His father is a well-known name who has spent half a century in show business.
His father was the focus of one of the most beloved television series, which ran for 11 seasons in the 1970s and 1980s, Happy Days.
Since the show went off the air, the 78-year-old Hollywood veteran has been a mainstay in the entertainment world, appearing in hundreds of television and film productions, including Parks and Recreation, Royal Pains, The Practice and Arrested Development.
His father has also been honored with numerous awards, winning an Emmy as an actor in 2018 for his work on the HBO series Barry, more than 10 nominations in his career; and two Golden Globes for Happy Days in the late 1970s, more than seven nominations in his career.
Her father is also an outspoken advocate and activist for causes close to his heart, from his own personal battle with dyslexia to his pride in his Jewish faith and culture.
His father is a household name who has spent half a century in show business. Can you guess this baby nepo, photographed on Monday in New York?
This is Max Winkler, the 41-year-old son of the legendary Henry Winkler, best known for playing Arthur ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli on the hit ABC series Happy Days.
On Monday night, Max was photographed in New York City at Spring Studios for the premiere of FX’s new horror drama Grotesquerie, of which he directed five episodes.
Max posed at the event with two of the series’ lead stars, Niecy Nash and Courtney B. Vance, who play the respective roles of Detective Lois Tryon and Marshall Tryon in the new series from creators Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken.
Max wore a black suit jacket over a white shirt, light jeans and brown shoes as he walked the red carpet.
Max is no stranger to the director’s chair, having worked steadily for 18 years in the role, on television shows such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fresh Off the Boat, New Girl, Minx, School Spirits; and films such as Jungleland and Flower.
He has also collaborated extensively with Murphy on his shows including Monster, The Watcher, The New Normal, Feud and American Horror Story.
Max is the youngest son of Henry and his wife Stacey Weitzman, as he is also stepfather to businessman Jed Weitzman, 52, and father to Zoe Winkler, 43, who founded the nonprofit This is About Humanity.
Henry spoke about Max and their relationship in a December 2023 appearance on The talk.
On Monday night, Max was photographed in New York City at Spring Studios for the premiere of FX’s new horror drama Grotesquerie, of which he directed five episodes.
Max has also collaborated extensively with Ryan Murphy on his shows including Monster, The Watcher, The New Normal, Feud, and American Horror Story.
Max is no stranger to the director’s chair, having worked steadily for 18 years in the role, on television shows such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Fresh Off the Boat, New Girl, Minx, School Spirits; and films such as Jungleland and Flower.
Max posed at the event with two of the series’ main stars, Courtney B. Vance and Niecy Nash.
Max posed with producer Alexis Martin Woodall at the event in the Big Apple
“My son Max told us when he was 10 that he wanted to be a director and he kept his word,” Henry said at the hearing.
Henry spoke about his collaborations with Max in their respective roles in the entertainment industry.
“My son is very strict,” Henry said. “My son directed me in my audition for Barry. I had the script and I said, ‘Max, can you take a look at it?'”
‘I’m sitting at my desk, he’s standing next to me, I’m reading it and he says, “Dad… respect the writer!”
Henry noted in his appearance that his dyslexia had led him to improvise lines throughout his career, but Max gave him some sage advice that paved the way for him to land the award-winning role in HBO’s Barry.
Henry said Max told him, “Not this time, there’s an exclamation point at the end of that sentence, use it.”
Henry Winkler is best known for playing Arthur ‘Fonzie’ Fonzarelli on the hit ABC series Happy Days.
Henry and Max were photographed on the red carpet for an event in July 2007.
The Tinseltown family was photographed in 2017 at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
Max praised his father for launching his book Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond with a clip on the Tamron Hall Show late last year, noting that he helped persuade him to write it.
“Dad, congratulations on the publication of your book,” Max said in the clip. “I love you so much and I’m so excited for the rest of the world to read this beautiful work you’ve written.”
“I think it’s going to inspire a lot of people, and I think you should consider whoever gave you the idea to write this book, consider giving them 10 percent of the sales, just because you feel it’s the right thing to do.”
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