>> Stephen: HELLO. HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST THIS EVENING IS THAT EMMY
AWARD-WINNING ACTOR WHO HAS WORKED IN HOLLYWOOD FOR 50
YEARS. HE'S JUST WRITTEN A NEW MEMOIR,
"BEING HENRY: THE FONZ AND BEYOND."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," HENRY WINKLER.
COME ON! HELLO, HENRY.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] LOVELY TO HAVE YOU BACK.
>> Henry: THAT IS THE WAY TO SPEND YOUR BIRTHDAY.
>> Stephen: THAT'S RIGHT, THIS IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.
>> Henry: MY BIRTHDAY. WHAT A LOVELY BIRTHDAY.
>> Stephen: HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> Henry: THANK YOU.
GREAT MONOLOGUE. >> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE WORKED VERY HARD ON IT.
YOU'RE VERY KIND. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CAKE?
>> Henry: MY FAVORITE CAKE IS A BUNDT CAKE.
CHOCOLATE, NO ICING. WITH SQUISHY CHOCOLATE CHIPS.
>> Stephen: WE HEARD THIS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU A
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THERE YOU GO.
THERE IT IS. WELL DONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HERE YOU GO, JUST IN CASE.
IT'S HARD TO BE INTERVIEWED AND EAT AT THE SAME TIME.
>> Henry: NOT WHEN IT COMES TO A BUNDT CAKE.
>> Stephen: WE GOT THIS FROM A SHOP CALLED NOTHING BUNDT CAKES.
SO IF IT'S NOT GOOD, THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS MODEL.
SO GOOD LUCK. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY.
>> Henry: THANK YOU. AM I HAVING IT BY MYSELF?
>> Stephen: I'M GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE SLICE.
AND I ASK WHAT YOUR BIRTHDAY IT IS?
>> Henry: YOU MAY. 2023.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A VERY GOOD YEAR.
>> Henry: THANK YOU. THIS IS A VERY GOOD CAKE.
DO I GET TO KEEP THE NAPKIN? >> Stephen: YOU GET TO KEEP
EVERYTHING. 78 YEARS AGO, YOU WERE BORN
RIGHT HERE IN MANHATTAN. >> Henry: 78TH AND BROADWAY.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS NEW YORK CITY LIKE WHEN YOU WERE
A KID? >> Henry: NEW YORK CITY, WHEN
I WENT TO CALIFORNIA FOR THE FIRST TIME, I THOUGHT THAT THE
YOUNG PEOPLE WERE LESS SOPHISTICATED THAN THE NEW YORK
KIDS. >> Stephen: HOW SO?
>> Henry: I THOUGHT YOU LEARNED YOUR INDEPENDENCE CURE
YOU TOOK THE TRAIN. YOU WEREN'T CHAUFFEURED
EVERYWHERE. YOUR PARENTS SNAP TO DRIVE YOU
EVERYWHERE. YOU TOOK THE FIFTH AVENUE BUS.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE FREE RANGE CHILD.
>> Henry: I WAS A FREE RANGE CHILD AND THEN PRETTY SOON, VERY
CUTE CHICKEN. >> Stephen: THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU'VE WRITTEN A NEW MEMOIR RIGHT HERE.
IT IS "BEING HENRY: THE FONZ AND BEYOND."
>> Henry: YES. START HERE.
[CHEERING] AND THEN WE TURN AROUND.
SLOWLY TURNING. THERE WE GO.
>> Stephen: I LIKE THIS GUY. >> Henry: BOTH VERY CUTE GUYS.
>> Stephen: LISTEN. WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE HAD HAPPY DAYS DAY AT SCH SCHOOL.
>> Henry: THIS MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.
THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. TO THINK THAT I WAS IN YOUR
PAST. >> Stephen: I WAS DRESSED UP
AS ARTHUR FU FONZARELLI LIKE EVY OTHER KID IN SCHOOL EXCEPT THE
ONE REDHEADED GUY WHO HAD TO BE RICHIE.
>> Henry: YOU KNOW HOW INCREDIBLY LOYAL THE FONZ HAS
BEEN TO ME. HE GAVE ME NOTES.
>> Stephen: ANYTHING YOU REMEMBER?
>> Henry: HE CUT A LOT OUT. THAT'S IT.
