Thank you for the opportunity to read this book by Henry Winkler who I remember fondly from watching Happy Days when I was growing up. It was a quick read and felt like Henry was talking right to me. I think I would have preferred to listen to the audio version though given the choice.

I'm not surprised that Henry's memior was delightful! He seems like such a genuine person and his book clarified that. What a wonderful read!

I enjoyed reading this book. Henry Winkler wrote this book in first person narrative. I felt like I was in the same room as Henry Winkler and he was telling me his story.

I am glad Henry wrote about his dyslexia. He is letting people without learning disabilities what it feels like to have a learning disability. Henry is also letting people with learning disabilities know they are not alone. He co-authored a children's book series, Hank Zipser.

It was interesting read about his childhood. It was also interesting about how he got into acting and how he got the "Fonz" character. It was fun to read up on the behind the scenes of the acting world. He also talked about how he met his wife and his children.

Thank you to NetGalley and Celeron Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

What a pleasure this was. Henry Winkler is such an amazing soul and I'm so thankful he allowed us a glimpse into his life. From his childhood to his acting career, every piece of his story is captivating. While many people will never see past him being the Fonz, Henry's own individuality it's worth celebrating in the same regard given to his most noteworthy character. His gratitude throughout the book is palpable. Truly beautiful.

Henry Winkler, a Yale School of Drama, was a struggling actor in New York when he decided to
try Hollywood. It was there, in 1973, that he landed the role of a lifetime and became a television
icon when he was cast as Arthur Fonzarelli on the TV series, Happy Days. And he made it look
easy.

Henry had a hard time at Yale and in New York, not because he didn’t land the roles he wanted,
but because he suffered from severe dyslexia. It was that dyslexia that made his father, a wealthy
man in the lumber business, think he was stupid and lazy. He always felt not good enough, and it
wasn’t until his later years that he found help.

In fact, Henry had to work twice as hard and twice as long to learn his lines as other actors, but
he persevered. The scenes where he tells the readers how “the Fonz” was born, was like peeking
behind the curtain. In fact, this entire memoir is like that. I feel like I’ve this guy like a close
cousin.

Now 78, Henry tells his stories of struggle and achievement in a memoir that sounds like he is
sitting in your living room telling you his life story. I had no idea that after Happy Days, he
struggled due to typecasting. When an audience looked at him, they saw “the Fonz.” But when I
thought about it, I wasn’t surprised. “The Fonz” is a legend.

I didn’t know that he went on to become a director to some hit movies, a producer and a co-
author of more than thirty books for kids including Alien Superstar Trilogy and a twenty-eight-
book series starring Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever.”

I really like the structure of Being Henry. It is tales of his days as “The Fonz” and Happy Days
interspersed with tales of his forty-five, and counting, year marriage to Stacey, his kids, the other
roles he has played, his famous friends. And yet through it all, he seems like a down-to-earth
nice guy who doesn’t live in a billion-room mansion, but a nice house in Los Angeles.

I always like “the Fonz,” but now I have a deeper appreciation for Henry.

Being Henry: The Fonz …and Beyond get 5 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.

If you came of age in the 70's you are well acquainted with Arthur Fonzarelli the character played by Henry Winkler on the ABC sitcom Happy Days. Winkler's memoir is a candid account of the highs and lows experienced by a world wide star who cannot escape the the popular character he played.
Winkler details his difficult childhood with demanding parents who were not supportive of his career choices until Winkler became famous.
Winkler aptly about life after the Fonz and the difficulties he faced trying to get acting riles that were different than the Fonz. He eventually found success in small roles and producing such show as MacGyver.

Henry Winkler is dyslectic and it took him several years for him to be able to read a simple paragraph.
Despite the rollercoaster ride of his Hollywood life Winkler with the help of his wonderful wife Stacey, was able to emerge as a doting parent and grandparent and a generous friend!

For those of us who loved the Fonz, reading this book will have you loving Henry Winkler!

I loved this book so much!! I grew up watching Happy Days but realized I barely knew anything about Henry Winkler. First off -- he is naturally very funny! I listened to this book and I highly suggest listening to it since he is the narrator. He was so expressive and so humble. I knew nothing about his upbringing. I didn't know he was 100% German and that his parents escaped the Holocaust. He really started from nothing and after the success of Happy Days he was always genuinely surprised when he was recognized as The Fonz. I also loved the fact that he always gave back. He is eager to help young actors and is always eager to be in on a new project. His love for acting and producing never bored him. If you read one memoir this year, make it this one!

I really enjoyed reading about Henry Winkler's life. Just goes to show you never know what some people go thru before they become famous.
I understand a lot of how he reacted/acts due to his upbringing.
Good job Henry

Excellent book revealing the man behind the actor. Very readable. While we are let to see the good and the not so good about Henry, you can’t help but come away with admiration for the man and his accomplishments.

I really enjoyed getting into Henry Winkler's mind and life. He seems to be exactly who we want him to be. He is very human in revealing his fears and anxieties. It just made him all the more real for me.

Thanks to Negalley and Celadon Books for a copy for review.

This was a fun read, very well written, As someone who is a Henry Winkler fan but has never seen Happy Days it was fun to read up on the behind the scenes of it all.

