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Ron Howard
Birth at
1 March 1954
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It can be said that the fate of his birth was predetermined: Hollywood producer and director Ronald William “Ron” Howard was born into a family of actors. It happened on March 1, 1954 in the United States (Oklahoma). His acting debut took place, when Ron was only a year and a half: the boy “lit up” in the film “Woman from the Frontier” (1955). He studied acting at universities, at the same time played in films. But he did not achieve great success in this field. But after more than twenty years,
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It can be said that the fate of his birth was predetermined: Hollywood producer and director Ronald William “Ron” Howard was born into a family of actors. It happened on March 1, 1954 in the United States (Oklahoma). His acting debut took place, when Ron was only a year and a half: the boy “lit up” in the film “Woman from the Frontier” (1955).
He studied acting at universities, at the same time played in films. But he did not achieve great success in this field. But after more than twenty years, he will come directorial fame. comedy
Night shift. (1982) was greeted by the audience “with hurrah”: an unusual fervent plot, packaged in a bright “fantastic”. The picture turned out to be fun and even somewhat reckless. The new film "Splash" (1984) - and a new victory Howard-director. In addition, this film debuted Tom Hanks, who was destined to become a brilliant actor.
Fantastic drama
"Cocoon" The film, created a year later, becomes a landmark for the director and brings two statuettes of the prestigious Oscar film award. It is this film that sparks a new star in the sky of cinema called Ron Howard. The next film work, Willow, will initially go unnoticed, but after a considerable number of years, justice prevailed: the film is recognized as a classic of the cinema genre.
Once again, he loudly declared himself a comedy “Parents”, and then fixed the result with the picture “Reverse traction”. Both films were very successful. However, the next rise is followed by a fall: two films, “Distant Country” and “Gazette”, were recognized by critics as failures. But Howard didn't lose heart. He continued to work on the set. That's how they came to be.
Apollo 13. And he brought back to his creator the laurels of a talented director. The film grossed more than $150 million at the box office and became an Oscar nominee in nine positions. This was followed by cult works in different genres: “The Grinch is the thief of Christmas” with the inimitable Jim Carrey, “The Da Vinci Code” and
Mind games" It won Ron Howard four Oscars, including Best Director.