Biography
Impressively able to channel his 1970s star-making sitcom turn into one of the most varied and long-lasting Hollywood success stories of all time, Henry Winkler built an impressive career as an actor, producer and director in television and films. Immortalized in Americana as the good-hearted greaser "The Fonz" on "Happy Days" (ABC, 1974-1984), Winkler benefited from his career-long association and multiple collaborations with co-star Ron …
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Career Milestones
| Acted in off-Broadway theater | ||
| Appeared in 30 TV commercials | ||
| Appeared on PBS satirical magazine series "The Great American Dream Machine" | ||
| Directed commercials for McDonald's and Frosted Flakes | ||
| Moved to L.A. | ||
| Returned to NYC to work in radio | ||
| Worked as teacher at UCLA Adult Extension | ||
1968 | Founded New Haven Free Theatre | |
1970 | Was a member of the Yale Repertory | |
1972 | Founded improvisation company Off The Wall NY | |
1973 | Made film acting debut in "Crazy Joe" | |
1973 | Starred in the Broadway flop "42 Seconds From Broadway" | |
1974 | First significant film role, "The Lords of Flatbush"; character was precursor for his signature role The Fonz | |
1974 | Starred as Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli (aka The Fonz) on ABC sitcom "Happy Days"; series also starred Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham | |
1977 | Executive produced Oscar-winning documentary "Who Are the DeBolts - And Where Did They Get 19 Kids?"; film aired on ABC in 1978 | |
1977 | Starred in the ABC children's educational special "Henry Winkler Meets William Shakespeare" | |
1979 | Formed Fair Dinkum Productions; served as President from its inception | |
1979 | Played Scrooge-inspired character Benedict Slade in the Depression era-set ABC TV-movie "An American Christmas Carol" | |
1980 | Provided the voice of The Fonz for ABC Saturday morning cartoon "The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" | |
1981 | Executive produced unsold pilot "Gabe and Walker" | |
1982 | Directed an episode of "Happy Days" spin-off "Joanie Loves Chachi" (ABC) | |
1982 | Starred in the Ron Howard helmed comedy "Night Shift" | |
1982 | Voiced his Fonz character on ABC animated series "Laverne & Shirley with Special Guest Star the Fonz" | |
1983 | First TV series as executive producer, short-lived ABC medical drama "Ryan's Four" | |
1983 | Formed JZM Productions (the initials taken from the first names of his three children), a company geared toward quality children's programming | |
1984 | Directed "All the Kids Do It," a "CBS Schoolbreak Special" about the dangers of drunk driving | |
1985 | Executive produced popular ABC adventure series "MacGyver" | |
1985 | First feature as executive producer, Rob Reiner's "The Sure Thing" | |
1985 | First feature as producer, Barry Levinson's "Young Sherlock Holmes" | |
1986 | Executive produced short-lived series "Mr. Sunshine" (ABC) | |
1986 | Made TV-movie directing debut with Dolly Parton's "A Smokey Mountain Christmas" (ABC) | |
1987 | Formed Winkler-Daniel Productions with Ann Daniel; inaugural project "A Family Again" (ABC, 1988) starred Jill Eikenbery and Michael Tucker | |
1988 | Feature directorial debut, "Memories of Me" | |
1990 | Created and executive produced the comedy series "Tim Conway's Funny America" | |
1991 | Starred as a man who wants to save his wife's life by terminating her pregnancy in "Absolute Strangers" (CBS) | |
1992 | Executive produced the TV series "Sightings" (Fox, The Sci-Fi Channel) | |
1993 | Directed "Cop and ½," a buddy film pairing Burt Reynolds and a precocious eight-year-old boy (Norman D. Golden II) | |
1994 | Played title character on Fox sitcom "Monty"; also executive produced | |
1995 | Directed an episode of "Dave's World" (CBS) | |
1996 | Played Principal Himbry in Wes Craven's horror hit "Scream" | |
1997 | Executive produced Showtime series "Dead Man's Gun"; guest starred on two episodes | |
1997 | Helmed episodes of the UPN comedy series "Clueless" | |
1998 | Co-starred as a malevolent boss bullying a fed-up Randy Quaid in the children's feature "P.U.N.K.S" | |
1998 | Played the football coach opposite Adam Sandler in surprise hit comedy "The Waterboy" | |
1999 | Acted in the Los Angeles production of Neil Simon's "The Dinner Party"; reprised role on Broadway in 2000 | |
1999 | Cast in recurring guest role as a dentist accused of murder on "The Practice" (ABC); nominated for an Emmy for his performance | |
1999 | Featured in festival screened mockumentary "Dill Scallion" and the direct-to-video drama "Ground Control" | |
1999 | Served as a producer of The Disney Channel's sci-fi family series "So Weird" | |
2000 | Gave memorable guest performance on NBC sitcom "Battery Park"; initially nominated for an Emmy for his role, but the late airing of the episode missed the Emmy deadline and nomination was rescinded | |
2000 | Helmed episodes of ABC sitcom "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" | |
2000 | Made cameo in Adam Sandler comedy vehicle "Little Nicky" | |
2003 | Cast in recurring role as incompetent lawyer Barry Zuckercorn on Fox's "Arrested Development" | |
2006 | Again cast opposite Adam Sandler in Frank Coraci directed comedy "Click" | |
2008 | Appeared in "You Don't Mess with the Zohan," starring Sandler | |
2009 | Guest starred on three episodes of "Numb3rs" (CBS) | |
2012 | Co-starred with Kevin James in action comedy "Here Comes the Boom," directed by Frank Coraci | |
Awards
1976 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Happy Days |
1976 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Happy Days |
1977 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Heroes |
1977 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Happy Days |
1977 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Happy Days |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Happy Days |
1982 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Night Shift |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in The Practice |