Henry Winkler, who rose to fame as Fonzie from Happy Days, was not raised in the glamorous world typically associated with celebrities. Winkler, who was born into a family of immigrants who had escaped Nazi Germany, suffered from an untreated reading disability. Unaware of his dyslexia, his parents referred to him as "stupid" and even a "Dummo Hund," or dumb hound.Teachers and peers followed suit, leading to a difficult environment that influenced his self-perception. Winkler persisted in pursuing his objectives in spite of these setbacks. He received admission letters from the prestigious Yale School of Drama after applying to 28 universities and being accepted to two of them. The catalyst for his career was an improvised Shakespearean speech in which…
