Harris Center for the Arts Program Guide 2023-2024

An Evening with Henry Winkler
Friday, March 15, 2024; 7:30pm
BIO Audiences always leave
Henry's presentations
inspired and entertained. Through
humorous anecdotes and
inspirational life lessons about
overcoming adversity to his storied
career in television and
entertainment, groups of all ages can
learn from Henry's speeches. His
passion for supporting others is the
result of a lifetime struggle with
undiagnosed dyslexia. Henry has
worked tirelessly to bring awareness
and support to children who learn
differently by advocating for changes
in the education system and
informing parents and teachers
about learning challenges.
Henry Winkler will celebrate 50 years
of success in Hollywood this year and
continues to be in demand not only
as an actor, producer, and director
but as a best-selling children’s book
author. His autobiography, BEING
HENRY...The Fonz and Beyond, will be
published on October 31 of this year.
A 1973 audition in Los Angeles
forever changed the life of the Yale
School of Drama graduate when
producer Garry Marshall and Tom
Miller cast Winkler in the iconic role
of Arthur Fonzarelli, aka “The Fonz,”
in the TV series Happy Days. During
his 10 years on the popular sitcom,
he won two Golden Globe Awards,
was nominated three times for an
Emmy Award and was also honored
with a star on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame. Both his famous leather
jacket and Fonzie’s lunch box became
part of an exhibit at the Smithsonian
Museum in 1980.
Winkler can add to his resume the
title of New York Times best-selling
author. His first book, Niagara Falls
or Does It? Hank Zipzer the World’s
Greatest Under-Achiever, became a
New York Times bestseller. The book
was inspired by Winkler’s struggle
throughout his education due to his
learning challenges and became so
popular, it grew into a series of 28
novels. All the books are available
in bookstores and online across
the United States and have been
published around the world in nine
languages, with more than 5 million
copies sold.
To date, he and his co-author, Lin
Oliver, have written 39 children’s
novels. Alien Superstar, a trilogy,
became an instant New York Times
best seller. Their newest book,
Detective Duck, will be published in
October of this year.
Of all the titles he has received, the
ones he relishes most are husband,
father, and grandfather. Winkler
and his wife, Stacey, have three
children, Jed, Zoe, and Max, and six
grandchildren.
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