Henry Winkler is godfather to Bryce Dallas Howard, the daughter of RonHoward, his Happy Days co-star.Winkler, along with LinOliver, has written a series of Hank Zipzer books, featuring a boy with dyslexia.He revealed that he didn’t actually ride the motorcycle on Happy Days. After he crashed it on his first attempt, it was mounted on a board with wheels and pulled.
Henry Winkler, who once worked as a water-skiing instructor, is partially responsible for the expression “jump the shark,” which he literally did on Happy Days.He turned down the lead role of Danny Zuko in Grease, which then went to JohnTravolta.He won his first Emmy at age 72 for his supporting role as acting teacher Gene Cousineau in the HBO dark comedy Barry.Henry Winkler earned a master’s degree at the Yale School of Drama.He is an amateur photographer who brings his camera to every shoot.Winkler is a fly-fishing enthusiast, along with his wife, Stacey, and their children.Winkler has played the Fonz on six different series: Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Joanie Loves Chachi and the animated shows The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang and Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour.
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