The 'Happy Days' icon also admitted that he's not much of a singer anyway The prospect of playing Danny Zuko in the 1978 film adaptation of Grease wasn’t exactly electrifying to Henry Winkler. On the most recent episode of Kelly Ripa’s podcast Let’s Talk Off Camera,

Henry Winkler got his big break when he was cast as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli in Happy Days, which ran for 11 season from 1974 through 1984. And while the overwhelming popularity of the role nearly led to similar casting in the 1978 musical comedy Grease,

Henry Winkler explained his thought process about why he decided to turn down a leading role in ‘Grease’ which went to John Travolta