: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm) Harrison Ford enjoyed Solo: A Star Wars Story “very much,” according to … Occupation If you go by the credits, then Solo is directed by Ron Howard, with Phil Lord & Christopher Miller getting an Executive Producer credit.However, we know that's not what really happened. The reaction to 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story was mixed at best.The film told the origin story of the famous scoundrel-turned-hero that audiences were first introduced to in 1977's A New Hope.. Solo, directed by Ron Howard, followed a young Han as he met his best friend Chewbacca, acquired his famous blaster pistol, and even explained how he got his last name. In 2017, after the firing of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller,[2] Howard was tapped to be the new director of Solo: A Star Wars Story.[3]. Ron Howard Discusses the Forces that Shape Han in Solo: A Star Wars Story on The Star Wars Show The director talks about the fan-favorite scoundrel, gives Star Wars the Bluth family treatment, and more! Despite conflicting reports, Solo director Ron Howard says there are no plans to make a sequel to the lowest-grossing Star Wars movie. Ron Howard. I hope to honor the great work already done & help deliver on the promise of a Han Solo film. Despite losing money at the box office, the film was a critical success with website Rotten Tomatoes giving the film an approval rating of 93% with the critical consensus reading, "Frost/Nixon is weighty and eloquent; a cross between a boxing match and a ballet with Oscar worthy performances. The three remained friends until Bosley's death in October 2010. | The Star Wars Show, https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ron_Howard?oldid=10213437. Following the success of Gareth Edwards' Rogue One, Disney and Lucasfilm moved forward with their second anthology movie that would give Han Solo a definitive backstory. He … Some of the effects and ideas that were planned but never permanently made it to the attraction are mentioned here: the Raven speaks in the Stretching Room, and the Hatbox Ghost is mentioned during the Attic scene. In 2005, Howard directed the biographical sports drama Cinderella Man based on the true story of heavyweight boxing champion James J. 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It eventually grossed over $100 million domestically and $126 million worldwide. As the daughter of Hollywood icon Ron Howard, who brought his directing chops to the Star Wars universe to pick up the reins on Solo last year, Bryce Dallas Howard … Howard took over directing duties on Solo: A Star Wars Story, a film featuring Star Wars character Han Solo in his younger years. The sequel was Angels & Demons (2009) with Hanks reprising his role and performances by Ewan McGregor and Stellan Skarsgård. Ron Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. The film stars Academy Award nominee's Glenn Close and Amy Adams. Ron Howard, who is taking over directing the "Star Wars" Han Solo spinoff, said he's been around the space franchise from the beginning. The film also starred Renée Zellweger as his wife Mae Braddock, and Paul Giamatti as his trainer Joe Gould. He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968. The film also featured performances from Mathew Macfadyen, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Hall, Oliver Platt, Toby Jones, and Kevin Bacon. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. The film has received widespread negative reception from critics. Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard will take over as director of the “ Star Wars ” Han Solo spinoff, Lucasfilm announced. In 2016, Inferno was released with Hanks continuing the role with performances by Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan and Omar Sy. Thurl Ravenscroft plays the Narrator, Pete Reneday plays the Ghost Host, and Eleanor Audley plays Madame Leota. They rented a house on the block south of the Desilu Studios, where The Andy Griffith Show was later filmed. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the … Howard also directed Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and the documentary films, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016), and Pavarotti (2019). Howard was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's 2009 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award. [Source], Ron Howard (born March 1, 1954)[1] is an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. In 2016, Howard directed the film In the Heart of the Sea about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820, an event that inspired Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Director Ron Howard revealed that his résumé of blockbuster films could have included Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. [2][3] In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts. He later starred on Happy Days. [15][16] The family moved to Hollywood in 1958, the year before the birth of his younger brother Clint Howard. As part of Imagine Entertainment, he appeared in a 1997 print ad for Milk – Where's your mustache?, in which he wore a cap for Imagine Entertainment and sported a milk mustache. ", In 1960, Howard was cast as Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show. He