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Ron Howard’s Biggest Revelations About ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and Childhood Stardom

Ron Howard has made several revelations about his time playing Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show for eight seasons and his other childhood acting roles.

Before Ron Howard became a superstar director, he was a child actor, with one of his most notable roles being Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show. He has since made some major revelations about his time in the fictional town of Mayberry alongside the late Andy Griffith. The Graduate, Romeo and Juliet, Bonnie and Clyde — those films were a bit neorealist, borrowing from Europe, and had an anarchy and rebellion that was beginning to emerge in American cinema.

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