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    Dyslexia Made Henry Winkler Feel 'Stupid' For Years. Now, He's A Best-Selling Author

    The Emmy-winning actor is lesser known for his work writing for children. But he calls his book series, about the adventures and struggles of a dyslexic child, his proudest accomplishment.
    by Emma Bowman Jan 27, 2019 3 minutes
    Henry Winkler, who has dyslexia, has spent his life struggling to read books. "It never dawned on me that I would have my name on a book," Winkler tells NPR's Michel Martin.

    You may know Henry Winkler as The Fonz from Happy Days or the "very good" Bluth family lawyer from Arrested Development. Or perhaps, more recently, for his Emmy-winning role as the eccentric acting coach Gene Cousineau on the HBO comedy series Barry.

    But what Winkler is most proud of is, he says, may be his least recognized body of work: his best-selling children's book series , which follows the adventures and struggles of a dyslexic kid named Hank Zipzer. Winkler, who has himself, pulls from his own experiences

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