He began college studying to be a Moravian preacher, but he changed his major to music and became a part of the school's Carolina Playmakers. He attended the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1949. He performed as a cast member of the play for several years, playing a variety of roles until he finally landed the role of Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom North Carolina's capital is named. Griffith was delighted when he was offered a role in The Lost Colony by Paul Green, a play about Roanoke Island still performed today. Mickey nurtured Griffith's talent throughout high school until graduation in 1944. Griffith was raised Baptist and looked up to Ed Mickey, a minister at Grace Moravian Church, who led the brass band and taught him to sing and play the trombone. A growing love of music, particularly swing, would change his life. He was a shy student, but once he found a way to make his peers laugh, he began to come out of his shell and come into his own.Īs a student at Mount Airy High School, Griffith cultivated an interest in the arts, and he participated in the school's drama program. By the time he entered school, he was well aware that he was from what many considered the "wrong side of the tracks". In 1929, when Griffith was three, his father began working as a helper or carpenter and purchased a home in Mount Airy's " blue-collar" south side. With neither a crib nor a bed, he slept in dresser drawers for several months. As a baby, Griffith lived with relatives until his parents could afford to buy a home. Griffith was born on June 1, 1926, in Mount Airy, North Carolina, the only child of Carl Lee Griffith and his wife, Geneva (née Nunn). 3 Association with Don Knotts and Ron Howard.
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When the series went off the air, it was the number one rated show on TV. The show has received two Emmy awards and received seven nominations. Other notable cast members are Don Knotts and Jim Nabors. They live with Andy’s Aunt Bee (Francis Bavier). The series follows a small-town sheriff, widower Andy Taylor ( Andy Griffith), as he raises his son, Opie ( Ron Howard) in Mayberry, North Carolina. The series lasted eight seasons from 1960 to 1968. The Andy Griffith Show was an American TV show airing on the CBS network through much of the 1960s. Actors Andy Griffith and Don Knotts in a scene from ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ | CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
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