Ron Howard
Ron Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howardis an American film director, a producer, and an actor. Howard is best known for playing two high-profile roles in television sitcoms in his childhood and early adulthood, and for directing a number of successful feature films later in his career...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth1 March 1954
CityDuncan, OK
CountryUnited States of America
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I was able to get great grades and I worked hard at it. I felt I was a role model for the kids I was around by being a good worker and a good student.
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We look at some similar areas in such a completely different way. We're a comedy, we're very contemporary. We're very much about the impact of celebrity and fame on an individual in today's world.
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For most of us, we had never seen anything like that or went through anything like that.
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