The Monkees' star Micky Dolenz says he was almost cast as 'The Fonz' on 'Happy Days' but admits that Henry Winkler deserved ...

Micky Dolenz reflected on how he was almost cast as Happy Days’ greaser sex symbol Arthur Herbert “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in a new interview. “I almost got it,” the actor told People .

Micky Dolenz reflected on how he was almost cast as Happy Days’ greaser sex symbol Arthur Herbert “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in a new interview. “I almost got it,” the actor told People .

Monkees' Micky Dolenz Reveals He Lost Out on ‘Happy Days' Fonzie Role to Henry Winkler: ... ‘Oh s–t, I'll never get this - Micky Dolenz is here!' So we laugh about it now.

Monkees’ Micky Dolenz Reveals He Lost Out on ‘Happy Days’ Fonzie Role to Henry Winkler: ‘I Almost Got It’ The now-80-year-old last surviving member of the "Daydream Believer" group is ...

Hey, hey, we’re the Fonzies. People say we Fonzi around. We’re too busy punching jukeboxes to give anyone the thumbs down. Everyone knows Henry Winkler is the Fonz, especially Mr. and Mrs. C ...

Micky Dolenz reflected on how he was almost cast as Happy Days' greaser sex symbol Arthur Herbert "Fonzie" Fonzarelli in a new interview."I almost got it," the actor told People. "Supposedly, it ...

Monkees’ Micky Dolenz Reveals He Lost Out on ‘Happy Days’ Fonzie Role to Henry Winkler: ... ‘Oh s–t, I’ll never get this — Micky Dolenz is here!’ So we laugh about it now.

But in 1973, Dolenz came closer than ever to a major role: Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on Happy Days. “I almost got it,” he says. “Supposedly it was between me and Henry [Winkler] .

Fresh off The Monkees' television success, Micky Dolenz was ready for a new challenge. Therefore, when he heard Happy Days was casting, he tried out for the role of Fonzie. He told PEOPLE Magazine ...

NEED TO KNOW. Before The Monkees, Micky Dolenz was already a TV star at age 11 on the NBC series Circus Boy. After facing typecasting post-Monkees, Dolenz pivoted to directing and producing, knowing ...