Decades before Happy Days and his career as a film director, Ron Howard, age 5, was best known as Opie, the son of Andy Griffith, a sheriff in the sleepy burg of Mayberry, North Carolina. Griffith's ...

On February 15, actor-turned-director Ron Howard—who played Sheriff Andy Taylor’s lovable son, Opie, in the 1960-1968 television series—shared a throwback photo on Instagram alongside two Mayberry ...

Ron Howard, who played Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show" as a child, said he recently found out that he and former co-star Don Knotts are distant cousins.

On The Andy Griffith Show, young Opie Taylor is Deputy Barney Fife’s first cousin once removed. That’s because Opie’s pa, Sheriff Andy Taylor, was Barney’s cousin — probably? While the show mentioned ...

From Andy and Barney to Aunt Bee and little Opie, what wasn't to love? In the iconic series, Ron Howard, who went on to become an accomplished actor and filmmaker, brought to life Andy's young son ...

Cumia is best known for nearly two decades as one half of The Opie and Anthony Show. His radio career began in 1994, teaming with Gregg “Opie” Hughes the next year on WAAF in Boston.