THAT'S AS FAR AS I'M GOING WITH THAT JOKE.
>> Stephen: YOU SET AT 78, I KNOW WHO I AM.
>> Henry: I AM KNOWING WHO I AM.
THAT'S THE TRUTH. I FIGURED OUT AFTER READING
THIS. I WROTE IT WITH A WONDERFUL MAN
NAMED JAMES KAPLAN. I MUSED TO WRITING BOOK.
I HAVE WRITTEN ALL THOSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS WITH LYNN
OLIVER. THE NEWEST ONE.
SHE'S THE ONLY DUCKLING WHO HAS A BEAVER.
DAD AND SHE DREAMS ABOUT BEING A DETECTIVE AND SHE USES HER
SKILLS TO KEEP HER POND AND HER FRIENDS ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE.
>> Stephen: WOW. SMART LITTLE DOCK.
>> Henry: GETTING BACK TO THE ADULT BOOK.
>> Stephen: I AM KNOWING JOYA. WHO IS THAT PERSON THAT YOU ARE
KNOWING? >> Henry: THIS IS THE TRUTH.
FOR YEARS PEOPLE SAID, HOW DO YOU BE COOL?
WHAT IS COOL? TEACH ME HOW TO BE COOL.
WHAT I HAVE COME TO REALIZE IS THAT COOL IS BEING AUTHENTICALLY
YOURSELF. I WAS, I SPENT A LOT OF MY ADULT
LIFE BEING WHO I THOUGHT I SHOULD BE.
AND I'M NOW BECOMING WHO I AM. AND IT IS FREEING.
[APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: WELL.
>> Henry: CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
IS ANY SKIN SHOWING? I HATE IT WHEN THE GUESTS' SOCKS
ARE SO LOW THAT YOU SEE SKIN. >> Stephen: LET ME SEE THE
OTHER ONE. >> Henry: THANK YOU.
WAIT A MINUTE. I NEED A SELFIE OF THAT.
STEPHEN COLBERT PICKED UP MY SOCK.
>> Stephen: CAN WE GET SOME LOTION?
>> Henry: NO, NO, NO, THAT'S TRUE.
MY DERMATOLOGIST SAID "OH, YOU ARE DRY."
>> Stephen: THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT, THOUGH.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT MOISTURIZER IN THE LOBBY.
I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU. >> Henry: WAS IN TO SEE THAT
LAST PHOTOGRAPH OF PENCE IN THE DRUGSTORE?
>> Henry: SAD. >> Henry: WHAT EVER WE THINK,
WHATEVER POLITICAL STRIPE YOU ARE, THAT FOUR SEATS WERE EMPTY.
PEOPLE WERE THINKING ABOUT THE ANTIPERSPIRANT ON THE WALL.
AND THERE HE IS WITH HIS WIFE. THINKING OH, MY GOD.
>> Stephen: FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES, FIRST IN LINE TO THE PRESIDENCY, CAN'T GET 15
PEOPLE INTO DRUGSTORE. >> Henry: NOW WE HAVE THE
THIRD IN LINE TO THE PRESIDENCY THAT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME.
>> Stephen: I AM WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> Henry: I DON'T MEAN TO BE POLITICAL.
I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEING HENRY.
>> Stephen: I WANT TO TALK ABOUT "BEING HENRY" TOO.
I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU BUT YOU ARE UNIVERSALLY BELOVED.
[CHEERING] AND I KNOW WHEN YOU WERE THE
FONZ, YOU'VE BEEN SO MANY THINGS SINCE THEN, SO MANY FANTASTIC
INDELIBLE CHARACTERS. WHEN YOU WERE THE FONZ, EVEN TO
THIS DAMN SURE PEOPLE COME UP TO
YOU AND GIVE YOU FONZ LOVE. WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT.
>> Henry: I AM -- I ACCEPTED AND I'M GRATEFUL.
I HAD A DREAM WHEN I WAS AT 78TH AND BROADWAY AND I WAS LYING IN
BED AND I WOULD JUST LOOK UP AT THE CEILING THINKING, AM I EVER
GOING TO MEET MY DREAM? I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEVER.
WIL I? NOW I'M SITTING HERE WITH YOU.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE HENRY WINKLER, EVERYBODY.
STICK AROUND.