Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Scott Baio: Where Is The Cast Of Erin Moran Starrer 'Happy Days'?
"Happy Days" was one of the most unforgettable American sitcom in the 70s and 80s, which made viewers fall in love with its storyline of about a middle class family living in the 1950s. Its theme song "Sunday, Monday... Happy Days. Tuesday, Wednesday... Happy Days. Thursday, Friday... Happy Days," still is hummed by many of its fans.
The show had everything — from catchy phrases to peppy opening jingles and memorable tag lines like "Sit on it!" "I've still got it!" The cast of the sitcom had — Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Anson Williams, Ron Howard, Don Most, Scott Baio, Al Molinaro — as actors.
Let's take a look at where the actors have been after the series "Happy Days" ended.
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Henry Winkler (Arthur Fonzarelli)
Known to fans as simply "The Fonz," Winkler was the James Dean of "Happy Days". The greaser with the leather-jacket look, who rode a motorcycle and said "eyyy" with style made his fans drool over him in the 70s and 80s. After the show ended, he established his own production company, Fair Dinkum Productions, that churned out shows like " MacGyver" and "Hollywood Squares." He acted in a few Adam Sandler movies and has also authored a series of children's books that focus on a boy with dyslexia — a learning disability that the actor himself suffered for years before finally being diagnosed later in life.
Marion Ross (Marion Cunningham)
The mother with whom everybody fell in love in the 70s, Ross, was the matriarch of the Cunningham clan. She played the role of a mother with such an effortless ease. Her character ran the family with grace and efficiency but let her husband think that he was the man in charge. After "Happy Days" ended, Ross starred in "Brooklyn Bridge," which won a Golden Globe Award in 1992 and was also nominated for an Emmy. She had given few guest appearances in “The Gilmore Girls,” “Touched By An Angel” and “Two and A Half Men.” She is currently in her 80s and continues to perform on the small screen. She played the role of Betty Donahue in the season six of "Grey's Anatomy" episode "Shiny Happy People".
3) Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham)
Bosley played the role of the father, Mr. C, in "Happy Days" who sometimes would lecture everyone if their ideas backfired for some reason, but was secretly a softie who was affectionate and cared for all in the family. After the series ended, he appeared in TV shows such as "Murder, She Wrote" (1984), "The Father Dowling Mysteries" (1987) and many others throughout the 1990s-2000s. He died Oct. 19, 2010, from heart failure.
4) Anson Williams (Potsie Weber)
After "Happy Days" Williams focused on directing. He is a successful businessman as well. He had opened a chain of diners with his "Happy Days" cast-mate Al Molinaro which later became defunct. Williams co-owns several companies, including one that specializes in non-medical solutions to debilitating conditions. Williams also wrote books — in 2014, he released a memoir, Singing to a Bulldog: From Happy Days to Hollywood Director, and the Unlikely Mentor Who Got Me There. In 2015, he co-wrote a recipe book named The Perfect Portion Cookbook.
5) Ron Howard (Richie Cunningham)
After "Happy Days," Howard went onto directing some award-winning films such as "Splash," "Apollo 13," "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and "The Da Vinci Code". He also won the Academy Award for Best Director for his movie "A Beautiful Mind" starring Russell Crowe. His upcoming movies are "The Dark Tower" and "American Made" which are slated to release in August and September this year respectively.
6) Scott Baio (Chachi Arcola)
While shooting for "Happy Days" Baio managed to appear in several films such as "Skatetown, U.S.A."(1979), "Foxes" (1980) and "Zapped!" (1982). He also starred in three other short-lived sitcoms ( Blansky's Beauties (1977), Who's Watching the Kids (1978) and the "Happy Days" spin-off Joanie Loves Chachi (1982). He has been busy with his acting career after "Happy Days" ended.
Baio has also been one of the few prominent celebrity supporters of President Donald Trump throughout 2016 election campaign, according to reports.
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