Profile of the Day: Henry Winkler
Today “The Fonz,” Henry Winkler, celebrates his 72nd birthday!
Winkler was born on October 30, 1945 in Manhattan, New York to Ilse Anna Marie Hadra and Harry Irving Winker, who emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1939. From a young age, Winkler had a passion for acting and earned a MFA from Yale School of Drama in 1967.
He caught his big break when he was cast as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the hit television show Happy Days. For 11 seasons, Winkler was the epitome of cool with his black leather jacket and motorcycle. His character has become so iconic that Fonzie’s leather jacket now resides at the Smithsonian Institution’s Natural Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
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