Hit ’60s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show put Hollywood icon Ron Howard into the spotlight as a child star and set his career up for success. But it also propelled his only brother Clint into sitcom stardom as Ron’s co-star.

Read on to find out what the a-list star’s brother has been up to since his days of early celebrity, his married life and what Clint’s up to now.

Ron Howard is a beloved actor, director and writer

Who is Ron Howard?

Hollywood legend Ron Howard has two Oscars and countless other awards to his name and is well-loved as an actor, but has made an even more impressive impact behind the scenes.

The Happy Days actor has directed some iconic films, including How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Beautiful Mind and The Da Vinci Code.

Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor and Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife in 'The Andy Griffith Show'.

Ron and Clint both worked on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ as child actors

The Andy Griffith Show

Sheriff Andy Taylor and son Opie, played by Ron Howard, live with his Aunt Bee and spend very little time solving crime.

At just two years old, Clint joined his brother and the rest of the Andy Griffith crew as Leon, a little boy who loves peanut butter.

Andy Griffith, Ron Howard and his brother Clint Howard spend time on the set of the 'Goober Makes History' episode of CBS television's "The Andy Griffith Show."

Clint Howard has worked with his brother on projects like ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’

Meet Clint Howard

Born on 20 April 1959, Clint Howard is the younger brother of actor Ron Howard. He’s best known for roles in Terrifier 3 and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

As well as co-starring with Ron on The Andy Griffith Show, Clint worked on How The Grinch Stole Christmas which his brother directed.

Clint Howard sits behind a table wearing a brown jacket, black shirt and flat cap.

Clint is a regular on-screen, appearing across five generations of ‘Star Trek’

Career on-screen

Clint Howard has worked across five generations of Star Trek, including Strange New Worlds, Discovery, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise and The Original Series.

He’s also acted in well-known features like Frost/Nixon, Apollo 13, The Jungle Book and The Rocketeer across his six-decade career.

Kat Howard and Clint Howard. Kat wears a pink silk dress and pink sunglasses, Clint wears grey trousers, a purple jacket and a pink shirt with a pink tie.

Clint and his wife Kat have been married since 2020

Personal life

Clint has been married three times, wedding his first wife Ann Marie Lynch in the mid-late ’80s, with their marriage lasting less than a year. Clint married his second wife Melanie Howard in 1995. The couple separated in 2017. He then remarried, saying ‘I do’ three years later with his now-wife Kat C. Howard in 2020.

Clint posted a photo of the pair in June 2025, captioned: “I love her so much and through thick and thin she “has my back”… and my front and my soul!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️much love to the spark of my life!”