
Henry Winkler is instantly recognizable and admired by audiences of all ages for his role as the Fonz on the long-running series, Happy Days. In addition, he is an award-winning producer and director of family and children's programming. He is also the author of the critically-acclaimed Hank Zipzer series, which follows the everyday adventures of a bright boy with learning challenges. Mr. Winkler has also continued his acting career on the big screen, including a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Nightshift, a starring role in the box-office hit Scream, and co-starring roles in The Water Boy, and Holes. On television, he has guest-starred on ABC's The Practice and NBC's Law & Order: SVU. He recently starred on Broadway for nine months in Neil Simon's play The Dinner Party. Mr. Winkler is deeply committed to children's welfare and works with numerous children's groups. He is involved with The MacLaren Children's Center (a facility for abused children), The National Committee for Arts for the Handicapped, The Special Olympics, and The Los Angeles Music Center's Very Special Arts Festival, as well as numerous teenage alcohol and drug abuse programs. He is a founding member of the Children's Action Network, a non-profit organization that sponsors informational briefings for writers, producers and directors on children's issues and serves as a clearing-house for the entertainment industry on children's issues.
Series
Books

My Dog's a Scaredy-Cat
2006

Niagara Falls, Or Does It?
2003

You Can't Drink a Meatball Through a Straw
2016

The Soggy, Foggy Campout
2016

Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me!
2014

Alien Superstar
2019

Holy Enchilada!
2004

Hank Zipzer The World's Greatest Underachiever Strikes it Lucky
2013

Barfing in the Backseat
How I Survived My Family Road Trip
2007

Day of the Iguana
2001

Dump Trucks and Dogsleds
I'm on My Way, Mom!
2009

How to Hug an Elephant
2015

Zero to Hero
2012

The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down
2007

Bookmarks Are People Too!
2014

Robot on the Loose
2018

I've Never Met an Idiot on the River
Reflections on Family, Fishing, and Photography
2011

Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade
2004

The Night I Flunked My Field Trip
2004

Stop That Frog!
2014

Mind If I Read Your Mind?
2012

Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up?
2005

Fake Snakes and Weird Wizards
2015

Hooray! My Butt Left the Bench!
2017

How to Scare the Pants Off Your Pets
2013

Hank Zipzer
#1-4 [Collection]
2005

The Zippity Zinger
2009

A Brand-New Me!
2010

Hank Zipzer 6
The World's Greatest Underachiever and the Killer Chilli
2012

Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad!
2017

My Secret Life as a Ping-Pong Wizard
2005

There's a Zombie in My Bathtub
2015

The Life of Me
Enter at Your Own Risk
2008

Everybody Is Somebody
2019

I Got a "D" in Salami
2003

A Short Tale About a Long Dog
2014

Always Dance with a Hairy Buffalo!
2013

Being Henry
The Fonz . . . and Beyond
2023

A Tale of Two Tails
2008