Ron Howard
publication date: Sunday, February 1, 2009 (part of Round XXXVIII)
category: 
Movies
clue: After sharing the screen with Andy Griffith and the Fonz, it's no wonder this child star fled to the other side of the camera.
explanation: Howard was a former child star on The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days before becoming a film director in adulthood. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Lori Lancaster, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Mihai Rusu, Vicki Moore, and Peter Wilhelm
trivia: Howard was nominated for an Oscar in 2009 for directing Frost/Nixon.
 | This goo was part of Oscars Week 2009. |
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