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Which director got his start as a child actor playing Opie Taylor on 'The Andy Griffith Show' before later directing 'Apollo 13' (1995)?
Answer
Ron Howard
Ron Howard played young Opie Taylor on 'The Andy Griffith Show' from 1960 to 1968 before transitioning to directing, eventually helming the acclaimed 1995 space drama 'Apollo 13'.
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Ron Howard directed Apollo 13 after playing Opie on The Andy Griffith Show, becoming one of cinema's most reliable blockbuster directors.
Other options people guess
- Rob Reiner
- Clint Eastwood
- Jodie Foster
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- directors
- child-actors
- 1990s
- andy-griffith-show
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