also appeared in two Happy Days TV reunions: 1992's The Happy Days Reunion Special, a retrospective hosted by Winkler that aired on ABC; and 2005's The Happy Days 30th Anniversary Reunion, co-produced by Winkler, where he was again reunited with most of the surviving cast. The film featured performances from Jennifer Connolly, Ed Harris, Josh Lucas, and Christopher Plummer. He appeared in June Allyson's CBS anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson in the episode "Child Lost"; in The Twilight Zone episode "Walking Distance"; a few episodes of the first season of the sitcom Dennis the Menace, as Stewart, one of Dennis's friends; and several first- and second-season episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. [44][45][46] They have four children: daughters Bryce Dallas Howard (born 1981), twins Jocelyn Carlyle and Paige Howard (born 1985), and son Reed Cross (born 1987). [33] The film is based on the taped conversations known as the Frost/Nixon interviews between former United States President Richard Nixon and British talk show host David Frost. The series began with The Da Vinci Code (2006) with Tom Hanks as Langdon, featuring performances by Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, and Alfred Molina. In 1994, Howard directed the newspaper comedy drama The Paper with an ensemble starring Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Jason Alexander, Jason Robards and Robert Duvall. Imagine has produced several films including Friday Night Lights, 8 Mile, and Inside Deep Throat, as well as the television series 24, Felicity, and Arrested Development which Howard also narrated. In the episode, Seth wants to learn to play an instrument in his father's band, but it looks as if he will not have the time; he has been diagnosed with leukemia. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, the film underperformed at the box office, significantly diminishing any chances for a follow … The first movie DID kind of end on a cliffhanger, after all. Recalling his experiences as a child actor on set, he commented, I was five years old. Howard officially replaced directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on June 22, 2017; they were let go from their position two days earlier, reportedly due to their refusal to compromise with Lucasfilm over the direction of the film; reportedly the directors encouraged significant improvisations by the actors, which was believed by some at Lucasfilm to be "shifting the story off-course". | This Week! It featured the story of two teenagers, Mike (Howard) and Karen (Robie Lester), who get trapped inside the Haunted Mansion. [1] Howard went on to direct several TV movies for NBC between 1978 and 1982, including the 1982 TV movie, Skyward, starring Bette Davis. In 1976, Howard played Gillom Rogers in the movie The Shootist, with John Wayne's final screen performance. Rotten Tomatoes gave it an approval rating of 80% based on reviews from 214 critics with an average score of 7.4/10. For other people named Ronald Howard, see, American film director, producer, and actor, Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie, Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, List of awards and nominations received by Ron Howard, "Full list of Oscar winners and nominees", "Les Moonves, Dick Wolf and Ron Howard Among TV 'Hall of Fame' Inductees", "Ron Howard receives rare 2nd star on Hollywood Walk of Fame", "Pals of the Saddle- Ron Howard [Archive] – JWMB – The Original John Wayne Message Board! Howard showcased the world premiere of his historical drama film Frost/Nixon at the London Film Festival in October 2008. [39] Afterwards, he will direct a biopic of pianist Lang Lang. Credited as "Ronny Howard", he portrayed the son of the title character (played by Andy Griffith) for all eight seasons of the show. Biographical information Ron Howard: A Star Wars Story — Why the Oscar-winner joined Solo in its time of upheaval this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Ron Howard is saying not to count on a Solo: A Star Wars Story sequel. Howard first gained fame as Opie Taylor, son of … This film was also a critical and financial hit. And Ron Howard and Russell Crowe prove to be a solid combination."[32]. [13][14] Rance Howard was serving three years in the United States Air Force at the time of Ron's birth. [5], Howard has also contributed to StarWars.com by reprising his role as narrator on Arrested Development with a parody video modeled on the TV show.[6]. [35] The film received 5 Academy Award nominations with Howard receiving a nomination for Best Director. It was written by Peter Morgan and starred Chris Hemsworth as Hunt, Daniel Brühl as Lauda, and Olivia Wilde as Suzy Miller. Directed by Ron Howard. In the 1970s, he appeared in at least one episode of The Bold Ones, as a teenage tennis player with an illness. The film was a box office and critical success. Howard appeared on the 1969 Disneyland Records album The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion. Howard played Steve Bolander in George Lucas' coming-of-age film American Graffiti in 1973. Characters of Star Wars: The High Republic, How Wookieepedia treats Canon and Legends, Warwick Davis: An Unlikely Hero, Part Two, Warwick Davis: A Career From Endor to Hogwarts, Ron