Fonzie
fictional character
Also known as: Arthur Fonzarelli, the Fonz
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“Happy Days”
- In Happy Days
Fonzarelli (Henry Winkler)—known as “Fonzie”—whose greaser style and love for motorcycles clashed with the show’s cast of wholesome, all-American characters. But under his leather jacket, Fonzie was anything but rebellious. His reputation as an outsider and a ladies’ man and his cachet of “cool” could be used to mitigate…
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portrayal by Winkler
- In Henry Winkler
…Fonzarelli, better known as “Fonzie” or “the Fonz.” With his black leather jacket, blue jeans, and slicked-back “greaser” hairstyle, the eternally cool Fonzie was a breakout character on the massively popular sitcom Happy Days (1974–84). The role not only made Winkler a star but also typecast him and nearly…
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