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CHARACTER ANALYSIS Michael Cross Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ PSY-355 Dr. Terry Stone

RON HOWARD Ron Howard is a famous actor, producer, director and screenwriter who has an inspirational life history that has made him one of the most successful on both sides of the camera. 2

CHILDHOOD AND BACKGROUND Ronald William Howard Born March 1, 1954 In: Duncan, Oklahoma Raised by mother and father, both actors 3 Ronny Howard made his first screen debut in Frontier Woman (1955) at the age of 18 months (Britannica, 2023). Appearing on various TV shows until landing the role of Opie Taylor on the Andy Griffith Show in 1960, which ran for 8 years (Britannica, 2023). Also featured in various other hit films before his big film hit with American Graffiti in 1973 (Britannica, 2023). Probably known best for his character of Richie Cunningham on Happy Days which ran until 1980 (Britannica, 2023).

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BAUMRIND’S PARENTING STYLES In an interview with Alison Beard (2023), Ron stated that his parents were strict but not harsh (Beard, 2023). They were helicoptering before that was a thing (Beard, 2023). 4

SOCIAL CHALLENGES Ron admits that when he was growing up and, on The Andy Griffith, Show people would call him by his character “Opie” which he found intimidating and reductive (Myers, 2021). Not to mention that the name came with rhymes and taunts that he was a showoff or came from privilege (Myers, 2021). 5

INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT We always lived in the house that my dad, a struggling workaday actor, could afford (Britannica, 2023). Therefore, we weren’t treated any different than a normal family (Britanica, 2023). Having a mother and father that were familiar with the acting profession made a lot of difference as well (Beard, 2023). 6

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INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT Ron tells of his support of his family being the best support that chould have been (Beard, 2023). Ron says “My dada taught me about putting yourself into the character on a personal emotional level. To this day I’ve got a hypersensitive empathectic pathway.” (Beard, 2023) 7

INFLUENCES ON DEVELOPMENT Ron also attributes much of his ability to move from child actor to actor to producer/director/screenwrite needs to be attributed to his relationship with his brother (Clint). 8

PIVOTAL PERIOD OF DEVELOPMENT Ron was always looking at the cameras from the other side and the crew let him get a feel for what it was like (Britannica, 2023). When he was around twelve, he fell in love with the movies, he called it his cinematic revolution (Beard, 2023). He recognized that the person behind that filmmaking was first and foremost the director and he wanted to play in that sandbox (Beard, 2023). 9

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RESEARCH- BASED FINDINGS Ron decided the best way to get behind the camera was to attend film school (Beard, 2023). However, it was interrupted by being cast in Happy Days (Beard, 2023). He did not expect it to take off as a series, he was making good money so he thought he would go back to school soon (Beard, 2023). Ron took it upon himself to startmaking short films and then more ambitious ones with sound (Beard, 2023). He started writing scripts which led him to be able leverage himself into acting and directing a B movie called Grand Theft Auto (The Boys, 2021). 10

CONCLUSIO N 11 Ron Howards life as a actor, producer, director, and screenwriter were made possible by the support of his parents. Being his manager meant they were entitled to 15% of his earnings, they only took 5%, saving the rest for him (Myers, 2021). They supported his acting, during The Andy Griffith Show, dad would read him his script, he did not read yet, and help him to make it work. For his first screen test they made a makeshift microphone and had him practice to be comfortable with it (Myers, 2021). Likewise, Andy Griffith gave him plenty of pointers on how to act and be the onstage presence he was suppost to portray (The Boys, 2021).

REFERENCES Beard, A. (2023, January 1). Life’s Work: An Interview with Ron Howard. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2023/01/lifes-work-an-interview-with-ron-howards Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2023, November 11). Ron Howard. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ron-Howard Myers, M. (2021, October 12). Actors Ron Howard and Clint Howard Talk About Coming of Age on Movie Sets. Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/actors-clint-and-ron-howard-talk-about-coming-of-age-on-movie-sets-11634051334 The Boys by Ron Howard and Clint Howard | Lemuria Books. (2021). Www.lemuriabooks.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.lemuriabooks.com/The-Boys-p/fes0063065246.htm

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