50 Years of Happy Days

Director, writer, and producer Brian Levant has been at the creative helm of some of the biggest franchises in family entertainment. He was the showrunner of Happy Days, Mork & Mindy, and The Bad News Bears series. Levant’s feature directing credits include Beethoven, Jingle All the Way, The Flintstones, and Are We There Yet?.  He won the Cable Ace Award as Best Director in a Comedy Series for his long-running Leave it to Beaver revival.Fred Fox Jr. began his entertainment career on the writing staff of Laverne & Shirley. He went on to write and produce on Happy Days, Family Matters, Webster, and The New Leave it to Beaver.  Fred co-wrote the book for Merry Go Round and worked on a children’s book with the legendary Ray Bradbury.  Fox is the author of Through Francesca’s Eyes. Fox served as showrunner for the International Emmy Award-winning series, My Secret Identity.Since his breakout role on Happy Days as Arthur “The Fonz" Fonzarelli a half-century ago, Henry Winkler has never left the public’s eye as a producer, director, author and performer. He is a three-time Emmy Award winner, including his 2018 award for his work on HBO’s hit series Barry. He is also the author of 39 children’s books, including the Hank Zipzer series, as well as his 2023 best-selling autobiography, Being Henry. His recent acting work has included films with Wes Anderson, Adam Sandler, and Pixar.

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