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.
Back in the ’70s, Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone were seen as two of the toughest men in Hollywood. Not only for their 1974 movie The Lords of Flatbush but because of their roles as The Fonz on Happy Days and Rocky, respectively.
I guess that created a bond between them because 50 years later, they still enjoy spending time together. And we enjoy seeing them with huge smiles on their faces.
Am I the only one who wants them star in a buddy retired cop movie? It would literally be a good cop, bad cop scenario, and it would be hysterical.
Everyone who meets Henry Winkler immediately falls in love with him. But how much do we know about the man behind that huge smile? On Halloween, we are going to learn more about the man behind The Fonz!
Being Henry: The Fonz…and Beyond tells the story of the beloved actor. He launched into prominence by his role as “The Fonz” in the beloved Happy Days, has transcended the role that made him who he is. Brilliant, funny, and widely-regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood (though he would be the first to tell you that it’s simply not the case, he’s really just grateful to be here), Henry shares in this achingly vulnerable memoir the disheartening truth of his childhood, the difficulties of a life with severe dyslexia, the pressures of a role that takes on a life of its own, and the path forward once your wildest dream seems behind you.
And once his wildest dream comes true, we will learn about his life as an actor, being a husband, and his most important role of being a father. And on that note, Winkler revealed that it was his son, Max, who inspired him to write the autobiography.
An autobiography I can’t wait to read. And I don’t read.
