Ronald William Howard was born March 1st, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma. He is the older of two brothers. His parents, Rance Howard his father was an actor, director and writer, his mother Jean Howard was an actress, in 1959 his family relocated to Hollywood. Young Ron quickly joined the family business and his first television role was on an episode of "Playhouse 90" and was followed by an appearance on "The Red Skelton Show." He also was in four episodes of "Denis the Menace" and five shows of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis." (Encarta)
Ron has the face that refused to age. No matter how much of his hair he looses, or how much of a beard he grows, he continues to have a boyish charm. For some viewers he is always remembered as Opie Taylor and to others as Richie Cunningham, while the more populated group of the confused he is know as Opie Cunningham. (sitcomsonline)
The television producer Sheldon Leonard, who had seen Howard’s performance in Barnaby and Mr. O’Mally, cast the actor in the "Andy Griffith Show" which began its eight years on CBS on October 3, 1960. The gentle and subtle comedy of the show was set in the sleepy town of Mayberry, North Carolina, and was centered on the daily lives of sheriff Andy Taylor (Griffith), his young son, Opie (Howard), Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), who was the live in housekeeper and Opei’s surrogate mother, and Barney Fife (Don Knotts), Andy’s deputy. The scenes between Andy and Opie were sensitively written by Ron’s father with similarities of their relationship, some of Opeis lines were also written by his father.
Howard’s parents intervened in certain ways in his life since he was a child star like making sure certain aspects of contracts said didn’t say that he had to do promotional tours. When he was not working he was enrolled in public schools so he could interact with other kids his age. "In school I was a novelty at first," Howard told Edwin Miller. "People got very jazzed up about the idea of having a kid actor in class. That would blow over in a couple of weeks, and then I was able to blend right in." Howard later made the basketball team at Burroughs High School in Burbank; Howard then had to turn down acting assignments so he wouldn’t miss any basketball games.
The Andy Griffith Show and I love Lucy have been two of the most watched shows in the history of television aired on CBS. I Love Lucy was a scripted sitcom recorded in front of a live studio audience with multiple cameras to give it better comic energy. It took place in an apartment in New York and her husband was an upcoming Cuban American who sung in a band. Although this was a black and white film, Lucy and Ricardo had colorful personalities. Lucy was always dressed nicely and Ricardo was always in a suit or business like attire. The house was always spotless as she was a housewife and an excellent mother later on. Lucy had a way of getting into trouble but Ricky somehow managed to get them out. She also displayed some traits that women were stereotyped for such as not showing or looking your age, being careless with money, and other secretive things. Ricardo on the other hand was the total opposite of Lucy which in the end balanced out their relationship. He has more patience than most and when he gets extremely mad, he would speak reall...
Howard Allan Stern was born January 12, 1954 in New York, New York to parents Ray and Ben Stern. For the first 15 years of his life, Stern lived in Roosevelt, Long Island, NY. Sterns love for radio was inherited from his father, who owned part of a recording studio. Stern displayed a love of performing from an early age. Encouraged by his mother, Stern would create puppet shows for his friends, and then perform them in his basement. The shows of course would have Sterns personal touch of being outrageous. Sterns social life growing up was not the best. Roosevelt having a large African American population made it hard for Stern to fit in and he the target of school fights. The Stern family moved to Rockville Centre, in 1969, when Stern was 15.
Jack Warner grew up in a home where everyone is occupied. He always was passionate about performing arts and acting. During his late teenage years, he sang for weddings, funerals, and lodge meetings. Some of his dad’s friends who owned Nickelodeon invited Jack and Rose, his sister, to come to the studio and sing. He also sang in front of theaters to earn money and bring business. This caused Jack and his brothers to indulge in the filming industry.
On January 9, 1913, on a little lemon ranch in Yorba Linda, California, Francis Nixon and Hannah Nixon gave birth to Richard Nixon. The eventual President Nixon was the second of five brothers whose early death of Harold and Arthur Nixon, would impact is life greatly in later years. After his father's lemon farm eventual failure in 1922, forcing them to move to Whittier, California, his family opened and worked at a gas station to get by.(nixonlibrary.gov).
