About this episode

Henry Winkler discusses his acting career, personal struggles, and notable friendships in this episode.

New York City-born Henry Winkler overcame a difficult childhood to carve out a memorable acting career, working with legends like Gene Kelly and Katherine Hepburn and portraying one of TV’s most indelible characters, Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli. Gilbert and Frank dialed up Henry at his L.A. home to talk about his struggles with dyslexia, the genius of a young Robin Williams and Henry’s enduring friendships with Ron Howard and John Ritter. Also: Henry helps discover Marlee Matlin, meets John (and Julian) Lennon and explains the mysterious disappearance of Chuck Cunningham. PLUS: Fonzie parts the Red Sea! Sly Stallone paints his windows black! Henry turns down “Grease”! And Gilbert “sings” the “Lords of Flatbush” theme! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Gilbert Gottfried, Frank

Guest: Henry Winkler

Topics covered

• acting career
• dyslexia
• friendships
• TV characters
• Hollywood legends
• personal struggles

Keywords

• Henry Winkler
• Gilbert Gottfried
• dyslexia
• The Fonz
• Robin Williams
• Ron Howard
• Hollywood

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Grease, Lords of Flatbush

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