Henry Winkler Teases ‘Barry’ Series Finale: ‘I Had to Pull My Jaw Back Up to My Mouth’
usmagazine.comA surprise ending. Henry Winkler revealed he was shocked by the series finale of Barry, which is currently airing its final season on HBO.“When I read the last script, I had to really pull my jaw back up to my mouth.
I’m telling you, it is amazing,” the Emmy Award winner, 77, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting his partnership with Apellis to raise awareness of geographic atrophy (GA).“I don’t know how fans will [feel after the finale], I feel sad because I love those people — and I didn’t even get to act with most of them,” he said, noting how separate his story line is from the others on the show.Winkler has played acting teacher Gene Cousineau opposite Bill Hader‘s Barry, a hitman who joins Gene’s class, since the series premiered in 2018.
Hader, 44, cocreated the acclaimed series and directed the final season, and the Happy Days alum said he’ll miss working with the leading man.“He is the producer.
He is one of the writers. He is the director — he directed all eight episodes this year. And he is my acting partner. We have an unspoken connection, and I will miss him,” he told Us. “I will miss going to work.
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