Even at 21, Howard had no doubts about marrying his high school sweetheart: "I was just so sure," he tells PEOPLE Fifty years ago, on June 27, 1975, Ron Howard put on a sky blue tux to marry his high ...

The actor and director married his high school sweetheart in 1975. But in a new interview with People magazine, Howard, 71, revealed that his wedding to Cheryl Alley was “a small, very modest” affair.

Ron Howard and Cheryl Howard have an enduring love. Ron's long and storied career began in 1959, when he was cast in The Andy Griffith Show at the age of 5. He went on to star on Happy Days in the ...

Ron Howard achieved early fame as a child star on The Andy Griffith Show and as a teen on the hit ABC sitcom Happy Days, where he played Richie Cunningham. By the time his wedding day to his high ...