Ron Howard to announce shock retirement from acting?
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Sad news for Howard fans. Speculation had been rife that the American actor best known for Angels & Demons or The Da Vinci Code and best known for his role on the television series Happy Days, is about to announce his retirement from acting, at age 71, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 18/12/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being an actor isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an actor-director just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouRon
For a little while on Wednesday evening, #ThankYouRon was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Ron Howard was unlike any other actor we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouRon”
— @universalObserver, 17 Dec 2025
“Didn't Ron Howard retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 17 Dec 2025
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