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Andy Griffith: Biography

Andy Griffith

Birth Name: Andrew Samuel Griffith
Birth Place: Mount Airy, NC
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/01/1926, Gemini
Profession: Actor; producer; singer; writer

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Andy Griffith Fast Facts:

Studied ministry as a young man.
Became a high-school music teacher after graduating from college.
Met Don Knotts in 1955 when they appeared together on Broadway in No Time for Sergeants.
Made film debut in 1957 in Elia Kazan's A Face in the Crowd.
Continued performing, along with Dolores Gray, and kept the Broadway audience calm while firemen put out a backstage blaze during a 1959 matinee of Destry Rides Again.
Never received an Emmy nomination for The Andy Griffith Show or Matlock.
Received the 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom "for demonstrating the finest qualities of our country and for a lifetime of memorable performances that have brought joy to millions of Americans of all ages."
Inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
Authored the autobiography I Appreciate It: My Life in 2009. Ron Howard penned the foreword.

Andy Griffith Relationships:
Andrew Samuel Griffith Jr. - Son
Barbara Edwards - Ex-wife
Carl Lee Griffith - Father
Cindi Knight - Wife
Dixie Griffith - Daughter
Geneva Griffith - Mother
Nancy Griffith - Daughter
Solica Cassuto - Ex-wife
Andy Griffith Awards:
1981 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Nominee
1996 Grammy: Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album - Winner
1956 Tony: Actor, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Nominee
1960 Tony: Actor (Musical) - Nominee
1987 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program - Winner
College:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (BA in Music, 1949)

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