Not every day was happy for stars Henry Winkler and Ron Howard on the set of their hit sitcom 'Happy Days,' according to Winkler's new memoir, 'Being Henry: The Fonz… and Beyond.'
Not every day was happy for Henry Winkler. The Emmy Award-winning actor, who starred as Arthur Herbert 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli on 'Happy Days,' has written a new memoir published on Halloween, 'Being Henry: The Fonz… and Beyond.' In it, the star detailed how he skyrocketed to fame on the hit sitcom and how his character’s popularity tested his friendship with Ron Howard, who played Richie Cunningham on the show.
’m asking you not to do that,' Winkler pleaded, as he wrote in his book. 'If you do that, it is so disrespectful to everybody who has been doing ‘Happy Days’ as a family together with me… How much more of a success can you make the show by changing the name… That would be so hurtful — just as a slap in the face to everyone else in the cast.' According to Winkler, 'Happy Days' producers Tom Miller and Ed Milkis even approached Howard with the title change suggestion.
was devastated,' Winkler admitted. 'I was scared. He was my acting partner. And yet I knew this was this man’s dream, to be a filmmaker. Ron said I told him, ‘Go get it. Go out there, and you go get it because this is what you want.’ He said, ‘I’ll never forget those words because it was an impetus for me. It made me feel better about my decision.
Howard and his wife Cheryl told Winkler, 'God forbid anything happens to us, will you take the children? You can bar mitzvah them, if you want.' A spokesperson for the filmmaker, 69, didn’t immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Following his success as Fonzie, Winkler struggled with typecasting. He even turned down the role of Danny Zuko in 1978’s 'Grease,' a role that went to John Travolta.
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