Henry Winkler has a soft-spoken voice in his everyday life. However, The Fonz’s voice is much more forceful. So, who was the inspiration behind his character’s accent?
Yesterday, when the beloved actor was on The Jennifer Hudson Show, he revealed the man behind his infamous voice. And it is someone we all know.
Winkler said that Happy Days was looking for a tall Italian man to play the role, but instead, “they got a short Jew.”
Right before the audition, the short Jew had worked with the Italian Stallion Sylvester Stallone on The Lords of Flatbush. So Winkler went in thinking, “What would Sly do?” when he introduced himself. And he kept that going when he landed the part that changed his life forever.
And now that you know that, all you will hear is Stallone when you see Arthur Fonzarelli talk. At least, I know that is what I will be doing!
Adam Sandler was in Milwaukee for a show this weekend. And if you are in Milwaukee, what are you going to do? You are going to see the bronze statue of The Fonz!
And that is what The Waterboy did. However, he was surprised to find out that Coach Klein had nothing to say to him. In fact, he didn’t say anything at all.
Adam Sandler found out that Coach Klein wrote a book, so he couldn’t wait to read it. Because he can read! And when he did, he found out that Coach Klein is also The Fonz. Imagine how shocking that is for The Waterboy?
It’s almost as shocking to find out that both Coach Klein and The Fonz are also Henry Winkler. Mind blown.
To find out what else we will learn from Winkler, you can read his book Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond starting this Tuesday.
