Henry Winkler, the friendly hooligan of Happy Days, sells his jacket

He's the big-hearted thug of

.

On December 8, Henry Winkler alias Fonzie will auction off at Bonhams in Los Angeles the famous leather jacket he wore like a talisman in the cult American series.

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True icon of the youth of the 1950s and 1960s Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, a sort of sitcom Elvis Presley with properly slicked-back hair, almost always wore a white t-shirt on his motorcycle under a beautiful black leather jacket.

He thus represented a black jacket as smiling as it was ideal.

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Time has passed since the series first aired between 1974 and 1984 in the United States, and today Henry Winkler is 76 years old. Decided to get rid of the objects that have contributed to his glory, the American actor will therefore sell on December 8 in Los Angeles the complete panoply of his character: that is to say the essential jeans, the immaculate t-shirt white, the necessary biker boots and, last but not least, the gleaming leather jacket piously kept for more than 40 years in his wardrobe. The whole is estimated between 45,000 and 65,000 euros.

Henry Winkler, who wants part of the proceeds to be donated to his daughter Zoe Winkler's charity,

explained in a press release why he wanted to let go of his memories of acting: "

Jump the Shark

"

The American actor who received two Goldens Globes for his role as Fonzie and who has his star on the famous Walk of Fame in Hollywood has therefore made the decision to part with the objects that made his fame during confinement.

Assured by the epidemic, he suddenly realized that he was, as he confessed to the

, become a "

".

With this sale, Fonzie will finally have decided that it is now time to give everything back to those who made him famous all over the world: his loyal fans.

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