Henry Winkler

Next in my list of celebrity autographs is Henry Winkler.

In 1973, Henry Winkler was cast in what many would consider to be his greatest role, that of Arthur Fonzarelli, aka The Fonz (also known as Fonzie) in the TV series Happy Days.  The Fonz was originally a protagonist to the show's lead Richie Cunningham (played by Ron Howard) however the two quickly became friends.

Gifted with unexplained supernatural powers, Fonzie was able to turn on the jukebox at Arnolds with a simple rabbit punch.  He also had telekinetic powers over the lights, made every girl swoon, and the audience go wild whenever he appeared.

The show ran from 1974 to 1984, and Fonzie quickly became the most popular cast member.  He was a mechanic who lived above the Cunningham's garage.  In memorable episodes, Fonzie was temporarily blinded but still managed to repair his damaged motorbike, and he also jumped a shark on waterskis.  He also fought Robyn Williams' character, Mork, in one rather regretful episode.

Apart from Happy Days, Winkler also starred alongside Michael Keaton in the movie Night Shift, which was quite good.  He then went into producing and directing roles, and was responsible the TV show MacGyver starring Richard Dean Anderson, and the movie Cop And A Half starring Burt Reynolds.

In 1996 he had a cameo in the movie Scream, then appeared in the Adam Sandler movies The Waterboy, Little Nicky, Click, and You Don't Mess With The Zohan.  He also did voice-over work for TV shows South Park, Family Guy, King of the Hill and The Simpsons.

Now onto the autograph!  About 10 years ago I wrote to Winkler requesting an autograph.  Not long later I received this terrific inscribed 8x10 photo in the mail:

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