Henry Franklin Winkler was born on October 30, 1945 in Manhattan, New York. He is a Golden Globe Award-winning American actor, director, producer and author.

In 1973, after acting in a few films and many commercials, Winkler moved to California. He had guest roles on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'The Bob Newhart Show', before his big break came, on his 28th birthday in 1973, when he was cast as Arthur Fonzarelli, in 'Happy Days'.

After the cancellation of Happy Days, Winkler formed his own production company and went on to produce the successful television series Ryan's Four and MacGyver, as well as directing the film Memories of Me (1988).

Continuing his diverseacting career, he has performed in such films as the teen horror hit Scream (1996), The Waterboy (1998), starring Adam Sandler, and the Emmy-winning television series The Practice, created by David E. Kelley.

In 2003, along with Lin Oliver, he co-authored a series of children's books called "Hank Zipzer: The Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Under-Acheiver".

Henry has been married since 1978 to Stacey Weitzman with whom he has three children. Together, they are actively involved with various children's charities.

Filmography

• First Comes Love (2008)
• A Plumm Summer (2007)
• I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
• Click (2006)
• Unbeatable Harold (2006)
• The King of Central Park (2006)
• "Out of Practice" (7 episodes, 2005-2006)
• The Kid & I (2005)
• "Duck Dodgers" (2 episodes, 2005)
• "Crossing Jordan" (2 episodes, 2005)
• "Arrested Development" (15 episodes, 2003-2005)
• Berkeley (2005)
• Fronterz (2004)
• "Third Watch" (3 episodes, 2004)
• Beverly Hills S.U.V. (2004)
• "Clifford's Puppy Days" (2003)
• "Blue's Clues" (1 episode, 2003)
• Holes (2003)
• "Clifford the Big Red Dog" (1 episode, 2003)
• "Ozzy & Drix" (1 episode, 2002)
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1 episode, 2002)
• "The Drew Carey Show" (1 episode, 2001)
• "Big Apple" (1 episode, 2001)
• I Shaved My Legs for This (2001)
• "Battery Park" (1 episode, 2000)
• "The Practice" (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
• Down to You (2000)
• "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1999)
• "So Weird" (1 episode, 1999)
• Dill Scallion (1999)
• P.U.N.K.S. (1999)
• Elevator Seeking (1999)
• Ugly Naked People (1999)
• The Waterboy (1998)
• "Dead Man's Gun" (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
• Ground Control (1998)
• "South Park" (1 episode, 1998)
• Detention: The Siege at Johnson High (1997)
• Dad's Week Off (1997)
• Scream (1996)
• A Child Is Missing (1995)
• "Street Sharks" (4 episodes, 1995)
• "Monty" (1994)
• One Christmas (1994)
• The Only Way Out (1993)
• Absolute Strangers (1991)
• "MacGyver" (1 episode, 1990)
• Happily Ever After (1985)
• "Pryor's Place" (1 episode, 1984)
• "Happy Days" (54 episodes, 1974-1984)
• "Joanie Loves Chachi" (1 episode, 1982)
• "Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour" (1982)
• Night Shift (1982)
• "The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang" (1980)
• An American Christmas Carol (1979)
• "Laverne & Shirley" (4 episodes, 1976-1979)
• "Mork & Mindy" (1 episode, 1978)
• The One and Only (1978)
• Heroes (1977)
• "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People" (1 episode, 1977)
• America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976)
• Katherine (1975)
• The Lord's of Flatbush (1974)
• Crazy Joe (1974)
• "The Bob Newhart Show" (1 episode, 1974)
• Nightmare (1974)
• "Mary Tyler Moore" (1 episode, 1973)
• "Another World" (1964)

Awards

• Daytime Emmy Outstanding Children's Special "All the Kids Do It" 1984 - 85
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical) "Happy Days" 1977
• NATO Entertainment Personality of the Year" 1977
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical) "Happy Days" 1976