While working on The Andy Griffith Show, Ron soaked up all the knowledge that he could from those around him. Andy taught him ...

Ron Howard seeks justice for Opie and Richie. As a child, the film mogul was best known for his role as Opie Taylor in the CBS sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, playing the son of Andy Griffith’s main ...

Before he was a revered director or even Richie Cunningham on Happy Days, Ron Howard was just a little redheaded boy named Opie Taylor, growing up in the fictional town of Mayberry on The Andy ...

According to Howard, another key aspect of the show’s lasting success was its commitment to Griffith’s perspective. “It was so much a function of a kind of singular creative voice, not that,” he told ...

Ron, 71, started out as a child actor before making the transition into directing as his career has progressed. He rose to prominence as Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s before ...

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Ron Howard earned his first-ever acting Emmy nomination Tuesday when he was recognized for his guest-starring role on “The Studio.” The famed director has ...