Henry Winkler had a chance to play the iconic Danny Zuko in Grease but he ultimately turned it down. “This is the reason, in ...

Despite missing out on starring in a blockbuster musical that further burnished Travolta’s status as a Hollywood leading man, ...

Henry Winkler got his big break when he was cast ... the role nearly led to similar casting in the 1978 musical comedy Grease, which may have altered the trajectory of his career, Winkler ...

Henry Winkler says fears of being typecast prompted him to turn down the lead role in 1978’s "Grease." "I was dumb," Winkler told People magazine in this week’s issue. "I spent so much energy ...

During an episode of "Let's Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa," Winkler said he treated mean people as "sociological events." ...

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Before "Grease" became a movie-musical sensation ... film — but it still featured an animated opening-credits scene. Henry Winkler was offered the role of Danny Zuko. Henry Winkler's "Happy ...

Henry Winkler had a chance to play the iconic Danny Zuko in Grease but he ultimately turned it down. “This is the reason, in my pathetic mind, I thought to myself, ‘I have now been the Fonz ...

The prospect of playing Danny Zuko in the 1978 film adaptation of Grease wasn’t exactly electrifying to Henry Winkler. On the most recent episode of Kelly Ripa’s podcast Let’s Talk Off ...