And he invited USA TODAY into his home to gleefully tell story after story, only pausing to ask (often) if anyone wanted ...

Henry Winkler had a chance to play the iconic Danny ... Winkler decided to pass on the project. John Travolta ended up ...

John Travolta goes home and buys a plane ... We got a surprise for you. Come on up, Henry Winkler.’ And I think, ‘Thank God I bought this new sweater.’ ” Winkler recalled Diamond ...

Ella Bleu Travolta Celebrates Late Mom Kelly Preston’s Birthday with Sweet Throwback Photo: 'I Love You' Henry Winkler Recalls Turning Down John Travolta’s Role in Grease Because He Feared ...

There was a time, Henry Winkler admits, that he was sensitive about people calling him "Fonzie" in real life — even scolding child for doing so. The Happy Days icon made a name for himself ...

That’s the way the cookie crumbles. Henry Winkler said that he was compensated with only “a cookie” after he agreed last-minute to be in Adam Sandler’s 1998 comedy “The Waterboy.” ...

Henry Winkler had a chance to play the iconic ... I have a V8,” Winkler quipped. “John Travolta goes home and buys a plane.” While being pigeonholed into certain types of roles was a big ...

PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive/Alamy Henry Winkler in 'Happy Days' in 1978 and John Travolta in 'Grease' in 1978 The prospect of playing Danny Zuko in the 1978 film adaptation of Grease wasn ...

Henry Winkler had a chance to play the iconic Danny ... Winkler decided to pass on the project. John Travolta ended up getting cast in the part, which became one of his most notable roles and ...

The 'Happy Days' icon also admitted that he's not much of a singer anyway ABC Photo Archives Getty; PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive/Alamy Henry Winkler in 'Happy Days' in 1978 and John Travolta in ...