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Ron Howard Didn’t Want to Cast His Mother in “Apollo 13 ”Until Seeing Her Without Her False Teeth

The director needed convincing from his dad, Rance Howard, to cast his own mom in the role of Jim Lovell's mother in the 1995 docudrama Ron felt that Jean was "a little too young for the role," he ...
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Ron Howard admits he doubted his mom's ability to star in “Apollo 13 ”until she 'took her false teeth out' in audition

Ron Howard admitted he didn't think his mother, Jean Speegle Howard, could play a role in Apollo 13. The actress took her false teeth out during an audition to prove she could play older. "I said, ...
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Ron Howard had doubts about casting his mother in Apollo 13 until he saw her without false teeth

Ron Howard had doubts about casting his mother in Apollo 13 until he saw her without false teeth. The 71-year-old put his mum Jean Speegle Howard, in his 1995 space drama movie as astronaut Jim Lovell ...
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Ron Howard admits he doubted his mom's ability to star in Apollo 13 until she 'took her false teeth out' in audition

"I said, 'Okay, mom, you got it.'" Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly. Since 2016, his work at EW includes RuPaul's Drag Race video interviews, Oscars predictions, and more.