Henry Winkler Biography

Fast Facts

• On Happy Days, rode the same motorcycle that Steve McQueen used in The Great Escape
• Donated his Fonzie leather jacket to the Smithsonian Institution
• Godfather of Ron Howard's daughter, actress Bryce Dallas Howard
• Is a cousin of actor Richard Belzer
• Co-author of the Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever series of children's books
• Won a Daytime Emmy for producing 1984's Outstanding Children's Special All the Kids Do It; and won a 2005 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program as the voice of the bird Norville on Clifford's Puppy Days
• Won the role of Captain Hook in the London pantomime Peter Pan in 2006, and returned to the holiday production for several subsequent years
• Is active in campaigns to highlight children's educational needs and often discusses his own struggle with dyslexia
• Is a New York Yankees fan; he read the starting lineups on Fox for the fifth game of the 2009 Yankees-Phillies' World Series
• In 2010, joined the cast of Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim and also took on a role on the USA Network drama Royal Pains