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Henry Winkler is a legend that doesn't need much of an introduction. It's likely you first knew him as "The Fonze" on Happy Days... or maybe you're a big fan of his current Emmy-Award Winning portrayal of Acting Teacher Gene Cousineau on HBO's Barry, or his equally hysterical performance as Barry Zuckerkorn, the Bluth family attorney, on Arrested Development. But you may not know that he's the co-author of 35 children's books and one of the producers on MacGyver, or that he had to get over his self-assessment, as a kid, that he was a "dumb" outsider because he was dyslexic. Despite his stardom and stature, he is full of humility, generosity and a love for the craft of storytelling. His story is full of resilience and tales of overcoming his own 10,000 "No"s.

SHOW NOTES:

Henry's love and appreciation of being able to "do the work", (8:22). Growing up in Manhattan with parents that he disliked for being "severe", (11:30). Henry's relationship to education, being dyslexic, and how it has led him and his writing partner to write a series of books all about an outsider, (14:49). Henry discussing the chameleon-like talent of our mutual friend, Sam Rockwell, (16:40). Being a late bloomer and realizing that making a strong choice as an actor opened his imagination and enabled him to fly, (18:02). From age 7, he wanted to be an actor with no plan B, which hurt him when Happy Days ended, (20:20). Getting into producing despite his fear of being "dumb" because of his dyslexia, (22:22). The doing of something, producing, is what made Henry aware of what he was good at, (26:04). The real work that must be done on one's self, (27:04). "If I change, will I be accepted?", (27:43). A disastrous night at Neil Simon's house, (29:04). A chance at redemption with Neil Simon years later and how he almost sabotaged it out of fear, (31:38). Going to college despite not walking with his high school class, mostly due to his parents' desire for him to go to college, (35:57). Forgetting his Shakespeare monologue at the big TCG auditions and making it up on the spot, (37:17). A valuable lesson about owning his unique gift from a Prima Ballerina, (42:42). The experience of Barry on HBO, where Bill Hader and Aleck Berg allowed Henry to bring his qualities to a role they imagined quite different from him, (44:09). A comparison of my relationship to my role on Huge in France and Henry's relationship to his role as the Fonze, "it's you they want", (48:10). A lesson about telling himself "no" while playing Scrooge in 1979, (49:16). On Inside the Actor's Studio Henry realizes the role of the Actor in the world - to hold a mirror to society, (51:24). Working with a young Sylvester Stallone on 'Lords of Flatbush' and realizing he was in the presence of greatness, (55:54). “If you know in your center that you’re on the right path, that this is the right thing... ya gotta keep going.", (1:00:09). A story about a pilot called Monty that started out hysterical and then was ruined by attempting to make it politically correct, (1:04:30) Working as a producer on MacGuyver, (1:09:38). Co-authoring 35 books despite feeling like he never could because of his dyslexia, (1:11:27). What Henry says to himself to get out a funk - you have to figure it out, (1:12:37). Henry's love of fly-fishing, (1:13:38). Henry's experience on Barry "everything you want it to be", (1:15:37). Henry's advice to his younger self, (1:17:50)

GUEST LINKS:

IMDb: Henry Winkler

Wikipedia: Henry Winkler

Henry's Books on Amazon: Hank Zipzer The World's Greatest Underachiever 10 Book Slipcase Collection

Variety: Henry Winkler Wins First Emmy: 'I Wrote This (Speech) 43 Years Ago'

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You may know him from Pitch Perfect, the Barbershop movies, The Mindy Project or Showtime's White Famous. Utkarsh Ambudkar is a cat. He's hip, he's cool and, according to him, most roles for young Indian males in Hollywood are NOT written as the hip, cool guy. While I knew, prior to our interview, that he used to do underground rap battles like Eminem in 8 Mile, I didn't realize that he considers rap the life-blood to his career. An NYU grad who has learned to reveal his authentic self in order to create his own niche, Utkarsh is full of wisdom that is bound to inspire you. Our conversation includes... ##

Growing up with two PhDs as parents.

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Why Acting Conservatory is not for everyone.

## How rap saved Utkarsh and taught him that being himself, rather than his idols, was his super power.

## Utkarsh's collaboration with Lin-Manuel Miranda and his involvement in the creation of Hamilton.

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Blazing a trail for the next generation of Indian Actors.

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Despite my hesitation, former guest, Adventure Photographer Roger Fishman (Ep 18) persisted in getting me to sit down to answer some of his questions about my life journey. Reluctant as I was, he convinced me that my listeners might want to hear it, and once we got going I fired away. Luckily for me, Roger took all my statements and transformed them into something that may actually motivate or inspire you. Our conversation includes... ##

Growing up in a rural environment and its effects on my persona.

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My Mom's use of a Cow Bell.

## How sports taught me to be more than I could be.

## How a trip to Italy turned my life toward the arts, with the help of a gift from my sister.

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Why my brother likes all comparisons to Wayne from The Wonder Years.

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How supportive parents and friends have helped me weather the endless storm that is a career as an Actor.

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How my wife and kids have allowed me to keep taking risks and helped my work grow deeper with age.

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Monday Morsels are the new weekly companion to the weekly Friday Interviews of 10,000 "No"s podcast where Matt riffs for a short time on topics and themes covered throughout the show to give listeners some thoughts to chew on as they begin their week.

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In this special episode, Matt riffs raw from his car... 17 minutes, no music, no fanfare... just honest observations about the positive effects of taking a leap and creating something from scratch that hopefully leaves the world a little better than you left it. Special thanks to EVERY guest, listener, encourager, helper (Sound Editor James Ede and Intern Eleanor Song) who has made this adventure possible.

SHOWNOTES:

Gratitude for a year's worth of interviews, (2:50). Create an excuse for yourself to go do the things that you want to do the most, (3:57). Go into "dream endeavors" knowing that it's still going to be a ton of work and stress and frustration, (5:59). With great responsibility comes great power, (7:37). The power of telling your story... creating your narrative, forcing yourself to step up in your own life (9:03). Being humble enough to learn from others and grow while also not abandoning your own voice and vision, (12:52). Consistency - the importance of sticking around and letting people know that you'll be here for a while, (13:43). Stop creating little prisons for yourself, (14:18). Break the rules - don't let the excuse that you're not "official" enough prevent you from taking a shot at something, (14:43). Peaks and valleys, when you're high, don't get too cocky... when you're low, don't get too down on yourself, (15:21).

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