Henry Winkler

Henry Winkler
Biographical Information
Born	October 30, 1945
Gender	Male
Nationality	American
Show Information
Portrays	Gene Cousineau
First Appears	"Chapter One: Make Your Mark"
Last Appears	"wow"

Henry Winkler is an American actor who portrayed Gene Cousineau in HBO's Barry.

Biography

Henry Franklin Winkler was born on October 30, 1945, on the West Side of New York City's Manhattan borough. The "H" in his first name is a reference to his Uncle Helmut, while his middle name refers to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He has an older sister named Beatrice, and is a cousin of the late actor Richard Belzer.

Although his family did not keep kosher, Winkler was raised in the traditions of Conservative Judaism. During his childhood, Winkler and his family spent their summers at Lake Mahopac, New York, and as a teenager, he was a water skiing instructor at Blue Mountain camps.

While growing up, Winkler had a difficult relationship with his father who "wanted me to go into the family business, buying and selling wood. But the only wood I was interested in was Hollywood." When his father grew frustrated with Winkler's focus on acting, he would ask his son why he had brought the business over from Germany to the United States. Winkler would respond: "Besides being chased by the Nazis, Dad, was there a bigger reason than that?"

Time on Barry

In February 2016, it was reported that Winkler had been cast in a lead role in the series' pilot and it was later revealed to be for the character Gene Cousineau.

Appearances

Season 1

• "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"
• "Chapter Two: Use It"
• "Chapter Three: Make the Unsafe Choice"
• "Chapter Four: Commit... to YOU"
• "Chapter Five: Do Your Job"
• "Chapter Six: Listen With Your Ears, React With Your Face"
• "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going"
• "Chapter Eight: Know Your Truth"

Season 2

• "The Show Must Go On, Probably?"
• "The Power of No"
• "Past = Present x Future Over Yesterday"
• "What?!"
• "The Truth Has a Ring to It"
• "The Audition"
• "berkman > block"

Season 3

• "forgiving jeff"
• "limonada"
• "ben mendelsohn"
• "all the sauces"
• "crazytimeshitshow"
• "710N"
• "candy asses"
• "starting now"

Season 4

• "yikes"
• "bestest place on the earth"
• "you're charming"
• "it takes a psycho"
• "tricky legacies"
• "the wizard"
• "a nice meal"
• "wow"

Notable Other Works

• Cheers
• Scream
• Arrested Development
• The Waterboy