Gene Cousineau: Last News

Henry Winkler joined “Barry,” as the pompous, washed-up acting teacher Gene Cousineau, he soon asked series creator and star Bill Hader, “Am I playing an asshole?” But by Season 3, Cousineau has suffered a tremendous loss — at the hands of Barry — and it’s forcing him to do some deep introspection. “I think the umbrella for Season 3 is, can a person change? It was a question Bill asked me in a scene in Season 2. And now it is for all of the characters,” Winkler tells Variety. “Is there atonement?” On this episode of the “Variety Awards Circuit Podcast,” we talk to Emmy-winning “Barry” star Henry Winkler on how dark the show went this season, especially for his character, as well as what he hopes might come next.

Mick Jagger where he “slunk out” of a restaurant in embarrassment.The actor, who recently scored an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for HBO series Barry, opened up about being starstruck by The Rolling Stones frontman in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday (July 13).Speaking to guest host Anthony Anderson, Winkler said: “I was in a restaurant, and I walked up to Mick Jagger and I said, ‘Hello, I’m Henry Winkler and I have all of your albums.’”According to the actor, Jagger simply turned his head and nodded, “Henry”, in response.“I slunk out of the restaurant,” Winkler added. “I went, ‘I’m so sorry.

Barry season three finale.The acclaimed HBO comedy-thriller wrapped up its third run last night (June 12), which saw Hader’s titular character finally face consequences after getting arrested by the police.Barry is double-crossed by Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) and gets ambushed by the cops, while many of the other main characters take unexpected turns, with Sally Reed (Sarah Goldberg) killing a man, while NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) kills his captors in Bolivia.Speaking to Vulture, Hader admitted that he had the conclusion to season three mapped out from the start, recalling: “First day of writing season three on the whiteboard, I wrote down, ‘Cousineau knows, Barry knows Cousineau knows and throws him in the trunk of a car, and that’s in episode one. Sally’s going to have her own show and at some point it’s going to go away. Cristobal and Hank are a couple.

Wilson Chapman editorSpoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched “starting now,” the Season 3 finale of “Barry,” now streaming on HBO Max.After three seasons of barely getting away with his many crimes, Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) has finally been caught.Season 3 of Hader and Alec Berg’s increasingly dark comedy series “Barry” ends with the title character — a reluctant hitman whose attempts to avoid the consequences of his actions have caused increasingly greater tragedies — apprehended by a SWAT team, heading to jail for the murder of detective Janice Moss (Paula Newsome). That act, which has hung over the series since Season 1, initially seemed like it would get Barry in jail even sooner, when her boyfriend Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) discovered that Barry, his student, was responsible for her death.

Spoiler Alert: The following podcast and article contains spoilers about tonight’s season 3 finale of HBO’s Barry. 

Wilson Chapman editorSpoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched “candy asses,” the seventh episode of “Barry” Season 3, streaming now on HBO Max.In “710N,” the sixth episode of “Barry’s” third season, Monroe Fuches (Stephen Root) comes close to finally turning over a new leaf. The selfish, cowardly criminal, currently waging a war against his surrogate son and former crime business partner Barry (Bill Hader), gets shot and left for dead by a group of motorcyclists he hired for his latest plan.

EXCLUSIVE: Even as their hit Emmy-winning comedy Barry makes its long awaited return, HBO is looking to stay in business with its star Henry Winkler as sources tell Deadline that HBO is developing the new limited series King Rex with Henry Winkler attached to star and his son, Max, directing the pilot. It would mark the first time the father-son duo have worked together in the business and both Winklers are also exec producing. Joining them as exec producers are Malcolm Spellman and Nichelle Tramble Spellman who will exec produce through their The 51 banner along with Eli Dansky (the Spellman’s have a first look deal with HBO). Scott Brown and Megan Creydt of Texas Monthly (who also has first look deal with HBO) will also exec produce with Trey Selman writing the pilot and co-exec producing.

Wilson Chapman editorSPOILER ALERT:Do not read if you haven’t watched “Forgiving Jeff,” the Season 3 premiere of “Barry,” now streaming on HBO Max.Nobody is more critical of Gene Cousineau than the actor portraying him. Since 2018, Henry Winkler has been playing the acting coach on Alec Berg and Bill Hader’s HBO crime dramedy “Barry.” And while the role has provided Winkler some of the best reviews of his career, along with an Emmy for the show’s debut season, the TV icon known for playing the Fonz on “Happy Days” doesn’t mince words when describing Cousineau, referring to him as “selfish,” “self-centered” and with “no loving ability.”When Season 3 of “Barry” begins, Cousineau seems to have changed, in ways both good and bad.

Wilson Chapman editorAfter a three-year delay, Barry Berkman is stepping back into his spotlight.HBO has released the official trailer for Season 3 of “Barry,” the critically-acclaimed comedy and crime series created by and starring Bill Hader.Hader stars as Barry Berkman, a marine-turned-hitman who attempts to abandon his deadly profession after he discovers a love for acting, joining a community of aspiring Los Angeles theater performers. But his connections to the criminal world refuse to let go, and Barry finds himself having to live a very violent double life.

HBO‘s Emmy-winning dark comedy Barry will premiere its long-awaited third season on April 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Season 3 was delayed due to Covid-19.