Howard to Assume Directorial Duties on the Untitled Han Solo Film, Solo Director Ron Howard Stops By to Give Star Wars the Arrested Development Treatment. In 1980, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing and sometimes writing variety films and television series. American The film was a financial failure, but was well reviewed among critics. StarWars.com Team Ron Howard has been named as the new director of Lucasfilm and Disney's ... Howard also revealed on a podcast in 2015 that Lucas had approached him to direct the 1999 Star Wars … Howard is also known for directing the Robert Langdon films. The film also featured performances from Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, and Kathleen Quinlan. [39], On November 24, 2020, Howard's drama film Hillbilly Elegy was released on Netflix. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics the film was a financial success earning 137 million against its budget of 60 million. Solo: A Star Wars Story may reveal a lot about the backstory of everybody's favorite galactic smuggler, but one big mystery remains as the credits roll: who shot what? With Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover. He became a filmmaker and has directed such hit films as Apollo 13, The Da Vinci Code, and Rush. Howard was tutored at Desilu Studios in his younger years but continued his schooling at Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary and David Star Jordan Junior High when not working in television, eventually graduating from John Burroughs High School. Ron Howard reveals that George Lucas offered him the director's chair on Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace in addition to Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis. Alden Ehrenreich. Wookieepedia is a FANDOM Movies Community. Howard married writer Cheryl Alley (born 1953) on June 7, 1975. Actor, director, producer The podcast asked Howard if there were any rumblings … [4] He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. The film starred Jim Carrey as the titular character and featured performances from Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon with Anthony Hopkins serving as the film's narrator. So I recall just a very relaxed first impression.[21]. Part 1 & 2, This page was last edited on 6 April 2021, at 03:00. In 2017, after the firing of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Howard was tapped to be the new director of Solo: A Star Wars Story. The film is based on the memoir of the same name by J. D. Vance and was adapted for the screen by Vanessa Taylor. Its consensus states, "With grittiness and an evocative sense of time and place, Cinderella Man is a powerful underdog story. Howard left Happy Days just before the start of its eighth season in 1980 when he was offered a contract to direct television movies for NBC, an arrangement that required Howard to remain exclusive with the network for one year. Featured in the cast as Dr. McIvers is Ron Howard's father Rance Howard.[22]. They lived in Hollywood for at least three years, before moving to Burbank. Howard is also known for directing the children's fantasy film How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) as well as the Robert Langdon film series, The Da Vinci Code (2006), Angels & Demons (2009), and Inferno (2016). Howard's direction for the 1995 docudrama film Apollo 13 received praise from critics. Ron Howard has blamed the disappointing box office of Solo: A Star Wars Story on an online trolling campaign.. Other than Phil Lord and Chris Miller, everyone involved with “Solo: A Star Wars Story” seems pretty happy that Ron Howard ended up directing the film. He also directed the science fiction comedy-drama Cocoon (1985) starring Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn, Wilfred Brimley, and Brian Dennehy. "[31] The film went on the receive 9 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. Despite all the awards success, Howard failed to receive an Academy Award for Best Director nomination. [1] A role in an installment of series Love, American Style, titled "Love and the Television Set",[23] led to his being cast as Richie Cunningham in the TV series Happy Days (for syndication, the segment was re-titled "Love and the Happy Days"). Before leaving Happy Days in 1980, Howard made his directing debut with the 1977 low-budget comedy/action film Grand Theft Auto, based on a script he co-wrote with his father, Rance. [1] This came after cutting a deal with Roger Corman, wherein Corman let Howard direct a film in exchange for Howard starring in Eat My Dust!, with Christopher Norris. [36] At the time, the film was nearly completed, with three and a half weeks left to film and another five weeks of reshoots scheduled. Howard also returned for the series finale in May of 1984, the latter marking one of his last acting roles. At this point, even a "maybe" is a better answer than what fans have been hearing for two years, that Solo: A Star Wars … Despite the film receiving mixed reviews from critics, it was a financial success and earned $345 million at the box office. He appeared as Barry Stewart on The Eleventh Hour in 1965; on I Spy, in the episode "Little Boy Lost", in 1966; as Henry Fonda's son in an ABC series, The Smith Family, in 1968; as Jodah, in "Land of the Giants", in 1969; as