February 6, 1911 was a happy day for parents Nelle and John Reagan, due to the birth of their youngest son Ronald Wilson Reagan. Ronald was born in Tampico, Illinois, where his family lived in an apartment above a general store (Foster). Soon after Ronald’s birth, his family moved to Dixon, Illinois where they acquired a house in the city (Foster). In interviews Reagan describes his childhood in Dixon as “full of scrapes and adventure” (“Ronald W Reagan” 10). Regan attended Dixon High School where he studied economics and sociology. Throughout college Regan worked a job, played on the college’s football team, and participated in the school’s theatre events (“Reagan” 10). Regan enjoyed his time as an actor in college and would soon be awarded an acting contract after taking a screen test his final year of college (Foster). After the death of his father, Reagan moved to Hollywood, California in 1937 to pursue his acting career, leaving his mother behind (“Reagan” 11). Reagan appeared in 53 films including “Hell Cats of The Navy” and “Bed...
Fred Astaire was born on May 10th 1899 in Omaha, Nebraska where he started preforming as a child with his older sister Adele. They started out touring in vaudeville but later in 1917 both made it to Broadway. Fred did many productions with his sister but one that stands out is the 1927 production of Funny Face. Astaire had trouble starting his career though and for one of his first screen tests he failed to attract any attention and the studio executive wrote, "Can't sing. Can't act. Slightly balding. Can dance a little." In 1932 his sister met a man and got married which retired her from their brother-sister act. This was just the thing that pushed him to go to Hollywood and break into the film industry where he started off his career and got many new exciting opportunities. ...
The Andy show highlights Taylor Griffiths as a Sheriff of a small town, in North Carolina, name Mayberry. The show setting has many adventures that are very realistic and pure that viewers may feel that as they were a part of; particularly when watching the show one may feel as he or she is really in Mayberry. The show was probably one of the best sitcom of all time, not only by the cast ability to get the viewers to stay engaged, but mostly the way it was written and produced to attract the audience. Besides, the
At the age of thirteen he began working in order to earn money for college. He was a shoe shiner, an elevator boy, and a paper boy. He attended the all-black Armstrong High School, where he acted in plays, was a sergeant in the Cadet Corps, and earned good grades, graduating at the age of 16.
Shelton Jackson Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia March 20, 1957. Born to teacher Jacqueline Carroll and jazz musician William James Edward Lee, Shelton grew up in Brooklyn, New York where he was provided with a rich cultural upbringing that included plays, movies, and music (Gale 1). At a young age, Lee was nicknamed “Spike” by his mother who noticed his rough nature and the nickname stuck well into his adult life. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia where he gained an interest in film and then graduated with a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication. Lee went on to attend New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he created his first student film and graduated in 1982 with a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television. Being one of the few black students to attend Tisch School of the Arts, the aspiring filmmaker’s first year at New York University was a particularly difficult one. Lee’s experiences, race, and upbringing have all led him to create controversial films to provide audiences with an insight into racial issues.
Born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba, Linda, California was Richard Milhous Nixon. He lived on a lemon ranch owned by his parents Francis Anthony Nixon and Hannah Milhous Nixon. Richard has four other siblings; he was the second of the five brothers. The Nixon family experienced financial hardships and death of his two beloved brothers. The family moved to Whittier, California, there they had a grocery store and a gas station, which all the Nixon family worked in to make ends meet. Nixon spent his three years at Duke’s University law school, he graduated in 1937. He met Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan in 1938, Nixon was smitten by her and pursued her, soon enough they married on June 21, 1940. In 1942, the Nixon family moved to Washington, D.C., where Nixon got the opportunity to join the Office of Price Administration. He quickly left to join the Navy in 1942. After his discharge, his political ambition rekindled when Republicans in California where in search for a con...
Curley?s wife had the most pathetic and depressing life. Curley?s Wife spent her whole life trying to grab attention. She was always labeled and ignored by everyone on the ranch, an example of this is when George tells Lennie that she was trouble and to stay away from her. Curley?s wife was ignored and used from early on, when she was given false intentions on being a movie star.
Adam Sandler is a well-known comedian, musician, actor, screenwriter, and singer. He is known throughout the nation for his accomplishments in the entertainment business.
In the 1998 version the main character Hallie and Annie are played by Lindsey Lohan. The original version has Hayley Mills playing Susan and Sharon. Hallie and Annie are sweet characters that don't see eye to eye with each other at first, like in the original. Susan and Sharon are much more bitter. They play more jokes on
On April 4, 1965, Robert Downey Jr. was born in New York. At a very young age he began acting. In the 1980s he started his appearances on Saturday Night Live. Given the amazing life he was offered, he struggled trying to pursue his dreams. Although he had a great life a head of him, it was slowly deteriorating at the same time, as he struggled with the use of drugs.