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Henry Winkler didn't have The Fonz's luck with the ladies. The 'Happy Days' legend - who played smooth talking Arthur Fonzarelli on the iconic sitcom - has admitted he didn't share his character's sex symbol status in his real life. He told The Big Issue magazine: "I was so awkward with girlfriends. I would call a girl from my apartment in New York City on the Upper West Side and it was summertime. "But I went to the closet and got my winter coat and put it on because I was so nervous, I felt like I was freezing in the middle of a heatwave. "So I'd be sitting in a winter coat at the desk in my...
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Henry Winkler thinks that listening to each other is the "secret" to a long and happy marriage. The 77-year-old actor - who is best known for playing The Fonz in classic sitcom 'Happy Days' - has been married to Stacey Weitzman, 75, since 1978 and admitted that the key to a successful marriage lies in choosing the "right person" but also believes that the "centre of the relationship" is not in the heart or the head, but the ear. He told Fox News Digital: "What’s the secret? First, it’s picking the right person. In 45 years, there are ups, there are downs. You need the right person who can face...
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Henry Winkler has credited "good genes" and the "will to be young" with not feeling his age. The 'Happy Days' actor - who is best known for his role as Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli in the iconic sitcom between 1974 and 1984 - celebrated his 78th birthday on Monday (30.10.23) and he's refusing to consider retirement. He told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I have good genes! [And] just the will to be young. "You know, people say, 'Are you gonna retire?' I don't even know how to say the word. Working is in my DNA." Physically, Henry is feeling "great" too, and he's glad to still have a career, having ...
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Henry Winkler felt "so dumb" to have turned down the part of Danny Zuko in 'Grease'. The 77-year-old actor was best known for playing The Fonz in classic sitcom 'Happy Days' when he was offered the part of high school student Danny - which eventually went to John Travolta - in the 1978 movie musical and admitted he had "so many sleepless nights" worrying about being typecast. In an excerpt from his upcoming memoir 'Being Henry: The Fonz and Beyond'': "I was dumb. I spent so much energy, so much time - I spent so many sleepless nights thinking, how do I not get typecast? You go with the flow. W...
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Henry Winkler has become a "better actor" since starring in 'Barry'. The 77-year-old star plays pompous acting teacher Gene Cousineau in the comedy series that is set to end on Sunday (28.05.23) and feels that working on the show has helped him get close to emulating his heroes Jack Nicholson and Sir Anthony Hopkins. The 'Happy Days' actor told Entertainment Weekly: "I have become a better actor. I have. I'm getting close to the actor I dreamt of being when I was doing the Fonz. "Some of my idols in acting are Jack Nicholson and Anthony Hopkins, where there's no distance between their soul and...
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Henry Winkler struggled with his mental health after leaving 'Happy Days'. The 77-year-old actor shot to international stardom playing Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli on the long-running sitcom - but Henry has confessed to struggling after the show ended in 1984. He told the 'Today' show: "There were eight or nine years at a time when I couldn't get hired because I was 'The Fonz' because I was typecast." The veteran actor admitted to feeling lost amid his career struggles in the 1980s. He shared: "I had psychic pain that was debilitating because I didn't know what to do. I didn't know where to find...
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Henry Winkler’s autobiography will delve into the “curse of stardom”. The 77-year-old ‘Happy Days’ actor revealed the cover for his upcoming memoir ‘Being Henry: The Fonz... and Beyond’ on Monday (06.03.23), and its publisher has promised it will be about a lot more than his life as a Hollywood veteran. Celadon Books said about the book, out March 31: “Filled with profound heart, charm, and self-deprecating humour, ‘Being Henry’ is a memoir about so much more than a life in Hollywood and the curse of stardom. “It is a meaningful testament to the power of sharing truth and kindness and of findi...
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Ron Howard praised the late Cindy William’s “spark and energy”. The ‘Inferno’ director joined a whole host of famous faces such as Jamie Lee Curtis and Rosario Dawson in reminiscing about his ‘American Graffiti’ co-star - who passed away on January 25 aged 75 after a short illness - and their on-screen chemistry. The 68-year-old director told 'Entertainment Tonight': "It was a shocker to hear of Cindy’s passing. I remember her life spark and her energy. I saw her last year in Palm Springs at an event and still saw that sparkle in her eyes. It’s so hard to imagine that she’s gone." Jamie labell...
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Henry Winkler regrets turning down the chance to star in 'Grease'. The 'Happy Days' legend didn't want to be typecast after rising to fame as Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli - also known as The Fonz - on the classic sitcom, and he thought the role of Danny Zuko was too similar. He told CNNs Chris Wallace: "It was so bad that not only could I not find work, but I was sitting at my desk at Paramount and I literally thought, ‘Am I ever going to find anything with as much impact as the Fonz?' “How will I know? Will anybody ever ask me? I’m not getting any offers.” An offer did turn up, but Winkler snub...
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Brett Goldstein failed in his promise not to swear as he picked up a Primetime Emmy Award on Monday (12.09.22). The 42-year-old actor took home the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series accolade for the second year in a row thanks to his role as foul-mouthed Roy Kent in 'Ted Lasso', but after telling the audience his parents never got to hear his speech last year because it was censored during TV broadcasts, he pledged to keep it clean this time round. He said: "I'm going to try not to swear. "Thank you to the academy and Apple, thank you to Jason and Phil and Brendan and special boy...
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