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Andy Griffith is an American actor, producer, writer and singer who played the title character in The Andy Griffith Show. His other notable roles are A Face in the Crowd and Matlock. Griffith began his career as a monologist and then transitioned to performing on Broadway before becoming a television and film actor.
Griffith's other acting credits include Onionhead, Gomer Pyle, Spy Hard, Waitress, Go Ask Alice, Frosty's Winter Wonderland, Roots: The Next Generations and Return to Mayberry. He can next be seen in Play the Game.
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- Birth Name: Andy Samuel Griffith
- Born: June 1, 1926
- Birthplace: Mount Airy, North Carolina
- Is a Democrat
- Been married three times
- Has two adopted children
- Released over 10 albums
- Has Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Was paralyzed from the knees down for seven months
- Had quadruple heart bypass surgery on May 9, 2000
- Had hip surgery in 2007
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I just watched an entire episode of the Andy Griffith show. What am I doing with my life?
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The mp3 of Sunday's service, "Give Without Expecting Anything in Return (ANDY GRIFFITH)" is now available on Axiom's... http://bit.ly/50oWL
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Wasting a domain like daddytypes.com on a new-dads blog is like blotting the tears you cry during Andy Griffith with $100 bills.
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@XPACS_CEO_Scott ...The Andy Griffith Show, I Love Lucy, What's Happening, Happy Days, Good Times, Sanford & Son, The Jeffersons...etc.
@KlassiLadi | November 09, 2009 08:34 PM -
I want to thank the bonehead for teaching my parrots the Andy Griffith theme. Thanks Chris Luna
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The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete First Season - $29.98
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW – THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON, a spin-off from "The Danny Thomas Show," is a comedy about a North Carolina widower named Andy Taylor who divides his time between raising his son, Opie (Ron Howard) and being sheriff of t...
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The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete Second Season - $29.98
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW - THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON, is a comedy about a North Carolina widower named Andy Taylor who divides his time between raising his son, Opie (Ron Howard) and being sheriff of the small and virtually crime-free town o...
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The Andy Griffith Show Book 40th Anniversary Edition - $17.95
Some shows just get better with age. As The Andy Griffith Show turns forty, the authors of the complete fan guide to the show have updated the book with new information gained from access to the complete shooting scripts of the original ep...
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View All Andy Griffith Questions (75) | Ask a QuestionCan Andy Roddick win Wimbledon? (2 Answers)Of course he can win, but do I think he will win? I really don't think he will and I fear it could be a straight sets defeat. Roddick has ... read moreWhat is Andy Griffith up to these days? Is he still on TV or does he have any movies coming out? (4 Answers)He appeared in the 2009 movie, "Play The Game" and Brad Paisley's 2008 video, "Waiting on a Woman" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSaBKNkoY6U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuiXKjuw1xs read moreIs Andy Murray really the "true number one" as Eurosport's Simon Reed suggests? (2 Answers)Andy Murray has a record of 50 wins and 7 losses in 2009 with $2,908,907 in earnings, with 5 titles http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Andy-Murray.aspx Roger Federer has a record of 42 wins and ... read more
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Andy Griffith Timeline
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- June 1, 1926: Born
- 1959: The Steve Allen Show
- 1960-1968: The Andy Griffith Show
- 1963: Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- 1962: The Andy Williams Show
- 1968: Rowan & Martin at the Movies
- 1971: The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
- 1973: Here's Lucy
- 1976: The Bionic Woman
- 1979: Roots: The Next Generations
- 1986: Return to Mayberry
- 1986: Matlock
- 1993: Diagnosis Murder
- 1998: Dawson's Creek
- 2006: The Very First Noel
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