{"id":2021536,"date":"2025-09-14T18:20:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2021536"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:20:16","slug":"ron-howards-brother-insists-were-just-people-with-jobs-as-he-shrugs-off-fame-despite-hollywood-dynasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ron-howards-brother-insists-were-just-people-with-jobs-as-he-shrugs-off-fame-despite-hollywood-dynasty\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Howard&#8217;s brother insists &#8216;we&#8217;re just people&#8217; with jobs as he shrugs off fame despite Hollywood dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite his brother being an Academy Award-winning director, his niece\u2019s bona fides as an action movie star, and his prolific acting r\u00e9sum\u00e9, Clint Howard stresses his family isn\u2019t &#8220;anything special.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I understand that, yeah, what Ron [Howard] and I have done is very unique,&#8221; Clint Howard told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. &#8220;We&#8217;re just people that make a living. We&#8217;re just people that have jobs and, you know, yeah, our jobs are creative, our jobs are creative. That doesn&#8217;t mean we&#8217;re anything special.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also praised Ron\u2019s daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard, 44, who starred in three films of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/jurassic-world-dominion-director-probably-jurassic-park\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Jurassic World&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Jurassic World&#8221;<\/a> franchise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bryce is a wonderful, wonderful person, great, great mother, great leader amongst her friends,&#8221; Clint gushed. &#8220;She&#8217;s directing now, and she likes to act, and she&#8217;s really humble about it all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ron-howards-golden-anniversary-move-have-young-lovers-taking-notes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ron Howard's Golden Anniversary Move Will Have Young Lovers Taking Notes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Ron Howard&#8217;s Golden Anniversary Move Will Have Young Lovers Taking Notes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Despite his brother being an Academy Award-winning director, his niece\u2019s bona fides as an action movie star, and his prolific acting r\u00e9sum\u00e9, Clint Howard stresses his family isn\u2019t &#8220;anything special.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clint, 66, and Ron, 71, both started in the business as children, with Ron playing Opie Taylor on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/betty-lynn-thelma-lou-andy-griffith-show-proud-patriot\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;The Andy Griffith Show&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;The Andy Griffith Show&#8221;<\/a> starting in 1960 and Clint finding fame on &#8220;Gentle Ben&#8221; in 1967.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since then, Clint has done everything from &#8220;The Jungle Book&#8221; to &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221; to &#8220;Dr. Seuss&#8217; How the Grinch Stole Christmas,&#8221; and several incarnations of &#8220;Star Trek,&#8221; and Ron is a celebrated director of movies like &#8220;Splash,&#8221; &#8220;Parenthood,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/famed-apollo-13-moon-mission-commander-jim-lovell-dead-97\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Apollo 13,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Apollo 13,&#8221;<\/a> and &#8220;Solo: A Star Wars Story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also won two Oscars for &#8220;A Beautiful Mind&#8221; in 2002, and was nominated for best director and best picture in 2008 for &#8220;Frost\/Nixon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The two brothers are also celebrating the fact that they are each up for their first acting Emmys this year: Ron for his guest spot on &#8220;The Studio,&#8221; and Clint for his 13-episode turn on &#8220;The Bold and the Beautiful.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>WATCH: CLINT HOWARD INSISTS HIS FAMILY AREN&#8217;T \u2018ANYTHING SPECIAL\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ron-howards-daughter-had-messed-up-childhood-fixation-worried-her-parents\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ron Howard's Daughter Had \u2018Messed-up\u2019 Childhood Fixation That Worried Her Parents;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Ron Howard&#8217;s Daughter Had \u2018Messed-up\u2019 Childhood Fixation That Worried Her Parents<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I know in heaven, somewhere, my mom is up there just beaming, beaming that her boys got nominated for Emmys,&#8221; Clint said. &#8220;And it&#8217;s pretty wacky. I mean, the fact is I think this is one of the first times that two brothers have been nominated in the same year for Emmys. You know, so I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s happened \u2026 but it&#8217;s a wonderful achievement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said while he\u2019ll be attending the Daytime Emmy Awards for his nomination in &#8220;The Bold and the Beautiful,&#8221; he would be watching the Primetime Emmy Awards from home, &#8220;and I hope to God Ron wins.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ron, Clint and Bryce Dallas Howard speaking at an event\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/M_wcGYprvZ3wZW35uRK_PQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/ac04f0709a4fd9a26994ab37ee1ade76\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ron Howard, left, with daughter Bryce Dallas Howard and brother Clint Howard at an event earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ron has received more than two dozen Emmy nominations in the past for directing and producing, and won a Golden Globe for his acting on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/happy-days-stars-first-public-reunion-over-50-years\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Happy Days&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Happy Days&#8221;<\/a> in 1978. