Henry Winkler. Films "Do not Mess With the Zohan", "Happy Days"

Henry Winkler is an American actor who gained fame after the series "Happy Days". Later, he starred in more than a hundred films, series, a show. He himself created television projects, acting as their producer and director. At one time the actor wrote books about a boy suffering from an ailment, which the author also had.

Biography

Henry Winkler was born on 30.10.1945 in a family of Jewish immigrants from Germany who moved to the United States in 1939. Father, Harry Irving, worked in the company of sawn timber. Mother, Ilsa Anna Maria, in her maiden name was Khadra.

Training:

• McBurney School;
• 1967 - Emerson College (Bachelor);
• 1970 - Yale School of Drama (Master).

Later, the actor was awarded the degree of Doctor of Arts from the Colleges of Emerson and Austin.

Personal life

Since 1978, Henry Winkler is married to Stacy, who before that was married to Howard Weitzman. They brought up three children: the common (Zoe and Max) and Jed - from the previous marriage to Stacy.

Career

Henry Winkler, whose films are known outside the US, began his career with commercials on television. His first work as an actor is the image of Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, which he began to embody in October 1973. His debut is connected with the TV show "Happy Days", which became available for viewing since January 1974.

Participating in the filming of his first series, the actor filmed in parallel in other films and television shows.

After the "Happy Days" Henry Winkler, whose photo is presented here, started producing and directing. Under his supervision was opened the studio "Winkler-Rich Production", which created television and game shows, as well as films.

By the 1990's, Winkler had returned to acting. At this time, he is removed in a rather ambiguous film, narrating about a man who faces a choice about the fate of his comatose wife and yet unborn child. In 1994, the holiday film "One Christmas" comes out, in which Henry starred with Catherine Hepburn. For the actress, it was the last role in the movie.

In the 2000s, the actor played many episodic roles in films and serials. Among them the most known are the following:

• "Treasure";
• "Cry";
• "The Simpsons" (voice acting);
• "South Park" (voice acting);
• "Law and order";
• "Family Guy".

In addition to participating in television shows, the actor and producer starred in video clips, published books about the boy Zipcer, continues to participate in various shows.

"Happy Days"

The director and producer of the television tape was Harry Marshall. The comedy was shot for ten years, beginning in 1974. It was filmed eleven seasons, each of which was attended by Winkler.

The series "Happy Days" (Henry Winkler played Fonzi) showed an idealized world in the United States of the fifties and sixties of the twentieth century. The action takes place in Milwaukee, a city in the state of Wisconsin. In the center of the storyline is the family of a teenager Richie, who owns a convenience store.

Initially, the director of the series in the role of Fonzi represented another actor. He saw the character as a man with an Italian type of appearance, such as Ron Howard. However, the Yale student was able to reveal the image entirely from the other side. So Winkler was successfully auditioned and reincarnated in Fonzi for ten years.

Gradually, the character that Henry played was in the middle of a television comedy. At the same time, with the leadership of the channel on which the show was filmed, there were disagreements about the appearance of the hero, namely his jacket. So, the actor considered it appropriate to wear worn leather clothes, and the channel's representatives believed that this makes the character similar to the criminal. They wanted to see Fonzie in the green windbreaker. In the case, the director intervened, who discussed the problem with the channel. By common consent it was decided that the character can appear in a leather jacket in scenes with a motorcycle. Since that time, the hero never left his motorcycle.

"Do not Mess with the Zohan"

The actor's collaboration with director Adam Sandler began in 1998, when he invited him to play in the film "Mama's Son". And in 2008, the rental went "Do not Mess with the Zohan." Henry Winkler played a major role in the comedy that tells the story of the life of an Israeli commando named Zohan Dvir. The hero staged his own death and moved to New York with the goal of becoming a hairdresser and not chasing more for the Arab terrorist Phantom. The picture ridicules the conflict between Arabs and Jews.

The plot ends successfully, because the enemies (Zohan and Phantom) reconciled with each other and together decided to teach the racists in the United States. Thus, representatives of both nationalities began to live in peace.

Awards

Henry Winkler was four times nominated for the Golden Globe Award as the best actor. He was able to receive this award twice, for his role in "Happy Days". The same project allowed the actor to become a nominee for the Emmy Award three times. In addition, nominations for "Emmy" were awarded to work in the "Practice" and the information program of 1979.

Interesting Facts

The actor suffered from dyslexia. This illness caused him many problems. His books tell of the boy Zipcer, who also has this defect. In total, seventeen books were published.

The actor is a fan of the New York Yankees. In 2009, he announced on television about the start of his team's fifth game against the "Philadelphia Phillies".

When the channel's management forbade the actor to play Fonzi in a leather jacket, in an interview he stated that it's hard to look cool when you put on a green jacket.