Believe it or not, we almost didn't get Henry Winkler as the Fonz. According to Hollywood lore, the role almost went to what 1970s icon?

As told by Dolenz himself in 2015: “It actually came down to me and Henry...We’re good friends and still laugh about it. I remember when Henry first walked into the [audition]. … He saw me and said, ‘Oh, crap, Micky Dolenz is here. I’ll never get it!"

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