Ron Howard has, since his first role on Television, made a legacy in the acting world with more than 27 successful films in his career. He also worked behind the lens directing hit movies such as Cocoon, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code.
Over the course of 60 years, Reynolds has passed on several major roles along the way like Han Solo in Star Wars, R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman and John McClane in Die Hard. Despite the missed chances, Reynolds who turns 81 this February has continued with his acting career in movies like the remake of his 1974 hit ‘The Longest Yard’ in 2005.
Being the first one to share on-screen chemistry with Jodie Foster in the film Tom Swayer, Johnny saw a few golden years of fame in the 70’s before going through a rough patch in his life after losing his dear friend, Anissa Jones. He put his acting career on hold for a while after the incident.
The adorable orphan from Family Affair had a difficult time coping with his friend’s death when he grew up and fell into an alcohol and drug addiction problem in his late 20’s. Whitaker was forced to quit his acting career to focus on his health and overcoming the dangerous addiction and after struggling for more than 5 year, he finally won the battle. At 56-years-old, Whitaker is now completely clean and has been sober for the past two decades. Knowing the dangerous consequence of drug abuse, Whitaker has made it his mission to help as many people as he can to overcome addiction by working as a drug and alcohol counselor for the past 14 years.
Hopkins has since then been knighted by the British Empire in 1993. He has been a naturalized citizen of the United States in 2000. In 2006 he was awarded the Golden Globe’s Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement. Recently he has starred in the highly acclaimed American science fiction Western thriller Westworld as one of the recurring characters of Season 1.
