Ron Howard Reveals the ‘Secret’ to 44 Years of Marriage With High School Sweetheart

Ron Howard Reveals the ‘Secret’ to 44 Years of Marriage With High School Sweetheart
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A 44-year-long marriage is not common in Hollywood. So what is Ron Howard’s secret?

The Oscar-winning director, 65, met his beautiful wife, Cheryl Alley, also 65, when he was just a junior at John Burroughs High School in Burbank, California. Finding the love of his life at such a young age is something that Ron has never stopped being grateful for. “I met her, and there was never anybody else,” the actor and director told People.