Although Henry Winkler has starred in countless movies and TV shows over the course of his long career, for most viewers he will always be known as The Fonz. Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, the most popular character from the '70s sitcom "Happy Days," was the breakout role that made Winkler a household name. It was also the role that ruined his life. Well, sort of; as Winkler explained in a 2023 interview with Today, there were some downsides to playing such a beloved character, and that was before his character invented the concept of "jumping the shark."

"There were eight or nine years at a time when I couldn't get hired because I was 'The Fonz,' because I was typecast," Winkler said. "I had psychic pain that was debilitating because I didn't know what to do. I didn't know where to find it, whatever it was, I didn't know what I was going to do.