TV Star Opens Up About Learning Challenges and His Late Diagnosis in Adulthood

Henry Winkler is an American actor, director, producer, and author, best known for his role as Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the television series Happy Days.

Born in 1945 in New York City to Jewish immigrant parents from Germany, Winkler grew up in a strict household shaped by the experiences of his family’s escape from Nazi Germany. His early life was marked by emotional pressure, academic struggle, and undiagnosed learning difficulties.