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ron Howard and Henry Winkler on Happy Days\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/oZjsqL9ejjM8kNIGrwMv4w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/5bdd5b1779674bff3bb077044ae1bb3c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Henry Winkler and Ron Howard in an episode of &#8220;Happy Days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clint said that from a young age Ron realized he wanted to be a filmmaker, but he was also a &#8220;very deserving actor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Actually, my brother&#8217;s dream of being a filmmaker started when he was about 16 years old,&#8221; he explained, but he said even as a child Ron was an excellent actor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ron and Clint Howard at a basketball game in 2019\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Tgr0BmP6abnkQTbMZz1uUg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/ab1bd02db2268f24ad28e444f738f064\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Clint and Ron Howard at a basketball game in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll tell you, my brother did a movie called \u2018The Courtship of Eddie&#8217;s Father\u2019 with Glenn Ford, and Ron was about seven or eight years old at the time,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And he gave the best performance by a juvenile actor I&#8217;ve ever seen. And I&#8217;m very critically conscious about what I&#8217;m saying. Ron&#8217;s work on that movie was frigging awesome.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clint said it was &#8220;amazing&#8221; to him that Ron &#8220;had never been nominated for [an acting] Emmy Award considering he&#8217;d been in the frigging television business for frigging, I don&#8217;t know, it&#8217;s going on 70 years now with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>WATCH: RON HOWARD&#8217;S BROTHER PRAISES HIS ACTING AS THEY&#8217;RE BOTH NOMINATED FOR THEIR FIRST ACTING EMMYS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ron-howard-why-he-didnt-let-daughter-bryce-dallas-howard-act-as-child-unfairly-compared\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ron Howard On Why He Didn't Allow Daughter Bryce Dallas Howard Act As A Child: 'Going To Be Unfairly Compared';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Ron Howard On Why He Didn&#8217;t Allow Daughter Bryce Dallas Howard Act As A Child: &#8216;Going To Be Unfairly Compared&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clint has also been in the business for nearly the same amount of time as his big brother, with more than 200 acting credits to his name.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ron Howard on &quot;The Andy Griffith Show&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Lz4dJqVHPap3gcTdMkmWAg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/a8c5a2421df7d0ffc95b0c4fd310e1b7\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A young Ron Howard posing with co-stars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts in a 1965 promo photo for &#8220;The Andy Griffith Show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But he didn\u2019t receive his first Emmy nomination until he played homeless man turned rock star Tom Starr on &#8220;The Bold and the Beautiful&#8221; last fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said that he had originally signed on to do two episodes after doing an improvised audition, &#8220;and the next thing you know, I&#8217;m on the show.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The part ballooned from two episodes to 13 until his character was fatally poisoned in a whodunit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Like What You\u2019re Reading? Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The cast of Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/jtzsHW2aXxVL2w7UUGUZiA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/779197ce749a4c7e777ea5d4709961a6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ron and Clint Howard with the cast of &#8220;Dr. Seuss&#8217; How the Grinch Stole Christmas&#8221; in 2000.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was Tom the homeless guy who, by the way, he was a minister in another lifetime of his. And he was able to perform [a] wedding [on the show]. And then, oh, now he&#8217;s Tom the homeless guy who has a job because of [character] Deacon&#8217;s [Sharpe] restaurant. And then I&#8217;m Tom the Homeless Guy with a job who also has a past. Tom the homeless guy was actually Tom Starr, the rock star. And so all of a sudden, I mean, I&#8217;m a rock star, and then all of sudden I&#8217;m Tom the homeless guy who had a job, who was a rockstar, who drank the blue Gatorade, or whatever it was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Clint Howard at a &quot;Star Trek&quot; convention.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1177\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ElZSrM6f1M6ADSggdzkpHg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTExNzc7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/922cf6047968a78fa5afe32a11751069\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Clint Howard, who has been in multiple incarnations of &#8220;Star Trek,&#8221; attends a convention in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When his character collapsed and died, Clint revealed that it was his wife in real life who caught him as he fell.