A version of this story about Henry Winkler and ‘Barry’ first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Comedy issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
It’s difficult to stay relevant in a landscape that shifts as quickly as television. Popularity wanes, teen heartthrobs age, Quibi happened and still the world turns. But if it’s hard to stay relevant, it’s nigh impossible to imagine a person remaining not just significant but hot. So hot, in fact, that he was the epitome of cool.
Henry Winkler scored his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 1976 for his iconic turn as “The Fonz” on Garry Marshall’s “Happy Days,” and more than 45 years later the gregarious actor is still garnering accolades for his work on “Barry.”