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In school, I was an underachiever.

Henry Winkler

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Henry Winkler
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: October 30
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Writer
Manhattan borough
New York City
Henry Franklin Winkler
the Fonz
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