That life lesson was instilled on a generation of TV watchers by Henry Winkler as Arthur Fonzarelli, aka "The Fonz" or "Fonzie" from the 1950s-set ABC sitcom Happy ... Richie is his best friend ...
A hit was belatedly born! Actors Henry Winkler (left) and Ron Howard as Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli and Richie Cunningham in ... [+] the sitcom 'Happy Days', circa 1980. (Photo by Michael Ochs ...
It took Happy Days so long to cast Henry Winkler that he thought he had lost the part of Fonzie, but when the offer came in, he had one stipulation.