On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...

The two-time Oscar winner has since helmed over 30 projects, but says fans calling him Opie or Richie doesn’t bother him anymore Howard, 71, began his career in Hollywood as a child star, famously ...

Ron Howard became a household name as child actor Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to 1968, then solidified his fame playing Richie Cunningham on Happy Days throughout the 1970s.

In 1985, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer decided to make it official. The creative partners were riding high off a pair of unlikely box office hits - "Night Shift," a raunchy Michael Keaton comedy about ...

Ron Howard tells PEOPLE how he and Paul McCartney connected and helped give him new perspective on his acting career Howard starred on two hit TV shows, The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days, before ...