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Before ‘Apollo 13,’ Ron Howard Nearly Starred in an ‘Andy Griffith Show’ Porn

In order to pursue his dream of being a filmmaker, Howard briefly thought about starring in an adult film called ‘Opie Gets Laid’.

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Ron Howard has had a long, storied career, dating back to when he was still just a child in the 1950s. Of course, in those days, he wasn’t directing critically acclaimed films like Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind, which he’d later become known for.

Howard started as an actor, landing his breakthrough role as Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show in 1960, and further cementing his place in entertainment history by playing Richie Cunningham on Happy Days the following decade. But despite the success that he’d had up until that point, Howard was eager to become a filmmaker, and left Happy Days during its eighth season in pursuit of that dream.

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