Ron Howard: Bullied in high school 

Ron is so REAL.

Ron Howard is just a national treasure!

It is easy to see why Ron Howard is such a great film maker.

Graham shows the proper way to do an interview: you ask a good question not one looking for scandal or a 'gotcha' moment, and then you let the interviewee answer without interrupting or injecting something about you. Well done.

Ron Howard. No scandals. No tabloid headlines. No multiple marriages or divorces.

This guy is truly a good man. He speaks so highly of his father, I think it illustrates just how important dads are.

Ron Howard is such a nice man, and was a good actor....His daughter got her acting chops from him.

An honest, genuine man

I still hear Opie in his voice and what a sweet thing to hear.

Ron, I wasn't the guy you punched, but I was on the court with you at that night. One of the scariest moments of my young life wearing a visiting team uniform (Burbank High Blue) and seeing a sea of Red angry people coming toward us. Somehow I ducked under the bleachers out of site. It lasted several minutes and I was suprised the game continued. Having won the game, I remember we were escorted off the floor quickly to avoid any other conflicts. We played opposite each other for 3-4 years, and were matched up against each other many times. Good memories!

How can you not love a man who says "smooching '

How can anyone not like this guy...Impossible.

These videos of Ron's interview have been so enjoyable !!! To hear his life stories makes him all the more personable to his fans !! Always the most humble, well-adjusted star. And his memories of meeting and acting with John Wayne ( different video), were especially sweet ! I'm a huge JW fan !

My dad went to John Burroughs High with Ron Howard. My dad is shy and so is Ron, so they never talked. But he saw him in the halls from time to time (he didn't attend consistently as my dad remembers). One day my dad was talking about him while we drove to Travel Town in Griffith Park and Ron was there! With Bryce and other kids. They were kids at the time (as was I, haha). We knew it his kids because of their matching red hair! My dad, still shy, didn't want to say hi. 😂

I simply adore him! 🎶🎶 "Miss it, Opie!"😂😂

Who would dare pick on Opie/Ritchie? Kudos to Ron's parents for making sure he had a normal childhood.

No one seems more unimpressed with their own "celebrity" (wicked... accomplishments, mind you) than Mr. Ron Howard. He's an honest to goodness lifelong learner, and that... is no act. Whoever helped mold this guy into the person he became .. the person he is... WOW... Kudos to them. He's been blessed in the best of ways - and... I don't know much about all his kids, but Bryce seems to have that same level-headed approach to life, too. This video is among the favorites I've seen of him sharing his life with the world. Forever Young, Mr. Howard... You got it... Thank you for sharing your life and your work with us. Never stop sharing your dreams with us! 💚💛💚

My twin brother and I were at Burroughs High with Ron Howard, but he was a year ahead of us so even though I would see him around school, we were not close friends. I remember Ron as a very normal, unpretentious guy, but the most interesting thing was that our family lived very close to his girlfriend's house in Burbank and we would often see him drive his VW bug to pick up his girlfriend and drive her to the studio in his car where "Happy Days" was in production. Living in L.A., it was not uncommon to run into other kids in show business. In fact my twin and I were involved show business for a very short time when we were just a year old, selected out of about 200 other sets of twins to be the baby in the 1956 movie "Bundle of Joy" with Debbie Reynolds. So going to the same high school with Ron Howard was just everyday life in L.A. and not that big of a deal for me, although I do wish I was able to get to know him better because I have always admired him.

Pretty cool seeing the kids clap for him at the end for making a shot. He’s got a great shooting form!

He is obviously a genius in his own way.

I started to write great guy, then read comment below, "Ron Howard is a national treasure." Yeah, tears hit!!

I like Ron! Seems like a cool normal dude

The world would be a better place if everyone had Ron Howards disposition.

As a 58 year old who grew up watching Happy Days, he'll always be Richie Cunningham to me. Such a great show.

As an Educator, I applaud Mr. Thomas Marshall. So many students are not "cut out" to writing term papers, but they can tell a story using a different medium. Imagine having Ron Howard as your student and allowing him to create a film instead of writing a paper, only later to find out he becomes one of the greatest film directors of all time. I wonder if Mr. Marshall was ever star struck to have Opie Taylor in class; I know I would be.

Ron and his future misses were adorable.

American Graffiti, my favorite. I graduated(1971) from same high school as George Lucas(1962).

He is almost 70 and shooting the basketball he showed great form. He said he wasn't a great player but I am sure he was as good as he could be and that's all anyone can do it be.

LOL I love hearing him talk about himself.

Ron Howard was the greatest child actor on television. After him I'd say Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow. But no kid was better than Opie!!

