Star Sighting: The Fonz

The other week, I went to The Landmark with my brother to go see The Cove. I feel like anytime you go to The Landmark, you’re bound to run into a celeb. There was one time when I went on a Thursday night and saw an old geezer and three bimboos going down the opposite escalator. I thought to myself ‘Wow! Is that guy trying to be a bootleg Hugh Hefner?’ Then I quickly realized that it was in fact Hugh Hefner. ![]()
So Adam and arrive to the theater and within a minute of stopping out of our car. We went straight onto the escalator where Adam said ‘Look it’s the guy that plays Adam Sandler’s dad in Click!’ Forget the fact that the man also played one of the most iconic television characters of all time. My brother was absolutely correct. Just a few feet in front of us was Henry Wrinkler.
My brother then said. ‘Actually no! I don’t think it’s him!’ My hopes were crushed because there’s no bigger fan of the flick Click then me and I would die to meet Adam Sandler’s dad from the film. Also, I occasionally hit faulty electronics and say ‘Heeeeyyy!’ to make them work. So I was determined to figure whether it was really him or not. After seeing several people gawk and wave at him, I took that as being all the confirmation I needed. Let it be known that you should always trust your gut instinct and never doubt yourself.
After a pure act of coincidence and the power of stalking, I somehow managed to be right behind the Fonz as we stood to buy food from the concession stand. I initiated conversation and asked him for a picture. We posed. I then went on telling him how huge of a fan I am of his work. He told me I was ‘too kind’ and thanked me. He shook my hand then said ‘Thanks for coming up to me!’
That last line really confused Adam and I because we were baffled as to why an actor would thank me for impeding on his privacy. Adam is confidant that it was actually an imposter/impersonator who was so excited to be recognized as the celeb he was impersonating that he was beyond thrilled and thankful. So Henry Wrinkler, if you’re reading this, was that really you? Are you that unbelievably nice and gracious? I’d like to think so!