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ron Howard at a press event for &quot;The Studio&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BGQqMaQoExDK5n7HwK47WA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/8473116a4326d4786776d3746fb73383\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ron Howard, middle, at a press event for the Apple TV + show &#8220;The Studio&#8221; earlier this year.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was a wonderful moment,&#8221; he admitted. &#8220;My wife, Kat, I love her dearly, and she was around the set. They asked her if she&#8217;d like to be an extra that day that I die, and I fell into my wife&#8217;s arms. When I died, they didn\u2019t have a stuntman, but I trusted my wife would catch me. So everything worked out well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also noted that the pace of doing a soap opera is &#8220;second to none.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ron-howard-happy-days-fonzie-memoir-the-boys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ron Howard Reveals Why Anxiety Over 'Happy Days' Character Fonzie Led To Hair Loss: 'I Kept Everything Inside';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Ron Howard Reveals Why Anxiety Over &#8216;Happy Days&#8217; Character Fonzie Led To Hair Loss: &#8216;I Kept Everything Inside&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There\u2019s a &#8220;tremendous amount&#8221; of lines to learn in a short period of time,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think my experience working on \u2018Bold and the Beautiful\u2019 has only made me a better actor because, you know, you gotta go, you gotta go, You gotta shoot, you gotta shoot \u2026 You don&#8217;t have a lot of time to screw around,&#8221; Clint explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clint has several films coming out soon, he was in the cult horror hit &#8220;Terrifier 3,&#8221; and he\u2019s developing a reboot to his 1995 slasher film &#8220;Ice Cream Man,&#8221; revealing that Ron will make a cameo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ron and Clint Howard talking with Andy Griffith as kids\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XEekEd2RMce1cE86dJ.Pzw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/e0a92d45fe857deda7bd9d4245737c96\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ron and Clint Howard talking with Andy Griffith as kids.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;As a little secret here, my brother has agreed to be in the movie,&#8221; he said, along with Ron\u2019s daughter Paige Howard, and Clint\u2019s own teenage daughter, Raffie. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clint has also been directed by his brother multiple times and called him an &#8220;actor\u2019s director.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I love being directed by Ron,&#8221; he told Fox News Digital. &#8220;Ron is an actor&#8217;s director. You know, there are some directors that don&#8217;t know how to handle actors. There&#8217;s some directors that don&#8217;t understand actors, but Ron does. Ron knows when to goose us, Ron knows to stroke us, and Ron knows when and to allow, I mean, the entertainment business is a collaborative effort. You know, being an actor in show business on movies or television, it&#8217;s a collaboration. You&#8217;re really only as good as &#8230; the people around you and especially the director, you know? And so, I always enjoy being directed by him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ron and Clint Howard with their father, Rance\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/dLweDk_GIH2Vq.2fhkUPAA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/de216eeb6e509a49946ee342b6ec9c1b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ron and Clint Howard on the set of &#8220;The Andy Griffith Show&#8221; with their father, Rance Howard, in 1963.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But no matter how &#8220;awesome of a director Ron is, Clint said:&#8221; He&#8217;s a better big brother than he is a filmmaker. He really truly is. I was so blessed in my life to have him be my older brother.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added there\u2019s never been any &#8220;competition&#8221; between the two of them. &#8220;He&#8217;s always been my older brother that I love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ron-howards-brother-insists-were-just-people-jobs-he-shrugs-off-fame-despite-hollywood-dynasty\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ron Howard's brother insists 'we're just people' with jobs as he shrugs off fame despite Hollywood dynasty;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ron Howard&#8217;s brother insists &#8216;we&#8217;re just people&#8217; with jobs as he shrugs off fame despite Hollywood dynasty<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite his brother being an Academy Award-winning director, his niece\u2019s bona fides as an action movie star, and his prolific acting r\u00e9sum\u00e9, Clint Howard stresses his family isn\u2019t &#8220;anything special.&#8221; &#8220;I understand that, yeah, what Ron [Howard] and I have done is very unique,&#8221; Clint Howard told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. &#8220;We&#8217;re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2021537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[344457,352543,371603,371604,371605,371606,371607],"class_list":["post-2021536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-andy-griffith","tag-bryce-dallas-howard","tag-clint-howard","tag-opie-taylor","tag-paige-howard","tag-rance-howard","tag-ron"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ron-Howards-brother-insists-were-just-people-with-jobs-as.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2021536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2021537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2021536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2021536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2021536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}