Henry Winkler Net Worth

Henry Winkler's Quotes

• Thank you for listening to me... my parents never did. -- Austin College (TX) commencement address, 5/19/02
• I started my career in kindergarten playing a tube of tooth paste in a play about hygiene.
• I love being a parent. (April 2007)
• There is a gigantic learning curve for parents, knowing when to shut up. My son Max says to me, "Every time you talk to my friends, there has to be a life lesson. Can't you just say hello?"
• I was 31 when I realised I wasn't stupid. Dyslexia was diagnosed in me, along with my stepson Jed and, as it turns out, in all our children. They've had the same confidence issues I had. You can't protect them from that, but what you can do is tell them they're fantastic 15 times a day.

Interesting Facts about Henry Winkler

1. Grew up in New York City and upstate in family's country home on Lake Mahopac, NY.
2. While making a documentary about dyslexia, Winkler himself found, at age 31, that he is dyslexic.
3. Was rehearsing lines with John Ritter before John collapsed and died.
4. Father of Zoe Winkler and Max Winkler. Father-in-law of actor Rob Reinis. Stepfather of Jed Weitzman (father is Howard Weitzman). Godfather of Bryce Dallas Howard (daughter of his former Happy Days (1974) co-star Ron Howard).
5. He studied drama at Emerson College in Boston and earned a master's degree at the Yale School of Drama.
6. The motorcycle he rode on Happy Days (1974) was the same motorcycle Steve McQueen rode in the famous motorcycle scene at the end of The Great Escape (1963).
7. In the fall of 2005, appeared in the season premieres of three different series: Medical Examiners (2001), Arrested Development (2003), and Out of Practice (2005).
8. His last episode on Arrested Development (2003) aired the same day as his first episode on Out of Practice (2005), September 19, 2005.
9. In 2000, he received an Emmy nomination for a guest appearance on the TV series Battery Park (2000). However, when the TV Academy discovered that his episode (which was originally scheduled to air in April, but was later burned off in June after the series had already been canceled) had aired outside the nominations period, his nomination was revoked and William H. Macy was instead nominated for his work on Sports Night (1998). The award eventually went to Bruce Willis.
10. Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch) [2007-].
11. As a guest on The Paul O'Grady Show (2004) (Nov. 18, 2009), Winkler confessed that he could not ride a motorcycle. Despite his image as an inveterate biker on the hit sitcom Happy Days (1974), Winkler never actually rode the bike on the series. During his one and only attempt at mastering the machine, Winkler took a tumble and stayed away from motorcycles after that nasty experience.
12. Winkler is an amateur photographer who brings his camera to every shoot.
13. Received an Honorary Order of the British Empire award (OBE) from Queen Elizabeth II (April, 2011) in recognition of his work with British children with learning challenges, via his My Way! Campaign.
14. Is an avid, long-term fly-fishing enthusiast, along with his wife and their children.
15. His first ride on the Happy Days (1974) motorcycle resulted in him crashing into the sound-van. From that time onward, the bike was kept on a board-on-wheels that was pulled along.
16. A staunch Democrat, he has spent much of his time and money towards various liberal causes as well as to the campaigns of such politicians as Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, and Barack Obama.
17. Played the same character (Arthur 'Fonzie' Fonzarelli) on five different series: Happy Days (1974), Laverne & Shirley (1976), Mork & Mindy (1978), The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980) and Joanie Loves Chachi (1982).
18. Appeared at The World Of Wheels in Birmingham, Alabama for a Happy Days Reunion along with costar Don Most. [February 2009]
19. Starring alongside Les Dennis in the Stage Production of "Peter Pan" at The Empire Theatre, Liverpool, UK. [December 2009]
20. An accomplished water-skiing enthusiast, he once worked as a skiing instructor.