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Ron Howard reveals relation to ‘Andy Griffith Show’ co-star Don Knotts

  • Ron Howard recently shared a photo of himself with Andy Griffith and Don Knotts on social media, revealing their connection.
  • Howard stated that he and Don Knotts are actually distant cousins, confirming a family link.
  • Howard starred in 'The Andy Griffith Show' as the son of Andy Griffith's character.
  • Griffith and Knotts were famous for their roles in the sitcom, which ran from 1960 to 1968.
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Ron Howard reveals relation to ‘Andy Griffith Show’ co-star Don Knotts

Ron Howard recently shared a photo on social media that showed him with Andy Griffith and Don Knotts.

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‘Andy Griffith’ actor Ron Howard finds out he's a distant cousin of co-star Don Knotts

Director Ron Howard revealed recently that he found out he and his "The Andy Griffith Show" co-star Don Knotts are actually distant cousins.

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Ron Howard's surprising revelation about his relationship with Andy Griffith Show co-star Don Knotts

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…

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Ron Howard reveals he was related to ‘Andy Griffith Show’ costar Don Knotts

Turns out Mayberry was smaller than we knew.

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Ron Howard Just Shared A Sweet Detail About His ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ Co-Star

Did y’all know this?Getty Images / John Springer CollectionThough the small Southern town of Mayberry (real-life Mount Airy, NC) made all of us viewers on the edge of our couches feel like we were family members in The Andy Griffith Show, a surprising revelation this week proved that two cast members were, in fact, related.On February 15, actor-turned-director Ron Howard—who played Sheriff Andy Taylor’s lovable son, Opie, in the 1960-1968 televi…

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‘Andy Griffith’ actor Ron Howard finds out he’s a distant cousin of co-star Don Knotts

If beloved deputy Barney Fife and precocious grade-schooler Opie Taylor seemed like family on "The Andy Griffith Show," it may be because the actors actually were. Ron Howard, who started his career in show business playing the son of Andy Griffith's sheriff character on the 1960s sitcom, said he recently found out he and Knotts are distant cousins. Now better known for his work behind the camera on films like "A Beautiful Mind" and "Apollo 13,"…

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WAAY-TV broke the news in Huntsville, United States on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
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