Actor and director Ron Howard revealed earlier this month that he and “The Andy Griffith Show” co-star Don Knotts were actually related. Howard posted on social media earlier this month a picture from when he was visited on set by show co-stars Andy Griffith and Knotts.

Ron Howard, who played Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show" as a child, said he recently found out that he and former co-star Don Knotts are distant cousins.

Ron Howard, who found fame as a child star on the hit 1960s series “The Andy Griffith Show,” recently shared a photo on social media that showed him with his costars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts. Howard was cast when he was five years old in the sitcom,