Henry Winkler has revealed his sweet fare after agreeing to appear in Adam Sandler's Last Minute hit comedy The Waterboy.
The 78-year-old Happy Days star — who reunited with her old costar Ron Howard at the 2024 Emmy Awards — shared on Kelly Ripa's Let's Talk podcast that she was only given a 'cookie' to fill in after Sandler's original cast member pulled out at the last minute.
In the 1998 blockbuster, Sandler played a 31-year-old speech-impaired, overbearing mother who works as a university water boy. Louisiana's football team.
But when the team and its coach (played by Winkler) discover that he's a nearly unstoppable tackling machine, he ditches the bucket and becomes the team's linebacker.
'I did Waterboy. [Sandler] He called me in the middle of the night. He said, “Henry, I need a favor. My actor did not come. You have to drive to the park in L.A.,'” Winkler recalls. New York Post.
Henry Winkler, 78, was only given a 'cookie' for agreeing to appear at the last minute in Adam Sandler's 1998 film The Waterboy. Seen in LA in 2021
Winkler told Kelly Ripa that Sandler called her at 11:30 the night before the shoot because his actor playing the coach had not arrived. 'I go and say, 'OK.' I shave. I'm driving. I'm going I will sit down. I do makeup until 3:30 in the morning,' Winkler said; More from The Waterboy
It wasn't the perfect time for Winkler, as it was almost midnight by the time Chandler called him, but he was still game.
'I go and say, 'OK.' I shave. I'm driving. I'm going I will sit down. I do makeup until 3:30 in the morning,” Winkler continued. 'You know what I got? A cookie.'
The admission came as a shock, pointing to Ripa continuing to work with Sandler several times in the future, including on Little Nikki (2000), Clique (2006) and You Don't Mess With The Johan (2008). .
But despite being reportedly underpaid, that didn't stop the film and TV star from working with Sandler multiple times.
'Don't Henry Winkler have a Maserati?' Ripa asked, to which Winkler replied that she couldn't even keep the clothes she was wearing on camera.
Rippa persisted, trying to hit Chandler with what kind of luxury car he could repay her with, but Winkler had no interest in sports cars.
'I don't want a Maserati because it's too small to get into. I have to sleep in it,' he joked. 'I could never get out.'
Instead, he said he was perfectly happy with the 'smaller version' of the Lexus.
Winkler probably didn't care too much about his crummy fare because he had such a great time working with Sandler.
'I love him. He is whatever you imagine he is,' Winkler said of the Uncut Gems star. 'He's fantastic. He is different. He is the head of the family. He is faithful. He is funny. He is surprised. He has a vision.'
Despite continuing to work with Sandler on Little Nicky (2000), Clique (2006) and You Don't Mess With The Johan (2008), Ripa was reportedly shocked that Winkler only got one cookie; More from The Waterboy
'I love him. He is whatever you imagine he is,' Winkler said of the Uncut Gems star. 'He's fantastic. He is different. He is the head of the family. He is faithful. He is funny. He is surprised. He has a vision'; More from The Waterboy
Winkler, who said Sandler was 'responsible for every detail' in the films he starred in, said he wasn't interested in a low-end sports car, but was content with a 'smaller version' of the Lexus. payment; Filmed together in Click (2006).
He said that Chandler is 'responsible for every detail' in the films he directs, despite only being officially credited as a director on one music video.
'There is no law he can get. Whatever it is,' Winkler continued, adding sweetly, 'I love him, I respect him deeply.'
However, she left a rift on the former Saturday Night Live star, known for her sometimes ridiculous casual outfits.
'I'm not crazy about the way he dresses,' Winkler joked.
