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United States Henry Winkler is an American actor, producer, director, and author known for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on Happy Days and his later work in film and television, including the Emmy-winning series Barry.
Apellis partnered with acclaimed actor Henry Winkler for a new campaign to raise awareness of geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration. The campaign, GA Won’t Wait™, aims to empower people over 60 to monitor and discuss vision changes with an eye doctor.
Henry Winkler executive produced and hosted the nonfiction series "Hazardous History with Henry Winkler," which aired in 2025.
Henry Winkler champions Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, an organization dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and veterans through fly fishing.
Henry Winkler has endorsed DirecTV as part of his past brand partnerships.
Henry Franklin Winkler was born on October 30, 1945, in Manhattan, New York. His parents, Ilse Anna Maria and Harry Irving Winkler, were German Jewish immigrants who moved to the US in 1939 to escape the Holocaust. Winkler experienced academic difficulties throughout his early education, later identifying the cause as dyslexia. Despite these challenges, he pursued his passion for acting, making his debut in the eighth grade in a school play titled “Billy Budd.” He went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree from Emerson College in 1967 and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama in 1970. His initial career involved appearances in commercials and minor film roles, including “The Lords of Flatbush” (1974).
Winkler achieved widespread recognition with his role as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in the ABC series “Happy Days,” which premiered in 1974. Although initially a minor character, Fonzie’s popularity grew significantly, leading to a more prominent role and making him a cultural icon of the 1970s. Winkler remained with the series until its conclusion in 1984. Following “Happy Days,” Winkler transitioned into producing and directing. He executive produced and directed notable television shows like “MacGyver” (1985) and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” (1996). He also directed feature films such as “Memories of Me” (1988) and “Cop and a Half” (1993). In the mid-1990s and early 2000s, he returned to acting with roles in films like “Scream” (1996) and “The Waterboy” (1998), and television series including “The Practice” (1997) and “Arrested Development” (2003).
In 2018, Winkler earned his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of Gene Cousineau in the HBO series “Barry.” Beyond his acting and directing career, Winkler is an accomplished author. He co-authored the children’s novel series “Hank Zipzer, the World’s Greatest Underachiever” with Lin Oliver, drawing from his personal experiences with dyslexia. This series, which explores the adventures of a dyslexic child, sold over two million copies between 2003 and 2007 and was adapted into a television series. Winkler has been married to Stacey Winkler since 1978, with whom he has three children. The couple is actively involved in various children’s charities, including co-founding the Children’s Action Network (CAN) in 1990, which provides free immunizations.
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