The Emmy-winning actor was preparing to film the third season of the hit HBO series “Barry,” when COVID-19 put production on hold – but he’s not exactly sitting still
If there’s anyone you’d want to see during a pandemic, it’s actor-writer-producer-director and all-around-nice-guy Henry Winkler… even if it’s through a glass door.
How is he doing? “I am like everybody else in this country: I bet we have gone through every exact emotion, all without knowing it, together,” he said.
He’s quarantining in his home in Los Angeles, a spot that’s still peaceful despite construction nearby.
Correspondent Tracy Smith, speaking to Winkler through a glass door, said, “I feel like I’m admiring you through a shop window!”
“My sweater?” he gestured.
He was comfortable opening his door a little as Smith stepped back. Somehow, Winkler has always seemed comfortable, in whatever situation or role he’s taken on.
His latest: acting teacher Gene Cousineau in the hit HBO series, “Barry.” In a show that’s part comedy, part tragedy, Bill Hader plays a hit man who decides to try acting. Winkler is his beloved, but self-absorbed, mentor.
Last month, the cast and crew thought they were going to start production on season three.
“We were at the table, reading the first four scripts,” Winkler said. “And we were gonna come back the next day and read three and four. And went home. And never went back.”
Production shut down on March 18.
Smith asked, “Have you kept in touch with other members of the cast?”
“All the time.
