It's hard to think of Happy Days without Fonzie, but when the series premiered in January 1974, the character portrayed by Henry Winkler was a bit player. Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli was a minor, ...

"Happy Days" follows a Wisconsin family's life in the 1950s, back when diners had jukeboxes, teenagers fell in love with milkshakes in their hands, and greasers terrorized the streets. While the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While being interviewed by radio station WXOU, Henry addressed the impact Fonzie had on him: "He gave me a worldwide recognition, ...

He was the heart and soul of the beloved '70s comedy.

Micky Dolenz reflected on how he was almost cast as Happy Days’ greaser sex symbol Arthur Herbert “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in a new interview. “I almost got it,” the actor told People. “Supposedly, it was ...

Winkler graduated from Yale in 1970 and then began working in New York. It was a one month trip to California in 1973 that landed him the Happy Days audition, but he didn’t see himself in the role.

Fonzie in his leather jacket sits down in a booth at a restaurant in "Happy Days" (1974-1984) - Paramount Television For an entire decade, "Happy Days" delighted viewers as a lighthearted, nostalgic ...

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 09: HAPPY DAYS - Gallery - Season Three - 9/9/75, Pictured, top row, left: Henry WInkler (Fonzie), Tom Bosley (Howard), Anson Williams (Potsie), Marion Ross (Marion); bottom ...