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Henry Winkler
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Henry Winkler is an American actor, producer, director, and author, best known for playing Fonzie and for co-writing the Hank Zipzer children's series.
Biography
Henry Winkler studied theater at Emerson College and the Yale School of Drama and spent a year and a half with the Yale Repertory Theater. After a small role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, he became widely known for playing Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984). He helped develop the original MacGyver television series and directed the films Memories of Me (1988) and Cop and a Half (1993).
Winkler has acted in films including Heroes (1977), Night Shift (1982), Scream (1996), The Waterboy (1998), Click (2006), The French Dispatch (2021), and Black Adam (2022). He experienced a television career resurgence with roles such as Barry Zuckerkorn in Arrested Development, Eddie R. Lawson in Royal Pains, Dr. Saperstein in Parks and Recreation, and Gene Cousineau in Barry (2018–2023), the last of which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. His accolades include three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and two Critics Choice Awards. Winkler co-wrote the Hank Zipzer children's series (2003–2010), appears in its UK television adaptation as Mr. Rock, and has written three memoirs.
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Books by Henry Winkler
Dump trucks and dogsleds
In Dump Trucks and Dogsleds (2009), Hank is upset that his mother will have a baby who will share his room. When the baby comes early during a freak snowstorm, Hank, Dad, and Emily race home by train, dump truck, snowmobile, and dogsled to arrive in time for the birth.