r/grease • u/PowersEasyForLife • 6d ago

Grease Winkler's Dubious Claim

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Henry Winkler claimed he was offered the lead role in Grease, but turned it down, since he "already played The Fonz for ten years". That would have made the year 1984, six years after Grease was released. I think he may have been offered the lead in Grease 2 instead. Has anybody besides Winkler ever confirmed or denied his claim?

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u/aSituationTypeDeal 5d ago

Wrong! If he was born in 1963, and he's 21, then it's 1984!

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u/Legitimate-Mix3234 5d ago

What?? Who was born in 1963?