Henry Winkler reveals the transformation that helped him to turn into The Fonz.
14-11-2022
By Aarti Rawat
In his "Happy Days" audition, Henry Winkler made up an accent that got him the role of Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli.
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As a Jewish youngster from Manhattan, Winkler was startled to be hired at age 27 as The Fonz, the cool, calm rider in the Milwaukee-set "Happy Days" sitcom.
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In a new episode of "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?" Wallace questioned Winkler on how he became the "epitome of cool."
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" I got to portray someone after years of acting training. "And it was so much fun," Winkler said. I'm still related. All survivors are close. Friendly." Winkler claimed producers envisioned The Fonz as "a taller Italian kid."
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"And they got you to know this short Jew from New York, but all I did, Chris, was change my voice," Winkler said. As I introduced myself as Henry, something overcame me. And by altering my speech in this manner, I was liberated."
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Winkler stated that he went with the flow and, as a result, became more courageous in acting, although he felt like "a dish of gelatin that had not yet set."
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Winkler labeled TV Guide's ranking of The Fonz fourth out of 50 best television characters "crazy."
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"Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?" airs Fridays on HBO Max and Sundays on CNN at 7 p.m. ET.