Winkler seems pleased with his newfound title
Henry Winkler didn’t win an Emmy on Monday for his role as acting coach Gene Cousineau in Barry, but he won a far more important title—resident DILF.
Winkler stopped for an interview on the red carpet With Kit Hoover and Mario Lopez for Access Hollywood and found out the good news live on camera; he’s a DILF. As you can imagine, his reaction was award-worthy. After chatting it up about the time he and Cheryl Ladd hosted the Emmy’s in 1979, he was asked to read some fan tweets, and he happily obliged. The first read, “Henry Winkler underrated dilf.” Bless.
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Winkler, who rose to fame playing Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on Happy Days, looked a bit confused, as any of us who haven’t heard of the acronym would. He paused and asked, “Wait a minute, is that like an elf?” to which Lopez responded: “It’s a compliment, sir. It means ‘Dad I’d like to… and then fill in the blank with that one.”
Winkler gasped, mouth agape, and said, “No!” in equal parts shock and joy. He looked at the hosts and joked, “I’m going to keep this one. I’m not going to show that to anyone.” Unfortunately, that’s not how live television works, which is good for those of us watching his sweet reaction. Here’s the entire interview, which is definitely worth watching.
Winkler’s new title, while hilarious, hopefully, won’t change his life too much. We’re hoping he still posts adorable TIKToks with his grandkids, like this one of him dancing to the Pussycat Dolls. The actor has been happily married to activist Stacey Weitzman since 1978, and the couple shares three kids—Jed, Zoe, and Max, and six grandchildren. His two older granddaughters, Lulu and India, who convinced him to join the social media app. “The girls said, Papa, you have to be on TikTok,” he said on the Kelly Clarkson Show; and we thank them for it.
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The longevity of his career, which Winkler said during the interview he “never takes for granted,” and his happy-go-lucky demeanor are just two reasons why the world loves him—and now we have his DILF status to add to the list.