a boy whose father was shot, on the TV show "Daniel Boone", in 1971–72; and as an underage Marine on M*A*S*H in the episode "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet", in 1973. The film starred Kurt Russell, Donald Sutherland, and Robert De Niro. Ben Solo Turns to the Dark Side, The Rise of Skywalker Expands, and More! And I was preoccupied with the prop that was in my hand, because it was a toy turtle. Nationality The concept of death – and the unfairness of it all – is an extremely difficult one for Jason to accept, and it is up to Grandpa to help the boy through this crisis. In 1988, he directed the dark fantasy drama film Willow starring Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film The Music Man(1962), a critical and commercial success. The film went on to receive eight Academy Award nominations including a win for Best Picture and a nomination and win for Howard as Best Director. All three films received mixed reviews but were popular among audiences. Ron Howard has said that online trolls were partly to blame for the lacklustre box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Harrison Ford. A sequel for Solo: A Star Wars Story could still happen, director Ron Howard says. [8][9][10][11][12] His father was born with the surname "Beckenholdt" and took the stage name "Howard" in 1948 for his acting career. The film received rave reviews with many praising Keaton's leading performance. [24] The film was a critical hit and received two Academy Award nominations. The film featured performances by Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson. Film critics Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune [25] and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a positive review.[26]. Frank Langella portrayed Nixon opposite Michael Sheen as Frost. Howard received the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind and was nominated again for the same awards for Frost/Nixon. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics. His films included the comedies Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), and Cocoon (1985) as well as the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper comedy drama film The Paper (1994). Solo: A Star Wars Story (or simply Solo) is a 2018 American space Western film centering on the Star Wars character Han Solo, also featuring his original trilogy co-protagonists Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian.Directed by Ron Howard, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the second Star Wars anthology film, following Rogue One (2016). ", "Actress keeps name of her famous family", "Ron Howard's 'Breakthrough'? In 2000, he directed the live action children's fantasy film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas based on the Dr. Seuss children's book. From the critically acclaimed dramas A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Apollo 13 (1995) to the hit comedies Parenthood (1989) and Splash (1984), he has created some of Hollywood's most memorable films. Beginning in 1974, he played the likeable "buttoned-down" boy, in contrast to Henry Winkler's "greaser" Arthur "Fonzie"/"The Fonz" Fonzarelli. Director Ron Howard seems optimistic. The film was released on May 23, 2018. Ron Howard recently appeared on the LCB Podcast and he was asked about the possibility of a follow-up film to Solo or possibly a Disney+ series using some of the characters. In 2013, Howard directed sports drama Rush, based on the Hunt–Lauda rivalry between two Formula One drivers, the British James Hunt and the Austrian Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula 1 motor-racing season. Career The film received positive reviews from critics who praised Crowe's and Connolly's performances. Howard first gained fame as Opie Taylor, son of Sheriff Andy Taylor, on The Andy Griffith Show. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard is one of this generation's most popular directors. Howard was born in Duncan, Oklahoma in 1954, the elder son of Jean Speegle Howard (1927–2000), an actress, and Rance Howard (1928–2017), a director, writer, and actor. Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American film director, producer and actor. Howard played "Timmy" (uncredited) in "Counterfeit Gun", Season 4, Episode 2 (1960) of the TV series, "The Cheyenne Show. The film received widespread critical acclaim with Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times praised the film in his review saying: "A powerful story, one of the year's best films, told with great clarity and remarkable technical detail, and acted without pumped-up histrionics. But I had to pretend it was a real turtle that the audience just wasn't seeing, and it was dead, so I was supposed to be crying and very emotional, and I remember him looking at that little turtle and talking to me about how it was kind of funny to have to pretend that was dead. The film was a massive financial success earning $335 million off a budget of $52 million. He has had a long association with Lucasfilm, beginning with his starring role in George Lucas's second film, American Graffiti (1973). [40][41] The film was received well by general audiences, with a 83% user approval on Rotten Tomatoes.[42]. [4], In 2005, he wrote the foreword for The Cinema of George Lucas.