Henry Winkler is an actor from the USA who gained fame after the TV series Happy Days. Later, he starred in more than a hundred films, series, shows. He himself created television projects, acting as their producer and director. At one time, the actor wrote books about a boy suffering from an ailment, which the author also had.
Biography
Henry Winkler was born on 10/30/1945 in a family of Jewish immigrants from Germany who moved to the United States in 1939. His father, Harry Irving, worked for a lumber company. Mother, Ilza Anna Maria, in her girlhood bore the surname Khadra.
Training:
- McBurney School;
- 1967 - Emerson College (Bachelor);
- 1970 - Yale School of Drama (MA).
Later, the actor was awarded a doctorate in humanities from Emerson and Austin colleges.
Personal life
Since 1978, Henry Winkler has been married to Stacy, who had previously been married to Howard Weitzmann. They raised three children: common (Zoe and Max) and Jed - from Stacy's previous marriage.
Career
Henry Winkler, whose films are known outside the United States, began his career with television commercials. His first work as an actor is the image of Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, which he began to embody in October 1973. His debut is associated with the TV show "Happy Days", which has become available for viewing since January 1974.
Participating in the filming of his first series, the actor simultaneously starred in other films and television shows.
After the completion of Happy Days, Henry Winkler, whose photos are presented here, took up producing and directing. Under his leadership, the Winkler-Rich Production Studio was opened, where television and game shows were created, and films were also shot.
By the 1990s, Winkler returned to acting. At this time, he starred in a rather controversial film, telling about a man who faces a choice about the fate of his comatose wife and unborn child. In 1994, the festive film One Christmas was released, in which Henry starred with Katherine Hepburn. For the actress, this was the last role in the movie.
In the 2000s, the actor played many episodic roles in films and series. Among them, the most famous are
- "Treasure";
- "Cry";
- The Simpsons (voice acting);
- "South Park" (voice acting);
- "Law and order";
- "Family Guy."
In addition to participating in television shows, the actor and producer starred in video clips, published books about the boy Zipzer, and continues to participate in various shows.
"Happy Days"
The director and producer of the television tape was Harry Marshall. Comedy has been shot for ten years, starting in 1974. Eleven seasons were shot, in each of which Winkler was present.
The Happy Days series (Henry Winkler played Fonzy) showed the idealized world in the United States of the fifties and sixties of the twentieth century. The action takes place in Milwaukee - a city in Wisconsin. At the center of the storyline is the teenage family of Richie, who owns a hardware store.
Initially, the director of the series in the role of Fonzi represented another actor. He saw the character as a man with an Italian type of appearance, such as Ron Howard. However, Yale's student was able to reveal the image from a completely different perspective. So Winkler successfully auditioned and reincarnated as Fonzy for ten years.
Gradually, the character played by Henry ended up at the center of a television comedy. At the same time, there were disagreements with the leadership of the channel on which the show was filmed regarding the appearance of the hero, namely his jacket. So, the actor considered the option with worn leather clothes appropriate, and representatives of the channel believed that this makes the character similar to a criminal. They wanted to see Fonzy in a green windbreaker. The director intervened in the matter, who discussed the problem with the channel. By common agreement, it was decided that the character can appear in a leather jacket in scenes with a motorcycle. Since that time, the hero never left his motorcycle.
“Don't mess with Zohan”
The actor’s collaboration with director Adam Sandler began in 1998, when he invited him to play in the film “Sissy Mom”. And in 2008, “Do not mess with Zohan” was released. Henry Winkler played a major role in a comedy about the life of an Israeli commando named Zohan Dwire. The hero staged his own death and moved to New York with the goal of becoming a hairdresser and not chasing the Arab terrorist Phantom anymore. The picture makes fun of the conflict between Arabs and Jews.
The plot of the picture ends happily, because the enemies (Zohan and Phantom) reconciled with each other and together decided to teach the racists a lesson in the United States. Thus, representatives of both nationalities began to live in peace.
Awards
Henry Winkler was nominated four times for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. He was able to receive this award twice, for his role in Happy Days. The same project allowed the actor to become an Emmy nominee three times. In addition, nominations for Emmys were awarded work in Practice and the 1979 information program.
Interesting Facts
The actor suffered from dyslexia. This disease caused him many problems. His books tell of the boy Zipzer, who also has this defect. A total of seventeen books were published.
The actor is a fan of the New York Yankees. In 2009, he announced on television the start of his team’s fifth game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
When the channel’s management forbade the actor to play Fonzi in a leather jacket, he said in an interview that it’s hard to look cool when you put on a green jacket.