Robert William (Ron) Howard is an outstanding American film director, producer, screenwriter, musician and actor. Among his directorial works, the most famous became: Apollo 13, Knockdown, Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Inferno, and Mind Games. Howard received the Academy Award twice for his film The Mind Games in Best Director and Best Movie. He is the owner of two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Howard literally from birth plunged into the world of cinema thanks to his parents, who are directly related to cinema. Father is a famous actor, director and producer Rans Howard, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, who has starred in more than two hundred films. Mom - actress Gene Spigle Howard, a graduate of the New York School of Acting, which also has a sufficient number of roles in film and theater. Robert Clint's younger brother also followed in the footsteps of his parents, becoming an actor.
Childhood
The boy was born in March 1954 in the United States, where his creative biography began. Still not learning how to walk properly, he got on his first shoot in the film "Woman from the Border", where his father took him. Of course, Ron did not succeed in shining with his innate acting abilities at such an early age, but after a few years he began to demonstrate his skills, having appeared in many films and series, among which were the films “Travel”, “Twilight Zone”, Dennis the Tormentor, Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days.
Howard became famous already in his school years, when he repeatedly appeared on stage in theatrical productions and took part in the filming of short films not only as an actor, but also as a director.
Working as an actor did not stop Ron from successfully graduating from school, because his parents strictly ensured that the filming process could not affect the education and comprehensive development of the child. He studied at a regular school and besides cinema he was keenly interested in sports. Ron played basketball very well and repeatedly competed, joining the national team.
Adolescence
Despite his natural acting talent, Ron became interested in the creative process of filming and dreamed of his own films. After graduating from high school, Howard entered the university at the faculty of directing. But he didn’t like his studies and in two years the young man left the university, believing that the theory would not help him and only practice would make him a real professional.
To start making his first full-length film, Ron enters into a tacit agreement with his friend and producer R. Cormen. He offered the young man to star in the main role in the film "Eat My Dust", and in return promised to find an opportunity to finance his film. The deal took place and was successful both for Ron and for his friend. So the acting continued and the directorial career of Howard in the big movie began.
During his creative career, Howard starred in more than 70 films, directed about 40 films and became the producer of 80 films.
Director's work
Among the well-known films of the director Howard are such films as: "Splash", "Apollo 13", "Grinch - the thief of Christmas", "Ransom", "Backdraft". But the most serious work in the biography of Ron was the famous drama film "Mind Games". This is a dramatic work based on the biography of the famous scientist, mathematician, who received the Nobel Prize - John Nash. The film was shot based on the novel of the same name by Sylvia Nazar, which brought the author great popularity. The main role in the film went to R. Crowe. The actor brilliantly coped with the task and as a result received the Golden Globe Award. The picture was nominated for an Oscar, as well as the directing work of Howard. She received two Academy Award nominations for Best Film and Best Director.
After that, a number of Howard's directorial works appeared, which brought him worldwide fame: “Da Vinci Code”, “Angels and Demons”, “Inferno”, “In the Heart of the Sea”, “Han Solo: Star Wars. Stories”. He also produced many famous paintings, including Dilemma, Do Not Give Up, In the Heart of the Sea, Race, Falsehood, The Dark Tower, and many others.
