The Unknown Facts Of Ron Howard
Ron Howard is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has directed a number of popular movies such as Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Rush, and Cinderella Man. However, there are many things that you may not know about him. Check out these unknown facts about the famous director to see what you’ve been missing.
Early Life Of Ron Howard
Ron Howard was born on March 1, 1956 in Burbank, California. He attended Brigham Young University and graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After graduating, he worked as an assistant director to Steven Spielberg on 1941. In 1980, he made his feature film debut with the critically-acclaimed comedy Night Shift. The following year, he directed his first dramatic movie, Escape From New York.
The director has been nominated for twenty-one Academy Awards and has won three times: Best Director for A Beautiful Mind and Cinderella Man; Best Picture for Apollo 13; and Best Director-Producer for Rush.
The director has also received six Emmy Awards and is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute (2005).
There are many unknown facts about Ron Howard that you may not know already!
Who Is Ron Howard?
Ron Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 14th, 1954. He is an American film director, producer, and actor.
Howard has directed a number of popular movies such as Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Rush, and Cinderella Man. However, there are many things that you may not know about him.
Howard is a recipient of two Academy Awards: Best Director for Apollo 13 (1995), and Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind (2001).
He has also been nominated for five Saturn Awards: Best Director twice for Cocoon (1985) and Parenthood (1989), Best Film Editing once for Cocoon (1985), Best Actor three times for Parenthood (1989), and Cocoon (1985), and Best Screenplay once for Cocoon (1985).
In 2001 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President George W. Bush.
Ron Howard’s Net Worth
Ron Howard is one of the highest-paid directors in Hollywood. The well-known director has made over $25 million from his career. He started his career as a child actor and became famous for playing Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show.
His Most Famous Movies And TV Shows
Many people are aware of Ron Howard’s directing style, but what they might not know is that he has directed over ten TV shows and over a hundred commercials.
Howard’s most famous movies include Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Rush, Cinderella Man, Cocoon: The Return, Parenthood, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Cocoon: The Return. His most popular TV show is Arrested Development on Netflix.
One of his most recent movies is Inferno and it was directed by him with Tom Hanks as the lead role.
Howard also wrote the screenplay for Splash.
His Awards And Nominations
Ron Howard has been nominated for three Academy Awards, a Tony Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Directors Guild of America Awards.
Unknown Facts About The Director
Ron Howard was born on April 26, 1954.
He was the youngest of three children and has two brothers.
His favorite color is purple.
He directed “Cinderella Man” in 2005, which is based on a true story about boxer James J. Braddock.
He directed “Rush” in 2013, which is based on the true story of Formula One racer James Hunt who had a long-standing rivalry with Austrian driver Niki Lauda.
Conclusion
Ron Howard is one of the most famous directors in Hollywood. His movies and TV shows have grossed over $10 billion collectively. His biggest hit is the “Back to the Future” trilogy. He has also directed some of the most critically acclaimed movies like “Apollo 13,” “Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Ransom,” and “The Da Vinci Code.”
