Ron Howard

 Born on March 1st, 1954. Ronald William Howard is an American screenwriter, producer and actor. Howard made his name as an actor in his early years. Howard was a guest on various television shows, like The Twilight Zone. He was the teen Opie Taylor who played the role of the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor from 1960 until 1968 in The Andy Griffith Show. He was also in The Music Man (1962) which was a critical and commercial success. From 1959 until 1973, Howard was known as Ronny Howard. Howard played one of the most prominent characters in American Graffiti (1973), and then he became famous as Richie Cunningham on Happy Days (1974–1988). Howard was also a producer, director and write for several television shows and films. Howard directed comedy films Night Shift (1982), Splash (84), and Cocoon (85) and Cocoon (85) and also the romantic Willow (1988).