it was the only time i used the fonz. >> the fonz just appeared in front of me. >> the fonz could do anything. so when ralph and potsie accepted a challenge to jump over a shark, no problem. >> i learned to water ski on lake. >> those are clearly you water skiing. >> oh, they are me. i did everything but the jump. if you watch that episode, i land on the beach and s out of the skis, and there i am, and i'm smiling. half that smile is the fonz going hey, look at that, i did it. and the other half is henry going oh my god, you did it! >> but while the yale drama grad was playing the epitome of cool, you henry winkler were not that much like the fonz. >> no. i don't ride a motorcycle. i have never ridden a motorcycle. i finally realized that cool is also just being authentic. that is powerful. but when i changed my voice, i was like it unlocked me. i became like i could do anything, you know? my mind just was like on fire. >> at the same time, henry was dealing with a life-long struggle with dyslexia. he didn't even know what it was until his own son was diagnosed. >> the dyslexia was s

let's talk about legend, hebry winkler, the fonz now 71 years old. >> we have a surprise for you. >>d i knew immediately who you were in this picture. >> yeah. >> right here. >> henry seems happy today, walking the halls of ps 87 but his elementary school years weren't easy. >> you suffered dyslexia. >> yeah. >> what was that like? >> what was it like? >> to fail and not understand affects your self yij. without hyperbole, you sink to the bottom. >> he learned to quickly memorize his lines. but it was excruciating. >> i stumbled for ten years. it was -- i was embarrassed for ten years. >> ironically that struggle inspired him to write children's books. 29 books later it's coming to an end. >> how bittersweet is it that this is the final book in the series? >> i love him, i love his world. it's time. it's time to move on. >> the focus now is more acting. >> if you were in a shell, you need to break out. >> he won an emmy for his work. season two premiers this spring. >> wow. >> what do you attribute the career resurgence to? >> i don't know how to answer that question. i don't care. i

especially for germany the host well what we have heard already from a german defense minister was the fonz and i we also would like to hear probably from the other german speakers who are calming in the upcoming days is how they're going to keep pushing the message of promoting multilateralism the german chancellor angela merkel has said she wants to kind of talk about that on their. unique he could secure conference in the upcoming days i have already heard it's on the line giving a sort of the first part of that promoting alliance promoting multilateralism and giving a clear statement in the theme of the munich security conference of fragmentation the world that this is an option how to defend saving the liberal world order that is very much a defining this year's conference ok our correspondents next question here in studio and simon young down on the floor there in munich thank you both we'll talk to a bit later. and don't forget g.w. is offering virtually nonstop coverage of the munich security conference on our website to go to w dot com you'll find a live stream and updates and we'l

make more of what's yours. [ applause ] >>> i just got a selfie with the fonz, this man who makes wantomebody." and you're somebody we love. >> that's the reason that we wrote it. because i'd lie in bed not far from here and i would be a failure in anything other than lunch. >> 45 years almost to the day that "happy days" began to make us happy. [ applause ] did you have any idea of how iconic the character of the fonz would be -- >> no i had six lines in first show. >> what deal when they cast you and they said this is your character? how did they describe this guy? >> they put me in a mcgregor golf jacket. i finally got into leather and gave the leather to the smi smithsoni smithsonian. >> you don't have one of the original jackets. >> i do. the first one was stolen from the department of costumes. they made five. they put them under lock and key. they took the lining out of one of them. and one of them i have. and the late great garry marshall had another. >> an incredible experience. thank you for that. on to barry, such a great show on hbo. so, you win the emmy. i had the pleasure

. >> i'm the fonz, eh!