At the time of the casting in 1973, Dolenz was still best known as the drummer from the Monkees, whose TV series had last aired in 1968. Winkler had already cornered the greaser market, though, having ...

But in 1973, Dolenz came closer than ever to a major role: Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on Happy ... ‘Oh s---, I’ll never get this — Micky Dolenz is here!’ So we laugh about it now.

Hey, hey, we’re the Fonzies. People say we Fonzi around. We’re too busy punching jukeboxes to give anyone the thumbs down. Everyone knows Henry Winkler is the Fonz, especially Mr. and Mrs. C. But in a ...

The Monkees drummer Mickey Dolenz claims he nearly landed the role of the Fonz on "Happy Days," but ultimately lost out to ...

The now-80-year-old last surviving member of the "Daydream Believer" group is now good friends with the nicest man in showbiz.

Micky Dolenz reflected on how he was almost cast as Happy Days’ greaser sex symbol Arthur Herbert “Fonzie” Fonzarelli in a new interview. “I almost got it,” the actor told People.

At least according to The Monkees drummer Micky Dolenz, who told People magazine ... so in 1973 he auditioned for the role of Arthur “The Fonzie” Fonzarelli, the leather jacket-wearing greaser ...

Before The Monkees, Micky Dolenz was already a TV star at age 11 on the NBC series Circus Boy. After facing typecasting ...