Henry Winkler Pays Tribute to Norman Lear After TV Icon’s Death

Henry Winkler is applauding legendary producer Norman Lear for making an infinite affect on America’s TV panorama, and even greater … on American society.

Being a TV icon himself, “The Fonz” joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live,” and admitted it isn’t straightforward to search out the fitting phrases to explain somebody like Norman, who completed a lot in life, with “grace, intelligence, and fun.”

Henry shared an anecdote about Norman’s a hundred and first celebration, the place somebody requested how he felt about reaching that age, and he wittily responded … “Not as good as I’ll be at 102!”

His level being, Norman — who passed away Tuesday — was all the time a forward-thinking man, who used his artwork to assist Individuals see the perfect and worst in themselves … tackling subjects like homosexuality, racism, the Vietnam Battle and ladies’s rights — which had by no means been performed earlier than on TV.

As for Henry … nicely, his memoir, “Being Henry: The Fonz … and Beyond,” is approaching one month on the New York Occasions Bestseller checklist — and after 50 years in showbiz, he informed us why he is simply now discovering his true self.