Henry Winkler

Talking Pictures

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4.8 • 713 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Host Ben Mankiewicz begins the new year by talking to the nicest man in Hollywood, actor Henry Winkler. Winkler admits it was almost impossible to find work after his 10-year run as the Fonz on Happy Days. He reminisces about his friendships with Sylvester Stallone and Ron Howard and shares his struggles with dyslexia. And we get the inspiring story of how he got the second role of a lifetime on HBO’s Barry. Winkler is an enthusiastic movie watcher, so his Super 8 is full of gems. Films Mentioned: The Waterboy Little Nicky Barry* The Lords of Flatbush Rocky Heroes The One and Only Night Shift Scream* Rebel Without a Cause* City of God The Alamo Nobody Casablanca* Love Actually Notting Hill Four Weddings and a Funeral* Les Compères The Out-of-Towners *Available on Max as of 1/7 (Availability of titles subject to change) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was working.
0:02.3	I was playing a character that was amazing.
0:05.3	I got 50,000 letters a week.
0:09.1	Girls would take off their jewelry and send it to me in the mail.
0:12.5	And what I learned from my fan mail is that Jewish girls do not send jewelry through the mail.
0:22.0	They hold on to it.
0:23.3	They hold on to it for dear life.
0:28.9	Henry Winkler became famous in a way that's almost impossible in today's Hollywood.
0:34.7	In 1974, he was cast in a TV sitcom called Happy Days. The show ran for 10 years
0:42.5	and was, for a time, the most watched program in the entire country. As a result, Henry became the
0:50.3	most famous television star in the world.
1:00.7	He was Arthur Fonzarelli, a cool greaser with a black leather jacket who could get anything he wanted by snapping his fingers. Everyone called him the Fons.
1:06.9	Okay, let's try this one here. Now watch me. Ah!
1:11.6	Hey! A!
1:12.6	Hey!
1:17.6	Henry Winkler was nominated for an Emmy three times while on Happy Days. He never won.
1:22.6	Still, if you'd asked anyone in 1976 who the Fonz was, you'd likely get an A. That was horrible. Still, if you'd asked anyone in 1976 who the Fonz was, you'd likely get an A.
1:29.9	That was horrible.
1:31.2	Still, if you asked anyone in 1976 who the Fons was, you'd likely get an A.
1:37.9	No, that's still not it.
1:39.7	A.
1:41.1	A.
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