He flies. Forty years later he’s flying still. That was Fonzie’s leap into legend and language when he jumped the shark on “Happy Days” in September 1977. A ’70s sitcom about life in the ...

Henry Winkler took inspiration for Fonzie from a greaser movie he'd starred in, but he based his performance on Sylvester ...

In an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, published Monday, March 31, the Barry Emmy winner was asked how Howard, who ...

Henry Winkler's effortless cool as the Fonz, Happy Days was a celebration of friendship and family, and was the perfect TV comfort food. But what was it like when the cameras weren't rolling?

Find out how horseback riding inspired the Fonz, and why the show was almost about a completely different decade.

Ron Howard said his character was originally supposed to be the lead of Happy Days before fans fell in love with Henry Winkler's 'The Fonz' Kelly Wynne has been a TV writer at PEOPLE digital since ...