Winkler’s new memoir discusses his struggles with undiagnosed dyslexia, behind-the-scenes drama on “Happy Days,” and the joy of his first Emmy.
is one of those TV icons whose name immediately inspires warmth. Best known for decades as Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli, the actor has since made his mark across all corners of pop culture—voice acting, horror, and, most recently,, which hits shelves Tuesday, Winkler sheds light on the personal struggles and insecurities that have long animated his most captivating characters.
It wasn’t until his son received his dyslexia diagnosis that Winkler realized the reason he, too, had struggled with certain tasks throughout his life. As Winkler recalls, he his wife have dined with the odd president before, “but we have never slept over at the Western White House. Jed did. Patti took him there when she went to visit her parents. And at the end of the weekend, Jed came home with stories about his new friends, Ron and Nancy.”before Travolta took the role, Winkler writes that that’s always been “baloney.”
Winkler wound up essentially ordering for Walken, who got fish and succotash in the end, after Winkler dragged it out of him by guessing through some options—chicken? Potatoes? “I extended my middle finger in the privacy in my own home,” Winkler writes, “and then I went out and did press forAlthough the initial plan had been to feature Winkler’s character for only an episode or two, he wound up sticking around for five years—in no small part because of the talent both in front of and behind the camera.and Tony Hale became close in real life, as did most of the cast.
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