The Fonz Blasts Bachmann, Loves Gays and Gaga

[William769]

Henry Winkler, who created the Fonz, the iconic warmhearted '50s greaser on Happy Days, compares Marcus Bachmann's gay reparative therapy to upholstering furniture.

Winkler was a guest on Sirius XM's LGBT-themed radio program The Six Pack to promote his new book, I Never Met An Idiot on The River. DJ Ben Harvey and comedian Dave Rubin ask about the sexuality of Barry Zuckerkorn, an inept attorney he played on another sitcom, Arrested Development. "He doesn't know," Winkler says. "But he does wear chiffon underwear."

The hosts then ask the actor how the Fonz would feel about gay people. "I think he feels the same way I do," Winkler answers. "I don't think about a person as gay, I think about them as a human being."

The hosts then suggest that due to the Fonz's leather jacket and ultramasculine demeanor, he must have a huge following in the bear community, a term that had to be explained to Winkler. "I have wonderful gay fans," he says. "Wonderful straight fans. And some very confused fans!"

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/09/22/The_Fonz_Blasts_Bachmann,_Loves_Gays_and_Gaga/

[meegbear]

1. Because he wore a leather jacket, he must have a huge following in the bear community???

He ate a lot of food, so he must have a huge following in the waitstaff community as well.

Idiots.

[samsingh]

2. ehhhhhhhh!

[Brother Buzz]

3. Maybe Winkler could clue Bauchmann in about jumping the shark

[Major Hogwash]

4. Did you know he didn't know he was dyslexic until he was making big bucks as "the Fonz"?

He was writing out checks wrong when his manager noticed that he kept transposing numbers on the checks.
I saw him interviewed on teevee about 3 years ago supporting mentally challenged kids here in town and immediately knew he was a great guy with a heart of gold in real life.

I always liked his character the Fonz, but as a person Henry really excelled.

[William769]

6. +1.

:thumbsup:

[Initech]

5. I always liked him as the Bluth Family's attorney on Arrested Development.

[qb]

7. I love it when a character I lusted after as a kid turns out to be a great guy!

:loveya:

[cascadiance]

8. She'll just claim that he's propagating a "Fonzi Scheme" as Tea Partiers are known to do!

[Downtown Hound]

9. That's because the Fonz is the king of cool

HEEEEEYYY!