Blind Items Revealed #4- Kindness
November 10, 2015
Instead of trying to rehash it or summarize it, I am just going to copy and paste it so you can read it for yourself from the writer. I will say that anyone, including myself, who has had contact with this actor comes away with the same response as this writer.
I was in California on the first day of a much longed for holiday when the phone rang 6.30am with my boss asking if I’d mind doing a “quick job” not far from where I was staying. Since photography jobs are as rare as hens teeth and I wanted to seem helpful I agreed [slightly to the annoyance of my other half who was hoping the first day of holiday might be spent doing something more fun that hanging about waiting for me to do a job and edit it.] Anyway I was sent to the home of a well known tv actor who had recently been honoured in the uk for his charity work. He had a reputation as a nice guy and when I met him that was confirmed. He was very friendly and hospitable and as full of questions about me as I was about him. when I said that I didn’t live in California but was on holiday he was full of suggestions about things I might like to do. I’d mentioned that my husband and I enjoyed catching movies and eating out and he was full of recommendations of places he thought we might like. He was particularly enthusiastic about a place in Venice that is hard to get in to. As I was leaving he gave me the phone number of the the manager there and said I was to call saying I was a friend of his and that she would be sure to give me and my other half a reservation. Anyway, when I got back to my hotel and was putting my kit away I found he’d slipped $200 in my camera bag with a note saying he hoped we’d both have a meal out together on him. There was nothing ostentatious about this and I suspect he’d done it because he felt sheepish about enthusing so much about a place that I might not have been able to afford [he’d backtracked a bit while we were chatting]. Anyway we did call the manager and we were given a really nice table on a busy Friday night and we did have a fantastic meal on this actor and it made our holiday. A hint is that he may well have one jumped the shark but to me he’ll always be the coolest…
Henry Winkler
He writes children's books, and was here in Oklahoma City for a signing. I don't normally go in for that sort of thing, but was truly disappointed that I was out of town and missed it.
ReplyDeleteHe is, by all accounts, a lovely man. His books are narrated by a kid living with dyslexia, which Henry has as well. They are quite meaningful to many kids.
He has always had a pretty good reputation. Nice guy.
ReplyDeleteThe greatest television actor ever. He played the baddest coolest guy in the world in the 1970's and then goes and plays these nerdy characters in the Waterboy and Night Shift.
ReplyDeleteIn a town full of narcissism, it's nice to know he's one of the good ones.
Nice story.
ReplyDeleteHe was probably the biggest tv star on the planet for a few years and didn't become a a-hole. Very cool.
Je t'adore, Henry!
ReplyDeleteWhen my son was about 14, he met Henry in the Athens airport while they were waiting for their flights and had a long chat. About 6 years later, they ran into each other again in an elevator in NYC and Henry even remembered my son's name. They shared a laugh and wondered in what part of the world they would next meet. Henry is a class act.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! Crazy how things happen like that! :-D
ReplyDeleteGosh, I love Henry Winkler. He seems so nice.
ReplyDeleteWow that is really awesome. I bet your son was thrilled. I love to hear stories about truly kind people.
ReplyDeleteTwo thumbs up for The Fonz. Way up! (That's funny to anyone who used to watch Internet Sluts. LOL)
ReplyDeleteGreatest? I think Bryan Cranston has that honor.
ReplyDeleteApropos to nothing, my son lives in OKC.
ReplyDeleteAre those balls? The last time we were here, they were balls.
ReplyDeleteI wish everyone in Hollywood would follow his example and be considerate and humble.
ReplyDelete@Stacey, if all stars in Hollywood followed Henry's example, there would be no CDaN!
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