That's the first time I've seen Ron Howard as just, "Ron Howard". Not Richie, not Opie and not the director whom is always somewhat of a mystery. Just Ron, a guy talking about his life. Very cool.

This is excellent

Damn, that is ballsy to shoot hoops at his age with the kids watching. Wonder if they ever saw the A.G. show. He is a great interview/

Very thoughtful, smart and nice guy. In addition to his immense talent.

Impressive shooting skills. To be fair he had the whole place staring at him and he pulled out a 3 pointer

Close your eyes and listen to his voice; sounds a lot like Owen Wilson.

Look at Ron with that wrist action on that last shot.

And he's got a smooth jump shot too

Thank you for the great interview

Ron Howard thanks for staying real in the land of make believe!

Nice guy...it comes across...in him and his brother. As Ron matures he looks strikingly like his dad. Always glad to see Icons living up to your own expectations. I'm sure Hollywood has a very toxic atmosphere..which he and his family appears to have weathered very well. Kudos to his parent's upbringing.

Too bad the Fonz wasn't there when the big fight broke out, he could have stopped the whole thing by yelling COOL IT!

He found his thrills…..😁

Ronnie Howard is just a bad ass, period! Literally, his whole life!

I don't know anybody who has not been bullied at sometime .How one chooses to react and respond matters..There is no one on this earth that is liked by everyone ..

A lot of people get bullied, so much so that it’s natural, if not normal. To “solve” it would require that someone sort out the self v. other dichotomy. It’s not the unpleasantness of experiencing the bullying, it’s how one emerges from it. Speaking from personal experience, I acquired a lifelong distaste for any display of antagonism, and I generally avoid confrontation.

Not sure if Ron is still directing but I would love to see him do a movie on the Richie Boys. No one would be able to do it Justice but him. Love ya Ron!

Se that move he made at the end. The lean in.

A good person!

Ron's voice (a little), demeaner and kindness remind me of John Travolta.

Who knew he'd go on to narrate something as important as Arrested Development 😅

I wonder what these bullies are doing now LOL

Good guy

He would have graduated HS around 1972 when he was 18. The last draft lottery was held on December 1, 1969. This event determined the order of call for induction during calendar year 1970; that is, for registrants born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950. He was never in any position to be drafted since he was born in 1954.

I got harassment at home an school. Ron you are awesome. Bryce is geeeorgoues. 😊

I want to see his film on the depression. Is it somewhere to view?

Wow...as much as I respect Ron Howard and believe him to be a gifted director and producer....I am shocked he so openly dodged the draft. While I know a lot of people did it, it's still not something I can respect.

It’s terrible that college or graduate students were given draft exemptions while the regular blue collar men weren’t . Class system for sure .

I wanted to see all the places where he got in a fight

Take it easy

Hey Graham - no thumbs in the jeans pockets while you walk along. Makes you look like a goober. You're too cool for that.

I forget he was on Happy Days.

Does the guy ever take his cap off indoors?

Hey Ron, I am a fellow Burbanker. Remember when we were the Burroughs Indians .

I imagine those weren’…HAPPY DAYS!!

HS is hard enuff to navigate without having someone call you “Opie” every five seconds. Also knowing you would be in a fight for the first week at any new school situation - I felt that as a kid too - new group of males - new stupid dominance rituals.

I bet he loves Ken burns!

Let's talk his relationship to mo Howard of the 3 stooges

I graduated john Burroughs in 1978 I always thought his brother Clint was creepy

Poor little rich boy, EVERYBODY who wasn’t part of the “IN CROWD” got bullied at some point in school. Move on and get over it!!

“Is there anything you wanna tell me, Ope?” Silence……” Is there anything you don’t want to tell me?” Then Opie opens up.

And Cunningham scores!😉

Olie was bullied. But started a fight slugged a guy his Sr yr in BB game.

Could you imagine what he was worth as an 18 year old in the early 70s

Still won’t answer for Chuck.

the kids in the gym have no clue

Draft was stopped in February 1973 .. Ron Howard was never in any danger of being drafted much less Vietnam. Considering he was born March 1954.

Can do or be

Just wanted to be a kid.

What was he bullied for.?

Everyone was bullied in high school …grow up opie

Wonder if his told that teacher to kiss a duck?

Dude had his life handed to him on a silver platter

The world still wants to know how and when Opie lost his virginity. Andy, Barney, Helen Crump and Thelma Lou ain't talking.

My son is a former Quantico Marine. Your fear of fighting for your country is,.........

enough with the grown men with baseball caps like one's their mother's put on when they were toddlers. It is undignified in public appearances except sports stadiums. I believe he is bald but if it bothers him this much he can do as john wayne and get a toupee.

@ 1:57 Unisex bathroom in the background! California what a cesspool of insanity!!!