TV awards for his turn in black comedy crime drama Barry.He will forever be remembered as the cool Fonzie in Happy Days, which ran from 1974 to 1984 and followed the adventures of teenager Richie Cunningham in 1950s Milwaukee.
It became a huge hit here on ITV.READ MORE: Halle Berry strips to lacy lingerie for 56th birthday as fans hail her a 'queen'But what have Winkler and the other stars of Happy Days been up to since?
Daily Star takes a look…Richie was the show’s lead for the first seven years until his directing career started taking off and he was written out via Richie joining the US Army.Now 68, he’s directed some of Hollywood’s biggest films from Splash, Cocoon and Willow in his early days to Apollo 13, The Da Vinci Code and Solo: A Star Wars Story.He nabbed an Oscar for 2001’s A Beautiful Mind while his most recent film, Thirteen Lives, about the rescue of the young Thai football team from caves in currently on Amazon.Howard married his childhood sweetheart Cheryl in 1975 and they have four children, including daughter Bryce Dallas Howard who is an actress, starring in the Jurassic World series.Initially a minor character, proved so popular with audiences he got bumped up to be a main lead.Ever wondered where the phrase “jumping the shark” for when something goes downhill after reaching its peak?It comes from a Happy Days episode in which Fonzie jumps over a shark while on water-skis.Winkler has gone to have a successful film career, appearing in Scream and The Waterboy, winning a clutch of awards along the way.A dyslexic, he became a children’s author when he drew upon his childhood struggles to co-write the Hank Zipzer books and was given an OBE in 2011 for his effort.Married to Stacey since 1978, the pair.
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