American actor, director, producer, and author Henry Winkler has a net worth of $40 million. Henry Winkler is probably best known for his role as The Fonz on “Happy Days.” He has also made numerous film and television appearances over the years and is a successful author of children’s books.

Early Years

Henry Franklin Winkler was born in Manhattan, New York City, on October 30, 1945. His mother, Ilse Anna Marie (née Hadra), and father, Harry Irving Winkler, were both homemakers. Richard Belzer, his cousin, is also an actor, and Beatrice is his sister. Winkler’s parents were Berlin-born German Jews.

They immigrated to the United States in 1939, just before World War II broke out. He graduated from McBurney School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in 1963, but only after completing summer school. He had dyslexia, which was undiagnosed at the time. He continued his education at Emerson College, graduating with a BA in 1967, and then attended Yale School of Drama to earn an MFA in 1970.

Private Life

In May 1978, Winkler married Stacey Weitzman (née Furstman). They have two children together: Zoe Emily (born 1980) and Max Daniel (born 1990). (born 1983). Stacey was previously married to Howard Weitzman, an industry super-lawyer. Winkler is the stepfather of her former relationship’s kid, Jed Weitzman.

Professional Beginnings

According to Winkler, his first paid television job was as an extra on a game show in New York for $10. Then, in New York City, he supported himself by working in television commercials while performing free theatre at the Manhattan Theater Club. In addition, he appeared in numerous Yale Repertory Theater productions between 1968 and 1972.

These include, among others, “Coriolanus” (May 1968), “Macbeth” (February 1971), “Gimpel the Fool” (October 1970), and “Two by Brecht and Weill: The Little Mahagonny and the Seven Sins” (May-June 1971, January 1972).

Acting Profession

In 1973, Winkler was cast as Butchery Weinstein in “The Lords of Flatbush,” a drama film. Also featured in the film were Perry King and Sylvester Stallone. The film was not, however, released until 1974. He appeared on shows such as “The Mary Tyler Moor Show,” “The Bob Newhart Show,” and “Rhoda” in 1973.

Tom Miller assisted Henry Winkler in landing the role of Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, also known as “The Fonz” or “Fonzie” on the sitcom “Happy Days” in 1973. In January 1974, “Happy Days” began airing for the first time, and it helped Winkler achieve greater recognition and fame. He remained with the show until its cancellation in 1984 as The Fonz.

In addition to his role as The Fonz on television, he also starred in films such as “Heroes” (1977), “The One and Only” (1978), and “An American Christmas Carol” (1994). (1979).

After taking a break from acting in the 1980s, Winkler gradually resumed his career in the 1990s. In 1991, he starred in the highly controversial made-for-television film “Absolute Strangers,” and in 1994, he co-starred in the made-for-television film “One Christmas” alongside Katharine Hepburn.

He returned to television in 1994 with the Fox comedy series “Monty.” However, “Monty” was not on the air for long and had a short run; it was canceled after only six episodes. Then Adam Sandler invited him to appear in his 1998 film “The Waterboy,” initiating a friendship and professional relationship that would prove to be fruitful.

Winkler subsequently appeared in three additional Adam Sandler films: “Little Nicky” (2000), “Click” (2006), and “Don’t Mess With the Zohan” (2008).

Since then, Winkler has appeared in several other works, including the television shows “Numb3rs”, “The Bob Newhart Show”, “South Park”, “The Practice”, “The Drew Carey Show”, “The Simpsons”, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, “Third Watch”, “Arrested Development”, “Family Guy”, and “King of the Hill”, “Royal Pains”, “Children’s Hospital”, “Parks and

Directing and producing

Winkler has had success as a producer in addition to his acting career. He was the executive producer and narrator of the documentary film “Who are the DeBolts, exactly? And How Did They Obtain Nineteen Children? ” (1977). In 1978, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature-length Documentary, as well as the Directors Guild of America Award and the Humanitas Award for filmmaker John Korty.

In addition, a 50-minute condensed version of the program that aired on ABC in December 1978 won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement – Informational Program in 1979.

After “Happy Days” ended in 1984, Winkler redoubled his efforts in producing and directing, prioritizing them over performing. Winkler-Rich Productions was founded by him and John Rich. When Rich was not working on a project, Winkler would take over as director of Fair Dinkum Productions.

He created television shows like “MacGyver,” “So Weird,” “Mr. Sunshine,” and “Sightings” during this time, as well as game shows like “Wintuition” and “Hollywood Squares” and the made-for-tv feature “Scandal Sheet” (1985). He also directed films such as “Memories of Me” (1988) and “Cop and a Half” (1989). (1993).

Winkler joined the Disney Channel original sitcom “We Weird” as an executive producer in 1999. Since then, he’s worked on a variety of different projects. From 2016 to 2018, he was the executive producer of the NBC travel-reality show “Better Late Than Never,” which starred Winkler with William Shatner, George Foreman, and Terry Bradshaw.

Other Projects

Winkler has written a book. He and Lin Oliver collaborated on a series of children’s novels about Hank Zipzer, a dyslexic boy. They’ve published 17 books with Zipzer in them.

Private Life

In May 1978, Winkler married Stacey Weitzman (née Furstman). They have two children together: Zoe Emily (born 1980) and Max Daniel (born 1990). (born 1983). Stacey was previously married to Howard Weitzman, an industry super-lawyer. Winkler is the stepfather of her former relationship’s kid, Jed Weitzman.

Real estate

In November 1993, Henry and Stacey paid $3.4 million for a home in LA’s Brentwood district. In today’s money, that equates to almost $6 million. The house is now worth between $11 and $15 million.

The Winklers sold their longtime Toluca Lake home to actor Andy Garcia for $2.26 million around the same time as the acquisition. They acquired the house the same year they married, in 1978.