. >> working with henry winkler as the fonz. >> we started rehearsing and i started realized i was inhe presence of greatness. hands down. >> henry winkler met williams the day he got on to the set. >> i realized my only job is to keep a straight face. it was impossible because no matter what you said to him, no matter what line you gave to him, he took it in, processed it, and then it flew out of his mouth, never the same way twice. >> born in chicago on july 21st of 1951, williams grew up in michigan, played football and then settled with his family in marin county, california. despite his shyness, high school drama drew him out of his shell and led him to be one of 20 actors admitted to the juilliard schedule with christopher reeve. >> we were in the masters program, an accelerated two-year program to get us into acting quickly. he was obviously brought in as the handsome letting man and i was the furry character actor. >> here they both honed their skills. >> we were there together. he was going mr. williams, mr. reefs, we fear to lead you. >> and created a lifelong friendship. >>

henry winkler worked with him on the tv show "happy days." >> he was electrifying.matter what he did, all the time. when i watched him, when we crossed paths, when he was doing his show up the street on paramount. all i saw was boundless energy. he would work all day. he would go to the clubs at night and do stand-up and work on his act. you met him and this was a wave of warmth that swept out of him that covered you like a blanket. >> his talent? >> irreplaceable. there is no one now to fill his shoes. those shoes will remain right there, empty forever. >> comedians at caroline's in new york remember williams with admiration. >> he was a genius. he was very, very quick. if you laughed at one of his jokes, if you didn't get it, he was on to the next one. so a lot of times when you watch his stuff you have to rewind it and go back, because he is just so fast, and it came naturally to him. >> and at l.a.'s comedy store, where williams' career took off in the '70s, paul rodriguez choked back tears. >> i was working at the comedy store. in the parking lot, hoping for op

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. >> henry winkler. seth: yeah. >> and they ran a brothel out of a morgue. [ laughter and applause ] look, all of you are young. all of you are young. and seth and i are old. >> seth: yeah, we're old. >> let's just establish that. we're old, you're young. and -- and -- >> seth: back then, there was only one movie on netflix. >> yeah. >> seth: it was the only movie on netflix. [ laughter ] >> and it was $99 a month. but we -- no. hbo used to have, actually have a printed guide, and i used to fold it down -- >> seth: on "night shift" days? >> yeah, on night shift days, and circle it. because there was no one like him. it was -- he was so unique. and still is. he still has this blend of cool and humor. and then, it's an incredibly moving portrait of a guy who's really losing his mind in a lot of ways. and i just -- but i found myself -- you know, the 15-year-old in me was really struggling not to burst out laughing every time i had to do scenes with him. >> seth: i am so impressed. because at a very young a

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