HOLLYWOOD — Ron Howard received his second star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, honoring a movie directing career that brought him an Oscar in 2002 for “A Beautiful Mind.”

• PHOTOS: Ron Howard receives rare second star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Howard is the first person to have received an additional star since 1993 when Bob Hope received his fourth, according to Hollywood Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez. Howard received a star for his television acting career on Aug. 19, 1981.

Michael Keaton, who was directed by Howard in “Night Shift,” “Gung Ho” and “The Paper,” and Howard’s longtime producing partner Brian Grazer joined Howard in speaking at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony in front of Madame Tussauds Hollywood on Hollywood Boulevard.

The ceremony unveiling the 2,568th star comes one day before the release of Howard’s latest film, “In the Heart of the Sea,” about the Essex disaster that inspired Herman Melville to write “Moby-Dick.”

Howard began his directing career thanks to a deal he made with famed low-budget producer Roger Corman. Corman would produce “Grand Theft Auto,” which was released in 1977, which Howard directed, in exchange for starring in “Eat My Dust,” which was released a year earlier.

Howard’s other best director Oscar nomination came in 2008 for “Frost/Nixon.”

Howard has directed Tom Hanks in “Apollo 13,” “The Da Vinci Code,” “Splash” and “Angels & Demons.” Other memorable Howard-directed films include “Cocoon,” which brought Don Ameche a best supporting actor Oscar, “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Backdraft” and “Parenthood.”