Wow. This book blew me away. I absolutely love it. What an amazing read. Hats off to Henry Winkler. I remember him from the TV series Happy Days, when I was a child. He was the cool guy who went by the name Fonzie or The Fonz, short for Arthur Fonzarelli. I watched him play Gene Cousineau, an acting teacher, in the HBO series, Barry. I watched all four seasons of Barry and I loved that show and dear Mr. Cousineau. Henry Winkler lays it all out in this memoir and says it how it is, in a humble way. I appreciate such honesty and openness. The synopsis mentions his self-deprecating humor which I think could possibly relate to his anxiety, his struggles with severe dyslexia, and the truth about his childhood. If you are familiar with Henry Winkler or enjoy nonfiction, this is a must-read.

Who doesn't love Henry Winkler?!? I thought he was a nice guy and a talented actor before, but now after reading his book, I can honestly say he truly is a sweetheart. I didn't realize the struggles he had breaking free from the Fronz roll. He is truly a class act! His book talked about his struggles with his parents, dyslexia, and career. It had such honest and real moments. I will say it did have moments where he jumped around in the middle of a story, but I attributed it to his love of storytelling (I'm guilty of doing the same mid story). My only real issue was with all the name dropping, I understand talking about the important people in your career (Adam Sandler, Ron Howard, etc), but there were moments where he would mention multiple different people in one paragraph, most of whom didn't really add to the story. Overall, I loved the book and still adore Henry.

Thank you so much Henry Winkler, NetGalley, and Celadon Books. for the free copy of Being Henry in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really easy to read memoir by someone who was a key figure in my youth. Or the Fonz was, because I loved my Happy Days time.

The book is well structured for the most part, and Winkler has some interesting stories to tell about his growth into the person he is today, about his years breaking into and adapting to Hollywood, and his friendships with those famous and not. And it is highly readable in terms of the language and the story that is told.

There is also some coverage of learning disabilities and the reality that comes with a late age diagnosis or, more appropriately, living with a disability when you are in a social context where admitting these challenges is not supported by peers, teachers, and parents. The people closest to Winkler really did not have his back, and the education system failed him miserably. But despite all that, he figured out how to get by in an industry where being able to read a script was pretty critical.

Although his children were not the focus, it was nice to see how he and his wife raised their kids, even the son who was not his biological child. And I appreciated the small snippets of his wife's perspective throughout the book. Definitely interesting to see how they struggled in their relationship but have stuck together irrespective.

If you like Winkler, enjoyed any of his movies or TV shows, are a fan of Happy Days or want a highly readable celebrity memoir, this is a good pick for sure.

Almost everyone will remember Henry Winkler as the Fonz on the Happy Days tv show from the 70s/80s. There is so much more to him than this one show, and being typecast does make progress in his career difficult. At the heart of this memoir you will find someone who is a big- hearted, talented, loyal and good man.

Obviously Henry Winkler is the best, so I was excited to read this. It was super interesting to find out about his childhood and career. I loved how honest he was about his failures and insecurities. He’s one of those actors that I would be devastated if it turned out he was a creep. He never mentioned my two favorite things he’s been in (Holes and King of the Hill) but he mentioned Barry a LOT. Practically an entire chapter was dedicated to how cool Bill Hader is and the entire plot of the show, which seemed like a weird choice. It was a good read and now I want to rewatch some of the things he’s been in.

I received this from net galley in exchange for a review.

I was not expecting to learn all of this about Henry Winkler. I loved him as the Fonz in Happy Days and immediately wanted to read his book solely for that. Learning about his childhood and how he got into the business with a naive blindness almost and being able to almost immediately land huge roles as soon as he got to LA is fascinating.

Thanks to NetGalley for the free advance copies of both the e-book and the audiobook of Henry Winkler’s outstanding memoir, Being Henry, in exchange for an honest review.

As Henry would phrase it, “OH. MY. GOD. What a book! What a story!” And I know exactly how he’d say it because I listened to the audio along with reading the print version (full disclosure - I only opened the print version to look at the photos). This is hands down one of the best memoirs I’ve ever encountered, taking us through Henry’s childhood with his emotionally unavailable German Jewish refugee parents to his struggles with dyslexia, his break as the Fonz and his fear that he’d never reach those heights again. Henry’s wife of 47 years, Stacey, makes several cameos in both the audio and print versions, which is a real treat.

As a voice actor, Winkler describes the art of narration as putting all your acting skills that you do with your body into your voice, and does he ever. I give this extraordinary memoir a ten out of five stars. Go get it now. Oh my God.

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Let me start by saying I’ve been a fan of Henry Winkler as long as I can remember. Happy Days came out when I was 2. I know I didn’t watch right away, but it’s the first show I remember watching with my family. We would all pile into my parents big bed and watch together. Only, we called it Fonzie, not Happy Days. My sister and I both had Fonzie Mugs that we only drank out of. I know now after reading this memoir that Henry loved the character, but didn’t like being type cast in it. I totally understand that. And really, I’m guilty of thinking Henry was like The Fonz. only when I was a as a child I knew he wasn’t as a teen. I loved everything about the book, even the hard times. I connected to those a lot. It helps make Henry so much more relatable to me. I’m so happy I was able to red this book and absolutely loved it. Thank you for sharing such personal aspects of your life. I will continue to be a fan for years to come. (Barry is one of my favorite shows as well)

I really enjoyed this book! Reading it was like sitting down and having a conversation with a friend. He was open and candid about his work and experiences as an actor, director, son, husband, father and grandfather! I’ve always been a fan of his, but I respect him as a person now. Thank you Netgalley for my eARC!