Ron Howard has been acting since he was a little boy. Many remember him as Opie on The Andy Griffith Show. He soon moved on to Happy Days and then switched his career to mainly being a director. So, it is no surprise that Ron has now written a memoir!
The surprise is that fellow actor Tom Hanks actually inspired Ron to write the memoir. Ron wrote the book with his brother, Clint Howard. Their father, Rance, was also a famous actor. One suggestion from Tom sparked their idea to write a book.
Tom Hanks inspired Ron Howard and his brother Clint to write a memoir about their childhood
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Ron said, “I had thought about (writing a memoir), and Iโd been asked about it. Iโd even talked to my friend Tom Hanks about it, he said, ‘Sure youโve had a fascinating life, but if you ever do write about it, I would focus on your childhood.’ Thatโs because whenever weโre sitting around on the set, those are the stories he wanted to hear about. He asked the same question so many people have asked me all my life, which is, ‘What was it like to grow up on television?'”
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He added, “But what really pulled us together was the opportunity to use our past and use those anecdotes that look backwards and all the humor and the nostalgia of that to tell a family story about our very unique parents, and the very unique way in which they helped us navigate โ to answer the Tom Hanks question โ what was it like growing up on television. It was all about being Rance and Jean Howardโs kids.”
Ron and Clint’s memoir titled The Boys: A memoir of Hollywood and Family releases on Oct. 12. Click here to pre-order the book on Amazon.
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