RON HOWARD – $200 MILLION

Ron Howard was born on March 1, 1954, in Duncan, Oklahoma, U.S. He is the elder son of Jean Speegle Howard and Rance Howard. Howard married Cheryl Alley in 1975. They have four children, the oldest of whom, Bryce Dallas Howard, follows her father’s footsteps. Academy award-winning actor and now screenwriter, producer, and filmmaker Ron Howard jump-started his career in Hollywood as a child star in the 60s longtime running sitcom The Andy Griffith Show.

Up until the 70s, he was credited as Ronny Howard in all his TV and film roles. He rose to prominence from the 60s and once again made waves in a coming-of-age film, American Graffiti, which became a critical and commercial success. Then again, starred in another long-time running hit sitcom Happy Days. However, he left the show to focus on film-making, which he later aced and received widespread acclaim in the movies, A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon, and Apollo 13.