Henry Winkler

Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an actor, director and producer who is most famous for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom Happy Days (1974 - 1984). Winkler gained national fame for his auto mechanic-greaser role as "The Fonz"; starting out as a minor character at the show's beginning but having top billing by the time the show ended.

Winkler was born in New York, New York. He received his Bachelor's degree from Emerson College in 1967, and received his MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1970. He received his Ph.D. in Hebrew Literature in 1978 from Emerson College.

Winkler started his career by appearing in a number of television commercials before landing a role in The Lords of Flatbush (1974) (which also starred then unknown Sylvester Stallone). He quickly got the role of Fonzie in Happy Days that same year. During his decade on Happy Days, Winkler also starred in a number of movies including playing a troubled Vietnam Vet in Heroes (1977) and a morgue attendant in Night Shift (1982), which was directed by Happy Days co-star Ron Howard.

After Happy Days, Winkler slowed his acting career down as he began concentrating on producing and directing. He has producer credits on several movies and television shows including MacGyver and Mr. Sunshine and directed several movies including the Billy Crystal movie Memories of Me (1988) and Cop and ½ (1993) with Burt Reynolds.

As the 1990s continued, Winkler began a return to acting including roles in Scream (1996), The Waterboy (1998), Down To You (2000), and Holes (2003).

He has a recurring role as an incompetent lawyer in the Fox Television comedy, Arrested Development.

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He has a recurring role as an incompetent lawyer in the Fox Television comedy, Arrested Development. Jeanne Aubert passed away in 1988 and was interred in the Cimetière de Pantin in the Parisian suburb of Pantin. As the 1990s continued, Winkler began a return to acting including roles in Scream (1996), The Waterboy (1998), Down To You (2000), and Holes (2003). Although never a headline star, for the next thirty years her career was busy with numerous recordings, film and stage performances, and eventually roles on television. Sunshine and directed several movies including the Billy Crystal movie Memories of Me (1988) and Cop and ½ (1993) with Burt Reynolds. She was part of a number of other shows in London, England and other cities throughout Europe. He has producer credits on several movies and television shows including MacGyver and Mr. In 1935, she returned to her native France where she acted in several films during the ensuing two years. In 1937, she went back on the Paris stage, performing in musical varieties with the celebrated songstress Fréhel.

After Happy Days, Winkler slowed his acting career down as he began concentrating on producing and directing. Following her divorce Jeanne Aubert began working in Broadway musical comedies as well as making an appearance in the1934 East Coast film production "The Gem Of The Ocean". During his decade on Happy Days, Winkler also starred in a number of movies including playing a troubled Vietnam Vet in Heroes (1977) and a morgue attendant in Night Shift (1982), which was directed by Happy Days co-star Ron Howard. In May of 1939, Nelson Morris survived the Hindenburg disaster. He quickly got the role of Fonzie in Happy Days that same year. Eventually they moved to the United States and married but the marriage did not last. Winkler started his career by appearing in a number of television commercials before landing a role in The Lords of Flatbush (1974) (which also starred then unknown Sylvester Stallone). Morris used his connections to get to meet her and the two became involved.

in Hebrew Literature in 1978 from Emerson College. Using the stage name Jane Aubert, in 1929, she made her motion picture debut in the silent film, "La Possession." Her film was seen by Nelson Morris of Chicago, Illinois a multi-millionaire whose family had made their fortune in meatpacking and who at the time was overseeing a meat processing operation in France. He received his Bachelor's degree from Emerson College in 1967, and received his MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1970. He received his Ph.D. Jeanne Aubert served as the first president of the JOCF of France. Winkler was born in New York, New York. In 1928 she helped organize the first female branch of the Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne (JOC), a Roman Catholic apostolic organization for young people. Winkler gained national fame for his auto mechanic-greaser role as "The Fonz"; starting out as a minor character at the show's beginning but having top billing by the time the show ended. As a teenager, she was given voice and music lessons and at age eighteen appeared in an elaborate Mistinguett production at the Casino de Paris.

Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an actor, director and producer who is most famous for his role as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the popular sitcom Happy Days (1974 - 1984). At age five, little Marguerite began performing on stage at the Théâtre du Châtelet. "The Facts: Henry Winkler." http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/Bio/0,128,149,00.html (accessed 3 May 2004). Born Marguerite Perrinot in Paris, France to an aristocratic father she was pushed by her mother, a former flower girl, into show business. E! Online. Jeanne Aubert, (February 21, 1906 – March 6, 1988) was a French singer and actress.